S&P 600 SmallCap Uptrend Replay (2024-04-17 to 2024-05-15)
Replay 42 daily bars across the 2024 S&P 600 SmallCap window from April 2 to May 30, where the index climbed from 107.48 to 108.41. Step through each session, tackle eight decision points including three critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
42 daily bars · 8 decision points · 2024-04 to 2024-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 58 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.2% and a 8.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.2%
- Max run-up
- +8.6%
- Duration
- 58 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.0%
- Bars
- 42 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 8
Every figure above is computed programmatically from this replay’s own candle series — no editorial input, no LLM. Methodology: Methodology
The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.
At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.
After settlement you get a six-dimension score and an AI coach review. Your result enters the scenario leaderboard.
Event Replay
What happened — and what it teaches
The scenario immerses participants in the S&P 600 SmallCap index across April to May 2024, a 42-bar window when small-cap stocks navigated shifting Fed expectations, inflation readings, and rotation pressures. Investors faced the challenge of maintaining conviction in a market segment prone to amplified swings, with everything to learn about disciplined positioning under uncertainty.
The index closed at 108.41, up 0.9% from its opening at 107.48, but this muted return concealed a turbulent ride. A maximum drawdown of 6.2% punished extended positions, while the largest single session surged or dropped 3.0%, demanding sharp risk calibration. Eight decision points punctuated the replay, three flagged as critical junctions where directional bets could diverge sharply.
This replay sharpens decision-making under ambiguity. Participants confront the discipline of sizing positions before volatility strikes, the psychological strain of absorbing a 6.2% trough, and the cognitive gap between a constructive long-term view and short-term pain. Process over prediction, pre-committed rules over improvisation, and emotional regulation over reactive hedging form the pedagogical pillars of this scenario.