S&P 600 SmallCap Downtrend Replay (2025-01-21 to 2025-03-13)
Replay a 21.3% slide across 74 daily bars as the S&P 600 SmallCap index drifts from 115.09 down to 90.56 between December 2024 and April 2025. You step through each session, decide at 11 decision points (4 critical), and receive an AI coach review of your choices, simulated capital only, purely educational.
74 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2024-12 to 2025-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 110 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 24.5% and a 6.1% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −24.5%
- Max run-up
- +6.1%
- Duration
- 110 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.0%
- Bars
- 74 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 S&P 600 SmallCap index entered a correction phase as 2024 gave way to 2025. Over 74 trading days spanning from December 2024 through April 2025, small-cap stocks faced headwinds that tested investor resolve. This replay places you in the action during a period where preserving capital meant understanding when to act and when to hold.
The index descended from 115.09 to 90.56, a decline of 21.3%. Throughout this stretch, the maximum drawdown reached 24.5%, while the most volatile single session moved 7.0%. Navigating such a sustained slide required anticipating momentum shifts and managing risk across 11 decision points, four of which were critical junctures that could amplify gains or losses.
This correction replay hones decision-making under pressure. You will practice sizing positions, recognizing when trends accelerate or reverse, and controlling emotional responses to sudden moves. The educational framework emphasizes process over prediction, risk management over market timing, and psychological discipline over reactive trading. Simulated outcomes reveal how sound decision frameworks perform when the market offers no easy exits.
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