S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (1992-10-05 to 1993-02-04)
Replay the S&P 400 MidCap's 11.5% climb across 150 daily bars from August 1992 to March 1993, navigating 11 decision points through authentic mid-cap volatility. Step into each trading day, make your own calls, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated decisions.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1992-08 to 1993-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 216 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.6% and a 18.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.6%
- Max run-up
- +18.7%
- Duration
- 216 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.0%
- Bars
- 150 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
In the autumn of 1992, mid-caps were stepping out of the large-cap shadow. The S&P 400 MidCap index sat at 144.79 as traders navigated a period of genuine transition — between the recession's aftermath and the tech-led growth of the following decade. The task was clear: capture a sustained uptrend while respecting the genuine volatility that mid-sized companies bring. Eleven decision points — four flagged as critical — would test discipline and timing across the next 150 daily bars.
What unfolded was an 11.5% climb from 144.79 to 161.38, moving through authentic daily bars without the safety net of hindsight. The journey was not a straight line; a maximum drawdown of 6.6% and a largest single-bar move of 3.0% reminded participants that momentum carries friction. Each bar demanded an answer: hold, adjust, or wait. The index closed the era at 161.38, but the learning was embedded in every hesitation and conviction along the way.
This replay sharpens three core skills. First, process over prediction — navigating 11 decision points requires rules, not guesses. Second, risk calibration — a 6.6% peak-to-trough decline is manageable with sizing discipline but punishing without it. Third, psychological resilience — mid-cap volatility tests conviction; the ability to stay engaged through a 3.0% single-session swing separates trained decision-makers from reactive ones. The market provided the classroom; the participant supplies the judgment.
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