S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2000-05-23 to 2000-07-17)
Replay the S&P 400 MidCap uptrend from April to August 2000, capturing a 6.6% close gain across 76 daily bars. You make choices at 11 decision points, receive AI coach review, and learn from simulated capital only.
76 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2000-04 to 2000-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 107 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.9% and a 13.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.9%
- Max run-up
- +13.8%
- Duration
- 107 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.6%
- Bars
- 76 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 400 MidCap index captures mid-sized American companies occupying a distinct niche between large-cap stability and small-cap growth potential. This replay spans April 25 to August 10, 2000, a period when the technology bubble was deflating while the broader market searched for new leadership. Mid-cap stocks presented a unique challenge: they could benefit from capital rotating out of overvalued tech names, yet they carried their own idiosyncratic risks. Participants navigate 11 decision points across 76 daily bars, testing their ability to read shifting market dynamics.
The index advanced from a closing level of 473.25 to 504.54, delivering a 6.6% gain over the 76-bar period. However, the trajectory was far from smooth, with a maximum drawdown of 6.9% testing the conviction of anyone holding positions. The largest single-bar move reached 3.6%, underscoring the volatility inherent in this market segment during a rotation phase. Four of the eleven decision points were designated critical, marking moments where directional conviction faced its sternest examination.
This replay teaches that process matters more than prediction. The 6.9% drawdown demonstrates how even a winning trade can punish those without sound risk management. Critical decision points reveal where discipline separates skilled practitioners from lucky ones. For decision training, the focus is on how participants respond to uncertainty, whether they chase momentum or fade it, and how they manage risk when the trend is obvious only in hindsight. The psychological dimension is central: navigating this period required tolerating short-term pain while maintaining conviction in a positive expected outcome.