S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2009-04-20 to 2009-05-08)
Replay a 30-bar S&P 400 MidCap segment where the index climbed 13.4% from a 7.5% drawdown trough. Walk through each daily bar, face seven decision points, and receive AI coach feedback on simulated trades.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2009-04 to 2009-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.5% and a 17.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.5%
- Max run-up
- +17.2%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.5%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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
This replay captures the S&P 400 MidCap index during the 2000s, specifically spanning April to May 2009. The market was transitioning from a period of significant volatility, with investors facing uncertainty about whether the recovery would sustain. Participants must recognize and navigate an emerging uptrend while managing risk in a dynamic environment where the next direction remained unclear.
Over 30 daily bars from 2009-04-07 to 2009-05-19, the index climbed from 500.87 to 567.78, delivering a 13.4% gain. The journey was not without turbulence—the maximum drawdown reached 7.5%, and the largest single-bar move hit 5.5%. Participants confronted 7 decision points throughout the replay, including 3 critical moments that tested entry timing, exit discipline, and position sizing.
This scenario sharpens decision training around three dimensions: process discipline, risk management, and trading psychology. The 7.5% drawdown illustrates how even winning trades experience reversals, while the 5.5% single-day swing tests emotional resilience. With 7 decision points—3 of them critical—participants learn to follow systematic rules rather than react to short-term price fluctuations. Navigating an uncertain recovery phase demands both analytical clarity and psychological steadiness, skills honed through repeated practice in simulated environments.