S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2011-10-03 to 2011-10-27)
Relive 38 daily bars of a 2011 S&P 400 MidCap advance that climbed just 1.6% while suffering a 12.8% drawdown along the way. Replay each trading day, tackle 7 decision points including 3 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated calls.
38 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2011-09 to 2011-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 51 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.8% and a 22.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.8%
- Max run-up
- +22.6%
- Duration
- 51 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.6%
- Bars
- 38 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
In the autumn of 2011, the S&P 400 MidCap index navigated a volatile recovery period following the summer's market turbulence. The data span ran from 2011-09-19 to 2011-11-09, encompassing 38 daily bars that tested investors' conviction and discipline. This was a period where the distinction between a meaningful advance and a dangerous bull trap remained unclear until the final weeks, and the mid-cap space showed particular sensitivity to shifting sentiment across the broader market.
The index closed at 854.4 and managed to reach 867.76, representing a modest 1.6% gain over the full period. Yet this small net advance masked considerable turmoil beneath the surface, with a maximum drawdown of 12.8% forcing anyone holding positions through the October pullback to endure severe unrealized losses. The largest single-bar move of 4.6% on any given day could swing the account balance dramatically, while 7 decision points emerged throughout, including 3 critical ones that demanded clear thinking under pressure.
This replay teaches that survival during volatile advances requires more than directional conviction. Participants must master position sizing to withstand double-digit drawdowns without panic, develop criteria to differentiate healthy corrections from breakdown signals, and build the emotional resilience to execute at key inflection points without second-guessing. The tension between staying invested through turbulence and protecting capital defines the core challenge of this scenario, making it an invaluable training ground for developing disciplined market judgment in the 2010s.