S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2015-09-29 to 2015-12-01)
Replay 90 daily bars on the S&P 400 MidCap from August 2015 to January 2016, absorbing a 6.6% drawdown alongside a 2.8% single-session surge. You step through 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, receiving an AI coach review of each simulated choice.
90 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2015-08 to 2016-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 131 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.6% and a 9.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.6%
- Max run-up
- +9.0%
- Duration
- 131 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.8%
- Bars
- 90 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 provides a compelling window into mid-cap market dynamics during a period of uncertainty. This replay spans 90 daily bars from August 26, 2015 to January 4, 2016, placing you inside a historically significant stretch of the 2010s. You face an environment where surface stability masked underlying turbulence, requiring careful analysis and measured positioning.
The index closed the period at 1379.18, a modest -0.5% decline from the opening 1386.46. However, this headline figure conceals more dramatic undercurrents: a maximum drawdown of 6.6% tested portfolio endurance, while a largest single-bar move of 2.8% demonstrated how quickly sentiment could shift in either direction. These figures frame a market that rewarded neither passive holding nor reactive trading.
This scenario presents 11 decision points, including 4 critical junctures where positioning choices carried heightened consequence. The replay trains you to execute a disciplined process under volatility, manage exposure against drawdown realities, and maintain psychological equilibrium when single sessions spike 2.8%. It demonstrates that mid-cap environments demand both analytical precision and emotional resilience.