S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2016-11-03 to 2017-07-25)
Replay a S&P 400 MidCap uptrend spanning 150 daily bars from late 2016 through mid 2017, climbing 6.5% to 1746.65. Step into 11 decision points across authentic historical sessions, make your calls, then review with the AI coach in a fully simulated environment.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2016-11 to 2017-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 217 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 4.4% and a 9.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −4.4%
- Max run-up
- +9.0%
- Duration
- 217 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.1%
- 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
The S&P 400 MidCap index entered a sustained uptrend in late 2016, a period marked by post-election market dynamics in the United States. This scenario covers 150 trading days from late November 2016 through June 2017, placing participants directly into the authentic daily flow of mid-cap equity performance. The stakes involved understanding how moderate-sized companies behave during a broad market advance, where leadership can shift between large-caps and their smaller counterparts.
The index climbed steadily from 1640.81 to 1746.65, representing a 6.5% gain over the period. This was not a straight-line advance—the market experienced a maximum drawdown of 4.4% along the way, with volatility evident in occasional single-day moves reaching 2.1%. The journey included 11 carefully selected decision points, with 4 marked as critical moments where positioning and risk management truly mattered.
This replay sharpens decision-making under conditions that look manageable but demand precision. The modest 6.5% total return rewards patience and disciplined entries rather than aggressive sizing. The 4.4% peak drawdown reminds practitioners that even trending markets punish complacency, while 2.1% single-bar swings test emotional control. For trainees, the core lesson lies in accepting that profitable periods rarely feel dramatic—consistency and process outshine prediction in such environments.