S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2019-05-31 to 2019-07-30)
Replay the S&P 400 MidCap path from April 30 to August 27, 2019, an 84-bar stretch where the index slipped 7.0% from 1970.74 to 1832.63. Walk each session, tackle 11 decision points (4 critical), and receive an AI coach review of every simulated call.
84 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2019-04 to 2019-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 119 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.6% and a 9.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.6%
- Max run-up
- +9.7%
- Duration
- 119 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.9%
- Bars
- 84 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 May 2019 in a precarious position, navigating the uncertain terrain between a prolonged bull market and mounting headwinds. The 84-bar stretch from April 30 to August 27, 2019 represented a critical test for mid-cap equities, as investors weighed resilient corporate fundamentals against global growth concerns and trade tensions that had begun to cloud the economic outlook. This replay scenario captures the full complexity of managing positions through a period where the index would ultimately surrender 7.0% of its value, demanding disciplined decision-making across 11 distinct inflection points.
By the replay's conclusion on August 27, the index had declined from 1970.74 to 1832.63, a -7.0% retreat that unfolded with a maximum drawdown of 8.6% and featured a largest single-bar move of 2.9%. The journey was not a straight line; the market traced out periods of tentative recovery and renewed pressure, challenging participants to distinguish noise from genuine shifts in trend. Four of the eleven decision points rose to critical importance, forcing choices where the difference between preservation and capitulation hung in the balance.
This replay sharpens decision training by confronting participants with real historical volatility, forcing them to confront the gap between analysis and execution. The 8.6% peak-to-trough decline tests position sizing and risk discipline, while the 2.9% single-bar moves probe emotional regulation under pressure. Eleven decision points, four of them critical, provide repeated opportunities to examine process, challenge assumptions, and build the psychological resilience that separates disciplined participation from reactive surrender.