S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2021-07-19 to 2021-09-02)
Replay a 68-day stretch of the S&P 400 MidCap with the index climbing 1.8% from 2674.31 to 2723.45 amid a 5.7% drawdown. Step through 11 decision points, face 4 critical calls, and receive AI coach review in a simulated, educational environment.
68 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2021-06 to 2021-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 97 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.7% and a 7.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.7%
- Max run-up
- +7.9%
- Duration
- 97 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.8%
- Bars
- 68 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 nuanced phase in the summer of 2021, navigating post-pandemic economic adjustments while equity markets digested shifting monetary expectations. This replay covers 68 daily bars spanning June 22 to September 27, 2021, placing participants in a period where modest gains competed with meaningful pullbacks. The challenge: capture directional opportunity while managing the psychological pressure of a market that refused to trend cleanly.
The index rose 1.8%, closing at 2723.45 from 2674.31, but this outcome obscured a more turbulent journey. Participants endured a maximum drawdown of 5.7% and faced individual daily swings reaching 2.8%, creating repeated moments where conviction was tested. Across the replay, 11 decision points presented themselves, with 4 deemed critical—moments where positioning and risk management decisions carried amplified consequence for final outcomes.
This scenario sharpens skills in three domains essential for discretionary traders. First, process discipline: navigating 11 forks demands consistent application of rules regardless of recent performance. Second, risk calibration: a 5.7% peak-to-trough decline tests position sizing and stop philosophy. Third, psychological resilience: facing 2.8% reversals in a single session reveals whether emotional responses align with pre-defined plans. The replay's value lies not in predicting direction but in exposing decision-making patterns under authentic market stress.