S&P 400 MidCap Uptrend Replay (2022-06-16 to 2022-08-16)
Replay 84 daily bars of the 2022 S&P 400 MidCap uptrend, a narrow 0.4% net move that masked a 14.3% drawdown. Step through each session, face 11 decision points including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in a simulated educational environment.
84 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2022-05 to 2022-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 121 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.3% and a 19.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.3%
- Max run-up
- +19.7%
- Duration
- 121 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.7%
- 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
This scenario replays the S&P 400 MidCap index during a turbulent summer of 2022, spanning 84 trading days from mid-May through mid-September. Mid-cap stocks occupied a precarious position as the broader market digested aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes, persistent inflation, and growing recessionary fears. The question facing participants: how to navigate an index that appeared to trend upward yet concealed significant intraperiod volatility and whipsaw risk.
The net result was deceptively modest—just a 0.4% gain from 2417.76 to 2427.54. Yet this tranquil surface masked substantial turbulence: a maximum drawdown of 14.3% tested portfolios, while individual sessions saw moves as large as 4.7%. Eleven decision points punctuated this period, with four designated as critical moments where strategic choices would have shaped outcomes. The flat closing price told only half the story.
This replay teaches that headline returns rarely reflect the true texture of market participation. A 14.3% drawdown requires psychological resilience and disciplined risk management to endure, while a 4.7% single-bar swing demands clear process under pressure. Participants learn to look beyond summary statistics, recognizing that an apparently flat market presents real decision-making challenges with meaningful educational value.