S&P 400 MidCap Downtrend Replay (2024-07-16 to 2024-08-05)
Replay a 7.9% mid-cap correction across 30 daily bars of authentic 2024 market history. Step through each session, face 7 decision points with 3 critical junctures, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2024-07 to 2024-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.9% and a 7.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.9%
- Max run-up
- +7.9%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.8%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 correction phase during mid-July to early August 2024. This mid-cap segment, occupying a distinctive niche between large-cap stability and small-cap growth potential, faced headwinds from shifting monetary expectations and profit-taking pressures. The data span covers 30 daily bars from July 3 to August 14, capturing the full arc of the correction and subsequent stabilization. Participants entered a market where the apparent stability of the starting level masked developing internal stress.
The index closed the period at 2953.52, representing a 1.2% net gain from an opening of 2917.86. However, this modest net advance obscured a more turbulent journey—the maximum drawdown reached 7.9%, with the largest single session decline measuring 2.8%. The asymmetry between the final outcome and intermediate volatility defines correction phases and tests the resolve of any position holder.
This scenario presents seven decision points, three of which represent critical junctures where directional conviction and risk management intersect. Participants must navigate the tension between acknowledging underlying trends and avoiding premature capitulation. The educational value lies in practicing disciplined position sizing, maintaining emotional neutrality during extended drawdowns, and distinguishing between noise-driven volatility and regime-changing signals. Successful navigation requires accepting that even well-reasoned positions can experience significant temporary impairment before resolution.
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