Collapse · S&P 500 Index (2002)
Replay the 2002 S&P 500 collapse from 1086.02 down to 889.48, a drawdown of 29.2%. Walk through 144 daily bars and 25 decision points with an AI coach reviewing each move in a simulated, educational environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2002-05 to 2002-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 205 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 29.2% and a 20.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −29.2%
- Max run-up
- +20.9%
- Duration
- 205 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.7%
- Bars
- 144 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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
By May 2002, the S&P 500 was deep in the painful cleanup phase following the dot-com mania. Corporate accounting scandals were surfacing, economic data remained weak, and geopolitical tensions added uncertainty. The index hovered around 1086, but the structural damage from the bubble years had not yet fully resolved. This scenario places you in the middle of that uncertain recovery, where every policy signal and earnings report could shift sentiment abruptly.
From 2002-05-22 to 2002-12-13, the index fell from 1086.02 to 889.48, a decline of -18.1%. More striking, the maximum drawdown reached 29.2%, meaning the market was down nearly a third at its worst point. The largest single-bar move was 5.7%, reflecting the volatile, news-driven environment. Across 144 daily bars, you navigated 25 decision points, with 9 critical junctures that demanded clear risk management and discipline.
This replay teaches the cost of passive decision-making during prolonged collapses. A 29.2% drawdown can erode confidence and capital quickly, yet panic selling locks in permanent losses. The 5.7% intraday swings test emotional resilience—you must decide whether each move is signal or noise. With 9 critical decision points, the scenario reinforces that surviving severe corrections requires a repeatable process, not reactive guesses. The lesson: in bear markets, preservation and patience are as important as any directional call.