Boom · S&P 500 Index (2003)
Replay the S&P 500 rebound from 894.74 to 987.76 across 144 daily bars in this Boom-era decision lab. Step through 25 decision points, nine of them critical, and receive AI coach feedback on every simulated call.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2002-11 to 2003-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.7% and a 23.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.7%
- Max run-up
- +23.7%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.5%
- 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
The S&P 500 entered November 2002 still recovering from the dot-com wreckage, with investors navigating an uncertain policy landscape while markets tested their footing after three years of brutal declines. This 144-day window captures the index climbing from 894.74 as institutional players weighed economic signals and positioned for what would become a sustained multi-year advance.
The rebound unfolded in measured fashion, delivering a 10.4% gain to 987.76 by early June. Yet the path was anything but straight—maximum drawdowns of 14.7% tested conviction while intraday swings reaching 3.5% forced continuous reassessment. Embedded within this turbulence were 25 decision points, nine of them critical junctures where market direction hung in the balance.
For traders replaying this era, the scenario offers a clinic in managing through uncertainty. The 14.7% drawdown arrived unannounced, demanding real-time evaluation of thesis and exposure. Each critical decision point becomes a mirror reflecting whether your process holds under pressure or dissolves into reactive improvisation. The lesson crystallizes around discipline: navigating volatility without abandoning framework, distinguishing signal from noise, and maintaining conviction calibrated to evidence rather than hope.