Boom · S&P 500 Index (2009)
Step into the post-crisis rebound that carried the S&P 500 from 885.28 to 979.26 across 150 turbulent daily bars. Replay each session, navigate 26 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated market calls.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2008-12 to 2009-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 218 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 27.6% and a 44.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −27.6%
- Max run-up
- +44.7%
- Duration
- 218 days
- Largest single-day move
- +7.1%
- Bars
- 150 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 26
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 stood at 885.28 in mid-December 2008 as the worst financial crisis in decades showed signs of exhausting itself. Markets had collapsed, confidence was shattered, and policymakers were deploying unprecedented measures. This scenario spans 150 trading days through July 2009, covering the early recovery phase where every session presented investors with critical choices amid extreme uncertainty.
The index closed at 979.26 on July 24, 2009, delivering a net gain of 10.6% across the period. Yet this headline number conceals a wilder reality: the journey featured a maximum drawdown of 27.6% and occasional single-day swings of 7.1%. Navigating these waters required participants to act on 26 decision points, with 9 deemed critical to outcomes.
The scenario teaches that surviving a recovery requires disciplined process rather than market timing. The deep drawdown demonstrates how volatility itself becomes the primary risk during reversals. Psychology matters equally—maintaining conviction through drawdowns while avoiding overconfidence during rebounds separates disciplined participants from reactive ones.