Bubble · Straits Times Index (2007)
From December 2006 to July 2007, the Straits Times Index climbed 27.4% across 150 daily bars amid bubble-era volatility. Replay each trading day, face 26 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated educational scenario.
150 daily bars · 26 decision points · 2006-12 to 2007-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 221 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.9% and a 27.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.9%
- Max run-up
- +27.6%
- Duration
- 221 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.0%
- 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 Straits Times Index in late 2006 was navigating one of the most treacherous bull markets in recent memory. As global liquidity surged and commodity prices soared, Southeast Asian markets were caught in a powerful cross-current of optimism and anxiety. This replay places you at the helm of portfolio decisions during a period when the line between fundamentals and speculation blurred dangerously.
Over 150 trading days spanning December 8, 2006 to July 17, 2007, the index climbed from 2865.14 to 3651.05—a 27.4% gain. Beneath the headline returns lay a more turbulent reality: a maximum drawdown of 9.9% tested conviction, while intraday swings as large as 4.0% demanded constant recalibration. These figures underscore that consistent gains mask significant volatility—a critical distinction for any practitioner studying market behavior.
This replay's 26 decision points—9 deemed critical—distill the core tensions of bubble-era trading: when to trust momentum, when to hedge against reversal, and how to manage psychological strain when prices swing wildly. Success here isn't measured by matching the 27.4% return, but by understanding how risk management and emotional discipline separate informed decision-making from speculative gambling.