Pandemic · Straits Times Index (2020)
Singapore's Straits Times Index slid 16.8% from October 2019 to May 2020 as pandemic uncertainty gripped regional markets. Replay those 144 days bar by bar, navigate 25 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in this simulated educational training scenario.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2019-10 to 2020-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 32.0% and a 18.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −32.0%
- Max run-up
- +18.0%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.4%
- 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 Straits Times Index entered the final quarter of 2019 as a barometer of Southeast Asian equity health, tracking 30 of Singapore's largest companies across sectors from banking to real estate. What followed was an unprecedented test: a pandemic that would reshape global markets and force investors to navigate 144 trading days under mounting uncertainty. This replay scenario places you inside that historical period, facing the same decision points that tested even seasoned market participants.
From October 11, 2019 to May 8, 2020, the index retreated 16.8%, falling from 3113.97 to 2591.88. The decline carved out a maximum drawdown of 32.0%, with a single day of 7.4% movement that captured the market's fear. Across the period, 25 decision points emerged, nine of which proved critical, demanding clear judgment when volatility was highest.
This era offers hard lessons in risk management and emotional discipline. Panic selling and rigid inaction both destroy capital when conditions shift rapidly. A sound decision process requires pre-defined rules, continuous position review, and psychological resilience. By replaying these 144 days, participants sharpen pattern recognition across market phases and develop the adaptive thinking needed to navigate uncertainty while maintaining discipline. The goal is not to predict outcomes but to build the decision-making framework that serves through any environment.