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Inflation · Straits Times Index (2023)

StocksSTISGPolicy2023-05 to 2023-12Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Singapore's Straits Times Index drifted 3.8% lower across 144 daily bars from May to December 2023, brushing a 9.5% drawdown. Step through each session, weigh 9 critical decision points, and let the AI coach debrief your choices in this simulated replay.

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144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2023-05 to 2023-12 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 208 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.5% and a 7.5% run-up.

Max drawdown
−9.5%
Max run-up
+7.5%
Duration
208 days
Largest single-day move
+2.0%
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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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

Singapore's Straits Times Index faced a challenging backdrop from May to December 2023 in the 2020s. Sticky inflation prints and evolving central bank signals created an environment where directional conviction was difficult to maintain. For investors replaying this period, the core tension was between the desire to act decisively and the reality that policy paths remained genuinely uncertain.

The index drifted from 3208.55 to 3087.24, a decline of -3.8% across 144 daily bars. The journey was not smooth; the market brushed a 9.5% max drawdown before stabilizing. The largest single-bar move measured just 2.0%, suggesting the pressure was persistent rather than dramatic. This muted volatility profile meant that trend-following strategies had little to latch onto, while tactical traders faced a market that gave back ground incrementally.

This historical period offers rich material for decision training. With 25 decision points embedded in the replay, including 9 flagged as critical, participants experience how small consistent pressures accumulate. The scenario reinforces that process matters more than prediction. Maintaining discipline through extended uncertainty, sizing positions appropriately, and avoiding the trap of acting simply to feel in control are the lasting lessons this episode delivers.