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Crisis · S&P/TSX Composite Index (2022)

StocksS&P/TSXCAPolicy2022-04 to 2022-11Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Canada's S&P/TSX Composite slid 3.7% from 20,744 to 19,977 between April and November 2022, peaking with a 14.1% drawdown. Replay each trading day, tackle 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated educational drill.

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144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2022-04 to 2022-11 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 208 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.1% and a 10.6% run-up.

Max drawdown
−14.1%
Max run-up
+10.6%
Duration
208 days
Largest single-day move
+3.3%
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

The S&P/TSX Composite Index entered the spring of 2022 as markets worldwide grappled with accelerating inflation, aggressive monetary tightening, and mounting recession fears. Canada's benchmark gauge reflected the anxieties of a resource-dependent economy navigating shifting global demand, rising interest rates, and commodity price volatility. Investors faced the challenge of positioning portfolios through an environment where economic slowdown signals conflicted with persistent inflationary pressures.

Between April 27 and November 21, 2022, the index declined 3.7% from 20,744 to 19,977, experiencing a maximum drawdown of 14.1% along the way. The period featured 25 trading decisions, with 9 designated as critical moments where positioning choices carried heightened consequence. Single-day moves reached 3.3%, illustrating the regime of elevated volatility that characterized this stretch.

This replay emphasizes the discipline required to manage risk when fundamentals signal confusion rather than clarity. Traders confront the challenge of maintaining process consistency amid contradictory signals, controlling drawdown exposure, and managing the psychological temptation to react defensively during sharp intraday swings. The 25 decision points provide repeated practice in balancing conviction with flexibility, anchoring decisions to predefined criteria rather than momentary sentiment.