Crisis · S&P/TSX Composite Index (2023)
A Middle East conflict erupts across 144 trading days on the S&P/TSX Composite, pushing the index from 19921.3 to a 9.2% drawdown. Replay each session, tackle 25 decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2023-06 to 2024-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 210 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.2% and a 12.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.2%
- Max run-up
- +12.5%
- Duration
- 210 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.9%
- 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 S&P/TSX Composite Index, Canada's benchmark equity gauge, entered a volatile chapter in June 2023 as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East. Over 144 trading days spanning from mid-2023 into early 2024, Canadian investors confronted a landscape where international uncertainty collided with domestic market dynamics. The index moved from 19921.3, testing investors' resolve and risk management frameworks amid shifting global sentiment.
The trajectory proved instructive: despite drawing down 9.2% at its worst, the index ultimately closed at 21074.9, delivering a 5.8% gain for the period. A single trading session saw movement of 2.9%, illustrating how quickly sentiment can shift when headlines dominate. Participants faced 25 decision points throughout this replay, including 9 critical junctures demanding deliberate choices rather than reactive ones.
This scenario sharpens decision training by placing process above prediction. Geopolitical crises rarely announce their resolution; managing exposure, sizing positions appropriately, and maintaining psychological equilibrium become paramount. The drawdown of 9.2% reminds us that volatility is structural, not temporary. Learners in this replay practice distinguishing between information overload and actionable insight, a skill that transfers far beyond any single historical episode.