Energy Sel SPDR Downtrend Replay (2001-10-10 to 2001-11-15)
Replay the XLE downtrend from 2001-10-10 to 2001-11-15, capturing a 12.9% max drawdown across 54 daily bars. Step through each session, face 4 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated judgment.
54 daily bars · 10 decision points · 2001-09 to 2001-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 76 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.9% and a 18.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.9%
- Max run-up
- +18.9%
- Duration
- 76 days
- Largest single-day move
- −5.0%
- Bars
- 54 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 10
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 Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) faced a sharp correction in the autumn of 2001, during a period of heightened market uncertainty following the September 11 attacks. Investors were reassessing risk across all sectors, and energy equities were not immune to shifting sentiment. This replay scenario covers 54 daily bars from late September through early December, inviting traders to navigate a period where the prevailing trend was downward and the stakes for capital preservation were high.
During the replay window from October 10 to November 15, XLE ultimately closed at 13.3 from an opening of 12.6, representing a 5.6% net gain. Yet this figure obscures the turbulence within: the period produced a maximum drawdown of 12.9%, and the largest single daily move reached 5.0%. The market did recover, but not without testing anyone who held positions through the downturn.
This scenario sharpens decision training by placing traders in a drawdown environment where timing and conviction matter enormously. Facing 10 decision points including 4 critical junctures, participants must practice disciplined risk management, avoid reactive selling at the worst moments, and maintain process over outcome. The volatility reminds us that surviving a correction is often more valuable than chasing the eventual recovery.