Energy Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2020-12-22 to 2021-01-14)
Replay the Energy Sel SPDR uptrend across 32 daily bars ending with a 1.0% close gain. Step through each historical session, confront 3 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated training choices.
32 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2020-12 to 2021-01 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 48 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.9% and a 18.6% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.9%
- Max run-up
- +18.6%
- Duration
- 48 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.5%
- Bars
- 32 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 sector entered a pivotal moment in late 2020 as investors weighed post-pandemic recovery prospects against persistent demand uncertainty. This replay transports participants to the Energy Select Sector SPDR across 32 trading sessions from December 9, 2020 to January 26, 2021, tasking them with navigating a volatile uptrend while managing risk exposure. Seven decision points punctuate the replay, three of which represent critical inflection moments where directional bias could make or break performance.
What unfolded was a modest 1.0% net gain—closing from 20.18 to 20.38—but one decorated with meaningful internal volatility. The maximum drawdown of 9.9% tested conviction during adverse stretches, while the largest single-bar move of 4.5% demanded rapid recalibration. These statistics reveal that the path between entry and exit was far from linear, presenting multiple opportunities for both prudent risk management and costly behavioral errors.
For decision training, this replay illustrates that short-term noise often obscures longer-term intent. The ability to endure a 9.9% drawdown without abandoning a sound thesis distinguishes disciplined traders from reactive ones. Participants learn to balance conviction with flexibility, recognizing that volatility itself is neither opportunity nor threat—it is simply the terrain through which all market participants must navigate.