Energy Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2021-04-20 to 2021-05-17)
Replay the 6.3% energy ETF uptrend across 40 daily bars from April to May 2021. Step through each session, tackle 3 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
40 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2021-04 to 2021-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 53 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.7% and a 16.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −5.7%
- Max run-up
- +16.3%
- Duration
- 53 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.5%
- Bars
- 40 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 scene focuses on Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) during April and May 2021, a period when energy markets were adjusting to post-pandemic demand recovery and volatile commodity prices. The dataset spans 2021-04-05 to 2021-05-28, covering 40 daily bars of authentic price action. This was a time when investors were reassessing energy sector allocations amid shifting economic expectations, making it a meaningful period for practicing decision-making under uncertainty.
The price moved from 24.56 to 26.1, representing a 6.3% gain over the 40-bar span. However, the journey included a maximum drawdown of 5.7%, with the largest single-bar move reaching 3.5%. This combination of moderate overall gains with significant interim volatility created multiple inflection points where traders had to decide whether to hold, adjust, or exit positions.
Seven decision points are embedded in this replay, three of which are critical junctures that test conviction and timing. The drawdown phase challenges risk management discipline, while the sharp single-bar moves test emotional composure. This scenario is valuable for training because it forces participants to balance systematic analysis with psychological resilience, recognizing that market trajectories rarely move in straight lines and that position management during volatility is as important as directional conviction.