Energy Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2021-05-25 to 2021-06-15)
Replay the Energy Select SPDR's six-week climb from 25.94 to 27.52 in this 30-bar market-replay scenario. Step through each trading day, tackle seven decision points including three critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2021-05 to 2021-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.8% and a 8.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.8%
- Max run-up
- +8.8%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.9%
- Bars
- 30 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
This replay focuses on the Energy Select SPDR (XLE) during a six-week stretch from mid-May to late June 2021. The scenario spans 30 daily bars, placing participants in the shoes of traders navigating an energy sector in transition. With oil prices volatile and economic reopening accelerating, the market presented both opportunity and uncertainty. Seven decision points punctuate the replay, three of which represent critical junctures where directional conviction would be tested. The 2020s decade context adds relevance, as investors were adapting to post-pandemic market dynamics.
The price journey from 25.94 to 27.52 represents a 6.1% gain over the period. However, the path was far from smooth. A maximum drawdown of 6.8% tested risk management discipline, while the largest single-bar move of 3.9% highlighted sudden volatility spikes. These statistics underscore that even a modest positive outcome required navigating significant intraday turbulence and managing positions through uncomfortable pullbacks.
For decision training, this scenario emphasizes process over prediction. Participants must decide how to size positions, when to add or reduce exposure, and how to honor stops when drawdowns approach threshold levels. The three critical decision points serve as pressure tests for psychological resilience, revealing whether traders can maintain discipline when the market does not move in their favor immediately. The lesson is clear: sound methodology and emotional control matter more than the outcome of any single trade.