Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (1999-05-25 to 1999-07-16)
Replay the 1999 XLK technology boom with 74 daily bars, a 12.1% max drawdown, and 4 critical decision points. Step through each authentic trading day, choose your moves, and receive an AI coach review designed for educational simulation only.
74 daily bars · 11 decision points · 1999-04 to 1999-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 105 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.1% and a 21.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.1%
- Max run-up
- +21.8%
- Duration
- 105 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.2%
- Bars
- 74 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 11
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 technology sector boom of the 1990s found a compelling showcase in XLK during spring and summer 1999. This replay spans 74 daily bars from April 28 to August 11, 1999, capturing a period when the ETF moved from 18.75 to 19.88. The scenario presents 11 decision points, of which 4 are marked as critical, inviting traders to navigate authentic price action during a historic uptrend.
The net gain of 6.0% over the full data span tells only part of the story. Beneath this steady advance lay a max drawdown of 12.1% and a largest single-bar move of 4.2%, revealing the volatility that accompanied each leg of the trend. Traders entering during local highs would have endured significant intraday reversals before witnessing the eventual recovery.
This replay trains the discipline of holding through uncertainty. Participants learn to manage positions through drawdowns without abandoning sound process, to size risk appropriately for volatile stretches, and to distinguish temporary noise from genuine trend changes. The 4 critical decision points force clear choices under pressure, building the psychological resilience needed to execute a tested framework when emotions run high. By engaging with this authentic 1990s episode, traders sharpen judgment in a zero-stakes environment before facing live markets.