Technology Sel SPDR Downtrend Replay (2000-11-15 to 2000-11-30)
Replay a 21.6% drawdown in the XLK Technology SPDR during the late-2000 correction and step through each daily bar. Walk into 7 decision points, get AI coach review of your choices, and learn the mechanics of tech-sector volatility in simulated capital.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2000-11 to 2000-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 42 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 21.6% and a 12.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −21.6%
- Max run-up
- +12.5%
- Duration
- 42 days
- Largest single-day move
- +9.5%
- 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
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) stands as a proxy for America's tech sector leadership. This replay immerses participants in the late 2000s correction period from 2000-11-15 to 2000-11-30, entering a market environment where the dot-com boom had begun its unraveling. Seven decision points await, three deemed critical, testing every participant's ability to process information under mounting uncertainty. The scenario captures a sector in full correction mode, where conviction was being tested and fortunes were being reshaped.
The data reveals a stark reality: from a starting close of 21.44, XLK descended to 18.34, a decline of -14.5%. The max drawdown of 21.6% underscores how deep the correction ran beneath the surface. What makes this period particularly demanding is the largest single-bar move of 9.5%, a daily tremor that could shake even the most disciplined trader. Across 30 daily bars spanning 2000-11-01 to 2000-12-13, the market delivered relentless pressure with no easy exits.
This replay distills lessons in process over prediction. Participants learn that in corrections, volatility is not the enemy but information—each large move signals shifting sentiment that demands response rather than paralysis. The three critical decision points force traders to define their risk tolerance before emotion clouds judgment. Psychology matters as much as analysis: fear and greed amplify drawdowns in both real and simulated capital environments. Completing this scenario builds the muscle memory to hold a disciplined framework when certainty dissolves.