Technology Sel SPDR Downtrend Replay (2001-08-02 to 2001-08-21)
Replay a 13.2% slide in the Technology Select SPDR across 30 daily bars ending August 30, 2001, with a 16.4% max drawdown still in memory. Step through each session, tackle seven decision points, and receive an AI coach review of how you navigated the volatility in this simulated exercise.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2001-07 to 2001-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 41 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 16.4% and a 7.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −16.4%
- Max run-up
- +7.8%
- Duration
- 41 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.9%
- 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
The market in focus is the Technology Select SPDR (XLK), caught in the lingering fallout of the dot-com collapse during the summer of 2001. From late July through August, technology investors faced a sector still searching for equilibrium after years of speculative excess. This replay places you inside 30 daily bars of authentic price action, where the stakes include preserving capital and making disciplined choices amid persistent downward pressure.
The replay captured a 13.2% slide from 13.15 to 11.41 over the data span, with the maximum drawdown reaching 16.4%. Volatility surfaced in single-bar moves as large as 4.9%, creating the backdrop for seven decision points—three of which were critical junctures that could have amplified losses or provided exits. The cumulative weight of these small, consistent declines tested both risk management and emotional resilience.
For decision training, this scenario sharpens the ability to stay composed under sustained drawdowns, to size positions appropriately when momentum is unfavorable, and to follow a process rather than react to fear. The lesson centers on drawdown management and psychological discipline—skills that separate controlled navigation of downturns from panic-driven decisions that compound damage.