Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2010-07-02 to 2010-08-04)
Replay a 46-bar U.S. XLK technology ETF window from 2010-06-16 to 2010-08-19, capturing a 9.4% drawdown amid a choppy recovery. Walk through each trading day, make nine timed decisions, and receive AI coach feedback on your reasoning, all in a simulated, educational environment.
46 daily bars · 9 decision points · 2010-06 to 2010-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 64 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.4% and a 10.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.4%
- Max run-up
- +10.5%
- Duration
- 64 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.7%
- Bars
- 46 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 9
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 captures the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) across 46 daily bars from June 16 to August 19, 2010, a period when U.S. tech stocks navigated an uncertain summer recovery. Participants faced a net decline of -4.1% with a maximum drawdown of 9.4%, encountering nine decision points—three flagged as critical—in a market that offered no easy directional thesis.
The ETF closed the window at 10.7 from an opening of 11.16, delivering that -4.1% loss. Beneath the modest headline figure lay meaningful turbulence: a peak-to-trough swing of 9.4% and a largest single-bar move of 3.7%. The journey proved more punishing than the destination, with drawdowns testing position discipline and psychological resilience across nearly two months of chop.
This scenario trains traders to operate without a clear trend. Nine decisions across 46 bars demand consistent process rather than conviction. The 3.7% daily shock reminds participants that volatility itself is risk; the 9.4% drawdown underscores that losses can extend well beyond initial expectations. Learning to navigate uncertainty—to size positions, manage stops, and resist narrative traps—is the core skill this historical window cultivates.
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