Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2015-01-30 to 2015-05-27)
Replay the Technology Select SPDR uptrend across 150 daily bars from 2014-12-09 to 2015-07-15, navigating 4 critical decision points. Step through each authentic market day, test your reactions at decision checkpoints, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2014-12 to 2015-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 218 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.8% and a 9.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.8%
- Max run-up
- +9.9%
- Duration
- 218 days
- Largest single-day move
- +2.9%
- Bars
- 150 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 Select SPDR ETF (XLK) presented traders with a structured test of trend-following discipline during the 2010s, spanning 150 daily bars from 2014-12-09 to 2015-07-15. Across this uptrend replay, participants navigated 11 decision points, with 4 designated as critical junctures demanding clear directional conviction and calibrated risk management. The scenario captures a market environment where technology sector leadership was becoming increasingly consequential for broad equity performance.
The ETF closed the replay period at 21.12, having opened at 20.84 for a net gain of 1.3%. However, this modest headline return obscures meaningful interim turbulence, including a maximum drawdown of 6.8% that tested conviction during adverse stretches. The largest single-bar move of 2.9% demonstrates how concentrated volatility can compress into isolated sessions, creating acute decision pressure at critical checkpoints.
This replay teaches that surviving intermediate pullbacks while maintaining directional exposure demands both process discipline and psychological resilience. The 6.8% drawdown serves as a laboratory for examining how position sizing, stop placement, and emotional regulation interact under realistic stress. Participants learn that surviving drawdowns is often more important than capturing every upside move, and that systematic evaluation at decision points matters more than reacting to short-term price fluctuations.