Technology Sel SPDR Downtrend Replay (2015-07-20 to 2015-08-25)
Replay XLK's 2015 technology correction across 54 daily bars with a 13.7% drawdown and 5.0% single-day swings. Step through each session, face 10 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated risk calls.
54 daily bars · 10 decision points · 2015-06 to 2015-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 77 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.7% and a 7.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.7%
- Max run-up
- +7.7%
- Duration
- 77 days
- Largest single-day move
- +5.0%
- Bars
- 54 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 10
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
In the summer of 2015, the technology sector faced mounting headwinds after an extended period of gains. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) entered a phase of heightened volatility, with investors navigating uncertain economic signals and sector-specific pressures. This replay scenario captures the essence of that challenging environment across 54 daily trading sessions, testing participants who must make consequential calls under pressure.
The replay begins with XLK near 20.68 and concludes at approximately 20.18, representing a net decline of 2.4%. Yet this headline figure conceals the turbulence within. Participants experienced a maximum drawdown of 13.7% during the period, with individual sessions producing swings as large as 5.0%. The disconnect between final outcome and intraperiod volatility underscores how drawdown and daily swings can erode returns and confidence even when the net move appears modest.
Ten decision points punctuate the replay, with four designated as critical moments where positioning and risk management faced their sternest tests. This scenario emphasizes disciplined risk processes, the psychological resilience required when confronting prolonged drawdowns, and the value of adhering to a structured decision-making framework rather than reacting impulsively to market noise. Participants learn that surviving volatility requires both technical discipline and emotional composure.