Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2019-06-03 to 2019-07-24)
Replay 74 daily bars of the XLK Technology Select SPDR from 2019-05-06 to 2019-08-19, navigating an uptrend that climbed just 1.6% while enduring a 9.7% drawdown. Step through 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated, educational market-replay.
74 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2019-05 to 2019-08 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 105 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.7% and a 17.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.7%
- Max run-up
- +17.2%
- Duration
- 105 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.2%
- Bars
- 74 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
XLK, the Technology Select SPDR, provides a window into one of the more treacherous periods for tech investors in 2019. From May 6 through August 19, 2019, the ETF traversed a landscape marked by US-China trade tensions, shifting Federal Reserve expectations, and volatile semiconductor sentiment. For those replaying this scenario, the question was straightforward yet profound: how does one maintain conviction when the market offers every reason to doubt?
The numbers reveal a market that defied easy interpretation. Across 74 daily bars, XLK advanced a mere 1.6%, closing at 39.74 from an opening of 39.12. Yet this modest return concealed a turbulent journey—the ETF experienced a maximum drawdown of 9.7% and endured a single-bar move of 4.2%, underscoring the deceptive nature of sideways but volatile markets.
This scenario serves as a potent reminder that outcomes can be misleading. The real lessons lie in process—how risk is sized relative to conviction, how decisions are made when positions move against you, and how psychology shapes choices under uncertainty. Navigating this replay tests whether you can stay disciplined when gains are meager and drawdowns feel threatening.