Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2019-08-05 to 2020-02-19)
Replay the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF uptrend across 150 daily bars from 2019-07-25 to 2020-02-27, a 6.4% rise peppered by a 14.7% drawdown and a 5.4% single-bar swing. Walk through 11 decision points, including 4 critical ones, with AI coach feedback—simulated capital, educational use only.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2019-07 to 2020-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 217 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.7% and a 35.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.7%
- Max run-up
- +35.7%
- Duration
- 217 days
- Largest single-day move
- −5.4%
- 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 Sector SPDR ETF presents a classic uptrend replay spanning 150 daily bars from July 25, 2019 to February 27, 2020. This period captures the tail end of the 2010s bull market and the opening weeks of the 2020s, as technology stocks broadly benefited from sustained institutional interest. Participants enter a market that appears straightforward on the surface—an upward trajectory—yet conceals meaningful intraday turbulence that tests conviction and timing discipline.
The replay unfolds against a backdrop of modest net appreciation: the ETF climbed from $41.21 to $43.85, representing a 6.4% gain over the full span. However, this headline number obscures a 14.7% maximum drawdown that would have challenged most position holders. The largest single-bar swing of 5.4% further illustrates the volatility embedded within the apparent trend. Navigating this environment required participants to traverse 11 decision points, with 4 designated as critical junctures where directional conviction was most severely tested.
This scenario excels as a decision-training vehicle because it strips away the comfort of hindsight. Learners must practice sizing positions, setting mental stops, and managing the psychological strain of watching unrealized gains evaporate during the 14.7% pullback. The interplay between trend-following discipline and volatility-adjusted risk management becomes tangible when capital outcomes are on the line, even in simulated form. The experience reinforces that trending markets rarely move in straight lines and that surviving intermediate drawdowns often separates successful participants from those who exit prematurely.