Technology Sel SPDR Downtrend Replay (2023-09-05 to 2023-09-26)
Replay a 32-day XLK correction with an 8.4% drawdown across authentic 2023 sessions. Step through each trading day, face 7 decision points (3 critical), and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
32 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2023-08 to 2023-10 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 44 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.4% and a 5.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −8.4%
- Max run-up
- +5.9%
- Duration
- 44 days
- Largest single-day move
- −2.3%
- Bars
- 32 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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
Technology stocks faced mounting pressure in late summer 2023 as the sector ETF XLK entered a complex correction phase. Between late August and early October, traders and investors following this market segment confronted a 32-session window where the technical landscape shifted rapidly. The period required participants to navigate uncertainty while managing risk across multiple decision points.
The replay captures XLK's decline from 83.96 to 82.57, representing a net loss of -1.7% over the 32 daily bars. The most striking characteristic was an 8.4% maximum drawdown that tested risk management discipline, while volatility revealed itself through a largest single-bar movement of 2.3%. Seven distinct decision points emerged throughout this period, with three marked as critical junctures where directional conviction mattered most.
This correction scenario teaches the value of process over prediction. Participants who fixated on calling the exact bottom likely overextended; those who followed defined risk rules preserved capital through the 8.4% trough. The three critical decision points forced traders to choose between holding during pullbacks or rotating exposure, illustrating how identical market data can support opposing yet valid strategies depending on individual risk tolerance. Such replay sessions sharpen the psychological muscle needed to execute plans when prices move against positions.