Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2024-09-06 to 2024-12-16)
Replay 142 daily bars from July 2024 capturing a 12.7% drawdown on the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF as it climbed 3.8% overall. Step through each decision point interactively and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
142 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2024-07 to 2025-02 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 205 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.7% and a 22.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.7%
- Max run-up
- +22.5%
- Duration
- 205 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.9%
- Bars
- 142 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
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), the market cap-weighted benchmark for US technology stocks, faced a pivotal period from July 2024 through early 2025. The 142-day replay window captured daily fluctuations as investors navigated shifting sentiment around Federal Reserve policy and artificial intelligence valuation debates. Participants face 11 decision points—4 deemed critical—where directional bets and position sizing determine simulated outcomes.
Over the data span from 2024-07-17 to 2025-02-07, XLK closed at 112.18 before ultimately settling at 116.41, delivering a net gain of 3.8%. Yet this modest headline number obscures a 12.7% maximum drawdown, with individual sessions swinging as much as 4.9%. The path was neither straight nor forgiving; it tested conviction and punished reactive trading.
For decision training, this scenario isolates the gap between outcome and process. A 3.8% return feels inadequate when you endure a 12.7% peak-to-trough decline along the way. Participants learn to evaluate choices by the quality of their execution rather than the final number, while confronting psychological responses to volatility. Practicing under these conditions builds the discipline required to survive genuine market stress without abandoning sound principles.
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