Technology Sel SPDR Uptrend Replay (2026-03-30 to 2026-06-02)
Replay a powerful US tech ETF uptrend covering 90 daily bars from 2026-02-25 to 2026-07-06, where XLK climbed 28.4% from 143.01 to 183.57. You step through each trading day, tackle 4 critical decision points out of 11, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
90 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2026-02 to 2026-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 131 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.9% and a 55.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.9%
- Max run-up
- +55.5%
- Duration
- 131 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.7%
- Bars
- 90 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 stage is set in the technology sector of the US stock market. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) enters a powerful uptrend spanning 90 daily bars from February 25, 2026, to July 6, 2026. Participants in this replay must navigate a sustained rally while confronting the psychological and strategic challenges that come with strong directional moves in a high-beta sector. The central tension: how to capture upside momentum without being whipsawed by the inevitable volatility that accompanies such advances.
What unfolds is a 28.4% climb from 143.01 to 183.57—a substantial move by any measure. Yet the journey is far from smooth. The maximum drawdown of 10.9% tests conviction at various points, while the largest single-bar move of 6.7% punctuates the trend with sharp intraday swings. Across the 11 decision points embedded in this dataset, 4 prove critical for managing entries, exits, and position sizing. Each moment becomes a test of whether the participant can stay disciplined when short-term noise threatens to derail the longer-term thesis.
This replay teaches three enduring lessons. First, trend-following requires systematic rules for entry and exit—emotion is the enemy of consistency. Second, risk management means sizing positions so that a 10.9% pullback does not compromise the portfolio or erode confidence. Third, the psychological dimension cannot be ignored: a 6.7% single-bar move demands emotional regulation and adherence to process, not reactive decision-making. For trainees, the scenario is a laboratory for building the habits that separate disciplined operators from impulsive ones.
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