Consumer Disc SPDR Uptrend Replay (2000-03-07 to 2000-04-11)
Replay a 2000 Consumer Discretionary ETF uptrend across 52 daily bars, featuring an 11.0% max drawdown and a 7.9% single-day swing. Walk through 9 decision points including 3 critical ones, with simulated capital and an AI coach reviewing every move.
52 daily bars · 9 decision points · 2000-02 to 2000-04 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 73 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 11.0% and a 28.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −11.0%
- Max run-up
- +28.4%
- Duration
- 73 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.9%
- Bars
- 52 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 9
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
In early 2000, the Consumer Discretionary sector represented a significant battleground for investors navigating the late stages of a legendary bull market. The Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY) was attracting attention as consumer spending patterns shifted amid evolving economic conditions. This replay spans 52 daily bars from mid-February through late April, placing participants in the mindset of traders who had to make real decisions during a period of genuine uncertainty.
The price trajectory told a nuanced story. The ETF closed the period at 14.33, rising from an opening of 13.59—a modest 5.4% gain on the surface. Yet this figure masks a more turbulent journey, with an 11.0% max drawdown testing conviction and a 7.9% single-day swing demanding split-second judgment. Nine decision points punctuated the experience, three of them critical junctures where the gap between success and setback narrowed to razor-thin margins.
The scenario strips away hindsight and forces engagement with the present-moment pressures that define real market participation. For decision training, the lesson is clear: outcomes emerge from process discipline and psychological resilience, not from predicting the future. Navigating an 11.0% drawdown without abandoning a sound strategy, or capitalizing on a 7.9% intraday surge without overextending, requires emotional equilibrium that only deliberate practice can build.