Consumer Disc SPDR Uptrend Replay (2001-03-22 to 2001-05-22)
Replay an 86-bar stretch of the 2001 Consumer Discretionary SPDR spanning February 20 to June 21, with a 10.4% drawdown punctuating the path. Step through each trading day, tackle 11 decision points, and receive AI coach feedback on your simulated choices.
86 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2001-02 to 2001-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 121 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 10.4% and a 16.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −10.4%
- Max run-up
- +16.5%
- Duration
- 121 days
- Largest single-day move
- +6.1%
- Bars
- 86 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
In early 2001, the market was still digesting the aftermath of the dot-com collapse while the broader economy showed mounting signs of weakness. The Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY) offers a window into this challenging environment—a sector highly sensitive to consumer confidence and economic cycles. This 86-bar replay spans February 20 through June 21, 2001, placing traders directly into a market where direction was far from obvious and fortunes could shift quickly.
The period produced a net gain of 2.4%, with the close moving from 13.8 to 14.13—deceptively modest given the underlying turbulence. The journey was anything but smooth: a maximum drawdown of 10.4% tested resolve, while the largest single-bar move of 6.1% demanded split-second judgment. Eleven decision points were embedded in the data, with four marked as critical junctures where positioning choices carried amplified consequences.
This replay trains traders to maintain discipline when headlines are grim and positions are underwater. Managing through a 10.4% drawdown without abandoning a sound thesis builds the psychological resilience that distinguishes experienced practitioners. The sequence of decisions—particularly at the four inflection points—reveals how process consistency matters more than outcome perfection. Surviving volatility is often the prerequisite to capturing eventual rallies, and this scenario provides a structured laboratory to practice that principle without real capital at risk.