Consumer Disc SPDR Downtrend Replay (2007-06-04 to 2007-08-15)
Step into a 2007 Consumer Discretionary ETF correction that carved out a 12.8% max drawdown over 104 daily bars. Replay each session, tackle 4 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
104 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2007-04 to 2007-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 148 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.8% and a 7.5% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.8%
- Max run-up
- +7.5%
- Duration
- 148 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.9%
- Bars
- 104 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 the summer of 2007, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR ETF (XLY) faced a pronounced correction that tested investors navigating one of the decade's early market stress episodes. Over 104 daily bars spanning late April through September, traders confronted a sector caught between rising consumer spending concerns and broader market uncertainty. The scenario captures a period when the 2000s bull market faced its first serious challenge, making it an essential case study for understanding sector rotation dynamics during volatility spikes.
The price trajectory saw XLY decline from 19.88 to 18.58, representing a -6.5% closing loss. However, the true test for participants lay beneath the surface: a maximum drawdown of 12.8% meant that anyone holding through the drawdown experienced pain far exceeding the final outcome. The largest single-bar move of 3.9% added intraday shock value, while 11 decision points—4 deemed critical—forced participants to repeatedly reassess their positioning against an unforgiving trend.
This replay ultimately trains decision-makers in three dimensions: process discipline under pressure, risk management when drawdowns exceed expectations, and psychological resilience when every bar could trigger doubt. The educational value lies not in predicting the bottom, but in building the habits that allow a trader to stay rational, review their reasoning, and improve with each replay session.