Consumer Disc SPDR Uptrend Replay (2008-12-01 to 2008-12-17)
Replay a 13.9% Consumer Discretionary ETF uptrend across 30 daily bars drawn from late 2008. Step through each session, weigh 3 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
30 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2008-11 to 2008-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 43 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.4% and a 35.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.4%
- Max run-up
- +35.4%
- Duration
- 43 days
- Largest single-day move
- −8.7%
- Bars
- 30 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 late November 2008, financial markets remained gripped by the fallout from the global financial crisis. The Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY) reflected a sector battered by collapsing consumer confidence and tightening credit. Against this backdrop, a sustained uptrend emerged that would test every trader's ability to navigate volatile rebound conditions while managing the ever-present risk of reversal.
Over the 30 daily bars from November 17 to December 30, XLY climbed from 9.31 to 10.6, delivering a 13.9% gain. The journey was far from smooth—investors faced a 12.4% max drawdown and had to contend with the psychological pressure of an 8.7% single-day swing. Seven decision points punctuated the replay, three of which represented critical junctures where directional conviction and risk management were put to the sharpest test.
This replay trains traders to distinguish between sustainable momentum and crisis-fueled dead-cat bounces. Navigating a 12.4% drawdown without abandoning a sound process, while resisting the lure of the largest single-bar moves, cultivates the disciplined psychology essential for surviving high-volatility environments.