Consumer Disc SPDR Uptrend Replay (2010-08-24 to 2011-02-18)
Replay a six-month US consumer ETF uptrend of 21.7% across 150 daily bars, confronting 11 decision points where volatility tested discipline. Step through each session, choose your moves, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated decisions.
150 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2010-08 to 2011-03 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 216 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 6.9% and a 32.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −6.9%
- Max run-up
- +32.9%
- Duration
- 216 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.4%
- Bars
- 150 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 August 2010 the Consumer Discretionary SPDR began a six-month replay that would challenge any trader entering the 2010s consumer sector. With 150 daily bars spanning from August 2010 into early 2011, participants faced an authentic uptrend interrupted by moments of genuine uncertainty. The mission was straightforward: navigate 11 decision points where volatility tested discipline and extract a meaningful gain without letting fear or greed derail the process.
The ETF climbed from 16.12 to 19.61, delivering a 21.7% return over the period. Yet the journey was far from linear. A maximum drawdown of 6.9% punctuated the advance, and the largest single-bar move of 3.4% reminded participants that sharp reversals can appear without warning. Of the 11 decision points, four were marked as critical, demanding participants reassess positioning and conviction before the next session began.
This replay distills several timeless lessons for decision trainers. First, a 21.7% gain does not require constant action; it rewards those who endure the 6.9% pullbacks without abandoning their thesis. Second, the largest single-bar moves often arrive unannounced, reinforcing the need for position sizing that survives volatility rather than predicting it. Third, the four critical decision points reveal that the psychology of holding during uncertainty matters as much as the technical entry. The replay teaches that disciplined process, not market prophecy, is the edge available to every participant in any decade.