Consumer Disc SPDR Downtrend Replay (2022-03-29 to 2022-05-24)
Replay the 2022 XLY consumer discretionary ETF slide, a 29.7% drawdown across 80 daily bars. Step through authentic market days, face critical decision points, and receive AI coach feedback using simulated capital.
80 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2022-02 to 2022-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 114 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 29.7% and a 17.4% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −29.7%
- Max run-up
- +17.4%
- Duration
- 114 days
- Largest single-day move
- −6.5%
- Bars
- 80 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 2022, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) faced mounting headwinds as the Federal Reserve signaled aggressive monetary tightening to combat surging inflation. Over the 80-trading-day period from late February through late June, participants in this replay encounter the full weight of a sector caught between rising rates and slowing consumer demand. The scenario captures a critical stress test for investors who must navigate deteriorating market conditions without the benefit of hindsight.
The replay period witnessed XLY decline from 88.71 to 69.7, representing a 21.4% loss. What makes this scenario particularly instructive is the 29.7% maximum drawdown that tested portfolio resilience, punctuated by a largest single-bar move of 6.5% that highlighted intraday volatility spikes. Eleven decision points dot the replay, with four designated as critical moments where strategic choices carried amplified consequences. This combination of sustained downward pressure and sudden reversals creates a demanding environment for learning risk management.
The scenario's greatest value lies in confronting participants with the psychological and procedural challenges of extended drawdowns. Managing positions through a 29.7% peak-to-trough decline requires disciplined position sizing, clear exit criteria, and emotional regulation when facing consecutive losing days. Participants learn that survival during prolonged crashes depends not on predicting the bottom, but on maintaining capital flexibility and adhering to pre-defined risk parameters. Each of the eleven decision points serves as a checkpoint for evaluating whether one's process remains intact under pressure.