AEX Downtrend Replay (2015-05-27 to 2015-07-07)
Replay the 2015 AEX correction across 60 daily bars marked by a 9.3% max drawdown and sharp single-session swings. You make calls at 11 decision points, receive an AI coach review, and learn disciplined risk management through simulated practice.
60 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2015-05 to 2015-07 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 83 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.3% and a 10.0% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.3%
- Max run-up
- +10.0%
- Duration
- 83 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.5%
- Bars
- 60 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
The AEX, Netherlands' flagship equity index, entered a correction phase during the spring of 2015. This replay scenario covers 60 daily bars from May 5 to July 27, placing traders directly into a market buffeted by Greek debt negotiations and slowing global growth. Participants faced the challenge of navigating a declining trend while managing risk across 11 decision points—four of them critical moments that could determine whether capital survived the drawdown.
Despite the turbulence, the AEX closed the period at 481.52, barely changed from its starting level of 482.61—a net move of just -0.2%. Yet this apparently flat result concealed a volatile journey: the index endured a 9.3% maximum drawdown, and traders had to contend with the largest single-bar move of 3.5%. These sharp intraday swings created both danger and opportunity, rewarding those with disciplined risk protocols while punishing emotional reactions.
This replay teaches that survival in corrections depends not on predicting direction but on process. Participants practice sizing positions to withstand drawdowns, cutting losses at critical levels, and resisting the fear or greed that accompany sudden moves. The scenario's flat net outcome underscores a vital lesson: even when the starting and ending prices look similar, poor risk management during the journey can destroy capital that takes far longer to rebuild.