Minneapolis Historical Replay: 2008-08 to 2011-01
Replay Minneapolis from August 2008 to January 2011 as the property index fell 20.2% into a historic housing crash. Step through 30 monthly bars, navigate six decision points, and receive an AI coach review after each simulated move.
30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2008-08 to 2011-01 · Property
Key facts
Peak-to-trough drawdown of 23.6% with a 16.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −23.6%
- Max run-up
- +16.7%
- Largest single-month move
- −5.9%
- Bars
- 30 Monthly bars
- Decision points
- 6
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
By August 2008, Minneapolis had become a cautionary tale of the American housing crisis. The city that had enjoyed years of steady appreciation was now watching its property index retreat as subprime contagion spread across the nation. Over the next 30 months, participants would navigate a market that had begun its steep descent, with systemic risk reshaping the entire real estate landscape.
The replay captures the index falling from 142.17 to 113.46, a decline of 20.2%. The journey was brutal: a maximum drawdown of 23.6% tested even patient participants, while the largest single monthly move of 5.9% delivered sharp intrabar shocks. Six decision points, including two marked as critical, forced choices at inflection moments that could either amplify losses or provide rare opportunities for repositioning.
For decision trainees, this replay distills the psychology of sustained downturns. Participants must confront the temptation to abandon positions prematurely or, conversely, to accumulate exposure too early. The lesson is not about timing the absolute bottom but about maintaining disciplined risk management when volatility reaches 5.9% monthly swings. The Minneapolis crash offers a historical laboratory for practicing composure under pressure and refining process over prediction.
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