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Dow Jones Ind. Downtrend Replay (2018-02-26 to 2018-03-23)

StocksDow Jones Industrial AverageUSCorrection2018-02 to 2018-04Difficulty 1/5FreeView charts

Replay 40 daily bars of a turbulent Dow correction spanning 2018-02-08 to 2018-04-06, where an 8.5% drawdown and 2.9% single-bar swings put your timing to the test. Step through each session, tackle 3 critical decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in a fully simulated, educational market-replay environment.

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40 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2018-02 to 2018-04 · Stocks

Key facts

This window spans 57 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 8.5% and a 7.7% run-up.

Max drawdown
−8.5%
Max run-up
+7.7%
Duration
57 days
Largest single-day move
−2.9%
Bars
40 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

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. 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 2018, the Dow Jones Industrial Average faced a sharp correction that tested the resilience of even seasoned investors. The replay spans 40 daily bars from 2018-02-08 to 2018-04-06, capturing a period of intense volatility in the 2010s decade. Seven decision points are embedded in the timeline, with three marked as critical junctures where positioning and risk management could mean the difference between protecting capital and compounding losses.

Over this approximately two-month stretch, the index moved from 23860.46 to 23932.76, a net gain of merely 0.3%. The surface calm concealed an 8.5% maximum drawdown and a largest single-bar swing of 2.9%, revealing how brief but violent intraday moves can erode confidence and portfolio value despite a flat net outcome.

This replay sharpens your ability to act under pressure without foresight. The tension between holding through an 8.5% drawdown and protecting against further decline forces a reckoning with your risk tolerance and stop-loss discipline. A 2.9% single-bar move can trigger panic or opportunity depending on preparation, not prediction. Completing the scenario trains emotional steadiness and reinforces that surviving turbulence and profiting from it require different skills.