Natural Gas Historical Replay: 2018-07 to 2018-10
Replay 64 days of the 2018 natural gas market, where prices climbed 11.0% from 2.83 to 3.14 amid shifting global energy dynamics. Step through each trading day, make your own calls at 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated decisions.
64 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2018-07 to 2018-10 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 88 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 7.0% and a 18.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −7.0%
- Max run-up
- +18.7%
- Duration
- 88 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.3%
- Bars
- 64 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 natural gas market entered the summer of 2018 in a state of transition, with global energy dynamics creating an environment where prices could swing on shifting sentiment and supply-demand expectations. From July 9 to October 5, 2018, participants in this replay faced 64 daily bars of authentic market data spanning the 2010s decade, navigating a period where the stakes involved understanding how institutional players positioned themselves amid uncertainty.
Over this stretch, prices climbed 11.0%, moving from 2.83 to 3.14. Yet the journey proved anything but smooth—a maximum drawdown of 7.0% tested the conviction of any position, while the largest single-bar move of 4.3% reminded traders that volatility arrives without invitation. Eleven decision points materialized across the period, with four deemed critical, demanding that participants read the tape and commit to directional calls under time pressure.
This replay teaches that process matters more than outcome in the moment. A 7.0% drawdown or a 4.3% intraday spike are not merely numbers; they are pressure tests for risk management and emotional discipline. The educational value lies in experiencing how volatility erodes confidence even when the directional thesis proves correct, and in recognizing that survival through choppy stretches preserves capital for the next opportunity. Mastering the timing of decisions across 11 checkpoints cultivates the judgment that separates prepared traders from reactive ones.