RBOB Gasoline Historical Replay: 2020-04 to 2020-07
RBOB gasoline surged 86.8% from 0.68 to 1.27 between April and July 2020. Replay each of the 62 trading days, navigate 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2020-04 to 2020-07 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 90 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 29.2% and a 154.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −29.2%
- Max run-up
- +154.9%
- Duration
- 90 days
- Largest single-day move
- +25.5%
- Bars
- 62 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 spring of 2020 found energy markets in extraordinary turmoil. RBOB gasoline, the benchmark for US motor fuel, faced unprecedented demand destruction as pandemic lockdowns emptied highways and grounded flights. Between April 8 and July 7, traders navigated 62 daily bars across an 11-decision-point scenario where every entry and exit carried outsized consequences in a market defined by uncertainty.
The rally that followed was equally dramatic. Prices climbed from 0.68 to 1.27, an 86.8% surge that tested risk management frameworks with a maximum drawdown of 29.2% and a single-bar move of 25.5%. Four critical decision points demanded precise judgment, transforming this historical period into a real-time stress test for any trading approach.
This replay sharpens the core skills that separate disciplined traders from reactive ones. Participants must practice distinguishing between temporary dislocations and structural shifts, sizing positions to survive volatility without capitulating to fear, and maintaining conviction when price action challenges initial theses. The psychological dimension proves as consequential as technical skill—the gap between recognizing opportunity and executing through it determines whether one adapts or merely reacts.
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