WTI Crude Oil Historical Replay: 2021-02 to 2021-05
Replay 66 daily bars of WTI crude oil from February to May 2021, capturing a 16.5% close climb from 55.69 to 64.9. Step through each session, tackle decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in this simulated educational market-replay.
66 daily bars · 12 decision points · 2021-02 to 2021-05 · Commodities
Key facts
This window spans 93 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 12.6% and a 18.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −12.6%
- Max run-up
- +18.7%
- Duration
- 93 days
- Largest single-day move
- −7.1%
- Bars
- 66 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 12
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 replay immerses you in WTI crude oil futures during the early months of 2021, a period when energy markets were transitioning from pandemic-induced demand destruction toward a cautious recovery. Sixty-six daily bars span from early February through early May, placing traders at the intersection of easing lockdowns, shifting OPEC+ dynamics, and uncertain economic reopening timelines. The stakes were significant: misjudging the pace of demand recovery or the resilience of supply cuts could mean substantial swings in a market still finding its footing.
What unfolded was a 16.5% climb from 55.69 to 64.9, yet the path was far from straight. The market experienced a 12.6% max drawdown along the way, testing conviction during pullbacks. The largest single-bar move of 7.1% served as a stark reminder of intraday volatility that can quickly test risk management protocols. Twelve decision points were embedded throughout the replay, with four designated as critical moments where directional conviction and sizing decisions carried heightened consequence.
For decision training, this scenario sharpens several essential skills. Traders must learn to separate signal from noise when positioning for a trend that advances but does so unevenly. Managing risk through a 12.6% drawdown window requires disciplined sizing and pre-defined exit logic. Perhaps most importantly, the psychological dimension surfaces when a 7.1% single-bar swing challenges emotional composure. This replay teaches that surviving volatility is prerequisite to capturing directional moves.
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