Pandemic · NASDAQ Composite Index (2020)
Replay 144 daily bars of the NASDAQ Composite from October 2019 to May 2020, navigating a 30.1% drawdown at the pandemic's first shock. Step through 25 decision points, including 9 critical ones, and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated, educational environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2019-10 to 2020-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 209 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 30.1% and a 29.9% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −30.1%
- Max run-up
- +29.9%
- Duration
- 209 days
- Largest single-day move
- −12.3%
- Bars
- 144 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 25
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
In late 2019, the NASDAQ Composite traded near 7,903.74 as investors navigated late-cycle dynamics and mounting global uncertainties. The index, spanning companies across the 2010s and 2020s decades, represented the innovation economy's broad spectrum—from established tech giants to emerging growth stories. What began as a contained regional health concern would evolve into a global disruption that would test portfolio resilience and decision-making under extreme pressure.
The period from October 2019 to May 2020 delivered 144 daily bars of historic volatility, ultimately closing at 8,809.12—an 11.5% net gain masked by the chaos within. The maximum drawdown reached 30.1%, with the largest single-bar move hitting 12.3%, capturing the panic selling and sharp recovery that defined this era. Navigating through 25 decision points, including 9 critical ones, traders faced an environment where conventional risk assumptions were constantly challenged by unprecedented uncertainty.
This replay teaches that process discipline matters more than outcome during crisis. Participants must practice position sizing, emotional control, and the ability to distinguish between temporary dislocations and structural breaks—all without hindsight knowledge. The 9 critical decision points become crucibles for testing whether one's approach can survive the psychological crucible of rapid drawdowns and violent reversals, building habits that transfer to any future market shock.