Commodity Shock · NASDAQ Composite Index (2020)
Replay the NASDAQ Composite from December 2019 through June 2020, a 17.4% climb shadowed by a 30.1% drawdown. Step through 25 authentic decision points day by day, face 9 critical forks, and let the AI coach review your simulated choices.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2019-12 to 2020-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 209 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 30.1% and a 47.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −30.1%
- Max run-up
- +47.7%
- 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
The NASDAQ Composite from December 2019 through June 2020 was a period of extraordinary turbulence. Beginning with the index at 8566.67, traders and investors faced a landscape transformed by an unprecedented commodity shock that rippled across global markets. This 144-trading-day journey encompassed both the 2010s and the 2020s, shifting from relative stability to a world where familiar investment logic was suddenly upended. What had appeared routine became a stress test of every trader's conviction and preparation.
The index ultimately climbed to 10058.77, delivering a 17.4% return over the full period. Yet that headline number concealed a 30.1% maximum drawdown that tested every participant's discipline. The largest single-day move of 12.3% served as a stark reminder that crisis periods produce volatility clusters that can overwhelm unprepared portfolios. Navigating from start to finish meant enduring swings that would have shaken even experienced market veterans.
This scenario offers a classroom for building decision-making under pressure. With 9 critical forks among 25 total decision points, participants learn that surviving extreme drawdowns requires process over prediction. The central lesson: volatile markets punish emotional reactions while rewarding those who distinguish temporary dislocations from fundamental regime changes. For anyone studying market history, this replay demonstrates that psychological resilience and disciplined risk management matter as much as analytical skill when capital and conviction are tested simultaneously.