S&P 600 SmallCap Downtrend Replay (2015-06-23 to 2015-08-25)
Replay the S&P 600 SmallCap's 13.3% maximum drawdown across 90 daily bars from May to September 2015. You step through each session, make decisions at 11 turning points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated trades.
90 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2015-05 to 2015-09 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 128 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 13.3% and a 6.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −13.3%
- Max run-up
- +6.2%
- Duration
- 128 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.9%
- Bars
- 90 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
In the summer of 2015, the S&P 600 SmallCap index entered a correction phase that tested the resolve of anyone managing positions in US small-cap equities. This 90-bar daily replay spans from May 20 through September 25, 2015, capturing a sustained downtrend that unfolded across nearly four months. For traders and investors, such extended corrections demand careful position management and disciplined decision-making, as the cumulative pressure of gradual price erosion can erode confidence just as surely as a sharp crash.
The index fell from 59.27 to 54.33, representing an overall decline of -8.3% over the period. More striking was the maximum drawdown of 13.3%, meaning any trader entering near the highs would have seen peak-to-trough losses significantly exceed the closing price change. The largest single-bar move of 3.9% illustrates that even within a grinding correction, volatility spikes could trigger emotional responses. Participants faced 11 decision points, four of which were marked as critical junctures where directional conviction and risk calibration mattered most.
This replay trains you to confront the quiet danger of trend corrections: the temptation to hold through drawdown in hopes of recovery, and the equally risky impulse to capitulate at the worst moment. Working through each session sharpens your process for sizing positions relative to anticipated volatility, setting logical stop levels before market noise takes over, and maintaining psychological equilibrium when a 13.3% drawdown stares back from the P&L screen. The goal is not prediction but preparation—building the habits that let you execute consistently whether the market is falling, rising, or churning sideways.