S&P 400 MidCap Downtrend Replay (2000-11-02 to 2000-11-30)
Replay a 40-bar midcap correction from October 18 to December 13, 2000, where the S&P 400 MidCap slipped into a 9.4% drawdown after a 3.4% close. You step through each daily decision point, weigh the volatility, and receive an AI coach review, all on simulated capital for educational training.
40 daily bars · 7 decision points · 2000-10 to 2000-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 56 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 9.4% and a 11.3% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −9.4%
- Max run-up
- +11.3%
- Duration
- 56 days
- Largest single-day move
- +4.9%
- Bars
- 40 Daily bars
- Decision points
- 7
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 S&P 400 MidCap entered a precarious phase in late October 2000, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ correction rippled through broader equity markets. From October 18 to December 13, 2000—a span of 40 daily bars—mid-cap stocks faced mounting pressure. The scenario presents a 9.4% drawdown episode with 7 decision points, 3 critical, inviting traders to navigate the turbulence with simulated capital and AI coach feedback.
The period delivered sharp volatility. The index slipped from 491.82 before recovering to close at 508.71, a modest 3.4% net gain that obscures the underlying journey. The maximum drawdown reached 9.4%, and the largest single-bar move hit 4.9%, testing positions repeatedly. These numbers capture a correction that punished complacency and rewarded disciplined risk management.
For decision training, this replay emphasizes process over prediction. Traders confront the challenge of managing drawdowns without knowing the recovery timing. The 2000s vintage teaches humility: even a correct directional bias could be wiped out by a single volatile bar. The 3 critical decision points force explicit choices on position sizing, stop discipline, and emotional control—skills transferable across decades and instruments.