S&P 400 MidCap Downtrend Replay (2022-03-29 to 2022-05-11)
Relive a mid-cap correction spanning 62 daily bars with a 15.3% peak drawdown. Step through each session, face 4 critical decision points, and receive AI coach feedback in a simulated, educational replay of the 2022 market.
62 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2022-03 to 2022-06 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 87 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 15.3% and a 10.2% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −15.3%
- Max run-up
- +10.2%
- Duration
- 87 days
- Largest single-day move
- −3.8%
- Bars
- 62 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
The S&P 400 MidCap index entered a turbulent correction phase in early 2022, a period when rising inflation, tightening monetary policy, and shifting growth expectations weighed heavily on risk assets. This replay spans 62 daily bars from March 7 to June 2, 2022, placing participants directly into a market that had begun to crack under the weight of macroeconomic headwinds. Four critical decision points interrupt the session, demanding clear-eyed responses to deteriorating momentum.
The index closed the period at 2549.84, marginally above the opening 2517.18 for a net gain of 1.3%, yet this modest recovery masked a deeper story. The maximum drawdown of 15.3% tested portfolio resilience, while the largest single-day swing of 3.8% underscored the volatility that defined each session. Navigating from peak uncertainty through to late May required discipline and tactical flexibility.
This replay sharpens decision training by confronting participants with the psychological and procedural challenges of sustained drawdowns. Process discipline matters when a position moves 3.8% against you in a single session, forcing clear criteria for entries, exits, and size management. Risk calibration becomes visceral when watching 15.3% of peak equity vanish before recovery arrives. The educational value lies in building the composure to act from plan rather than panic, reinforcing habits that separate thoughtful risk takers from reactive ones.