S&P 400 MidCap Downtrend Replay (2023-07-31 to 2023-10-27)
Replay a 14.7% S&P 400 MidCap drawdown across 128 daily bars as an interactive decision-training scenario. Move through the tape day-by-day, weigh 11 decision points, and receive an AI coach review of your simulated choices.
128 daily bars · 11 decision points · 2023-06 to 2023-12 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 183 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 14.7% and a 13.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −14.7%
- Max run-up
- +13.7%
- Duration
- 183 days
- Largest single-day move
- +3.9%
- Bars
- 128 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
Between mid-2023 and year-end, the S&P 400 MidCap index navigated a significant correction that tested investor resolve across 128 trading days. This replay scenario immerses you in the July 31 to October 27, 2023 period, a timeframe when mid-cap equities faced mounting pressure amid shifting market conditions. The stakes were clear: participants needed to manage exposure through a sustained downturn without capitulating at the worst possible moment.
The index opened the period at 2555.15 and ultimately closed at 2640.5, representing a net gain of 3.3%. Yet this headline figure obscures the turbulence in between. The maximum drawdown reached 14.7%, with a largest single-bar move of 3.9%, meaning participants endured sharp intraday reversals and multi-session slides. Eleven decision points punctuated the tape, four of them critical junctures where directional conviction was essential.
This replay sharpens three core competencies. First, process discipline: following a rules-based approach rather than reacting to noise. Second, risk calibration: sizing positions so that a 14.7% drawdown remains survivable within the simulation constraints. Third, emotional control: resisting the impulse to sell into weakness when the data demands patience. Moving through each bar forces you to confront the gap between knowing what to do and actually executing under pressure.