War · S&P 500 Index (2001)
Replay 144 turbulent days after 9/11 as the S&P 500 fell 10.0% with a 26.4% peak-to-trough drawdown. Step through each daily bar, face 9 critical decision points, and receive an AI coach review in this simulated training environment.
144 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2001-05 to 2001-11 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 211 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 26.4% and a 19.8% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −26.4%
- Max run-up
- +19.8%
- Duration
- 211 days
- Largest single-day move
- −4.9%
- 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 scenario immerses traders in a 144-day window from May 2, 2001 to November 29, 2001, placing them inside the S&P 500 as it navigated the aftermath of a geopolitical shock that shattered market confidence. This stretch of the 2000s confronted investors with an environment where traditional valuation metrics offered little guidance and the horizon was obscured by uncertainty about the economy, corporate earnings, and the durability of financial institutions.
The index opened at 1267.43 and finished at 1140.2, a -10.0% decline that understates the true journey. The maximum drawdown reached 26.4%, while individual sessions produced moves as extreme as 4.9%, reflecting the kind of sharp, sudden reversals that characterize crisis periods. Across 25 decision points, participants confronted 9 critical junctures where the choice to hold, reduce exposure, or stand aside carried lasting consequences for portfolio outcomes.
This replay sharpens decision-making under structural uncertainty. The scenario illustrates how the same percentage decline can result from wildly different price paths, demanding that participants distinguish between capitulation and consolidation before committing to action. The psychological dimension proves as vital as any technical framework: maintaining discipline when volatility spikes, avoiding reactive selling at troughs, and recognizing when uncertainty itself becomes the primary risk factor. For traders seeking to understand how crisis environments test both process and character, this period offers a concentrated laboratory.