Pandemic · S&P 500 Index (2020)
Replay 142 trading days from October 2019 through May 2020 as the S&P 500 fell from 3037.56 to 2991.77, a 33.9% drawdown. Make decisions across 25 policy-driven choice points, including 9 critical ones, and receive AI coach feedback in a simulated educational environment.
142 daily bars · 25 decision points · 2019-10 to 2020-05 · Stocks
Key facts
This window spans 208 days with a peak-to-trough drawdown of 33.9% and a 33.7% run-up.
- Max drawdown
- −33.9%
- Max run-up
- +33.7%
- Duration
- 208 days
- Largest single-day move
- −12.0%
- Bars
- 142 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 S&P 500 index enters a period of extraordinary turbulence as the world confronts a global pandemic. From October 2019 through May 2020, 142 trading days present traders and investors with an unprecedented policy-driven landscape where every decision carries significant weight. The index that began near 3037.56 would test the resolve of all participants as the market grappled with evolving public health measures, government interventions, and economic uncertainty.
By the time the period concludes in late May 2020, the index closes at 2991.77, essentially flat at -1.5% from the starting point. Yet this modest net decline conceals catastrophic interim losses, with maximum drawdown reaching a staggering 33.9%. What is particularly striking is the velocity of these moves; the largest single trading day saw a 12.0% swing, underscoring the extreme volatility that characterized this era. Within this compressed timeframe, participants navigate 25 decision points, with 9 deemed critical moments where choices carry heightened consequence.
This replay challenges participants to master the psychological dimensions of risk management when confronting systemic uncertainty that defies conventional analysis. The scenario strips away the comfort of stable trends, demanding disciplined process over prediction. Success here hinges on emotional regulation and position sizing under duress. The educational value lies in confronting risk-reward calculations when historical precedent offers little guidance, revealing the gap between information gathering and decisive action under pressure.