Five anonymised historical charts were dealt to every player. The Monkey Index returned -0.59% across the same tape.
75 desks completed all five charts.
The COVID crash was still months away as this run secured a +11.4% gain. It added a further +0.8% over the next five days, but sits -51.9% down today.
The Eurozone crisis had markets on edge as this legacy chipmaker ground out a +9.2% gain before a quick -2.5% slip. It has since surged +1258.5% to today.
Following the 2018 rate scare, a punishing 17.8% slide had buyers completely on the defensive. A 3.7% bounce over the next five days started the turnaround, beginning a climb that is up 109.9% to today.
The market was still clawing its way out of the Great Recession — investors feared the recovery had already run out of steam. This chart shows a tentative +3.3% grind that gave way to a swift -5.6% drop, just before the stock began its +229.0% climb to today.
The subprime housing bubble was beginning to crack and credit markets were flashing early warnings—PACCAR booked a 15.8% gain before a swift 5.7% slide over the next five days. That brief wobble was soon forgotten, with the stock up 603.5% to today.