Five anonymised historical charts were dealt to every player. The Monkey Index returned -0.30% across the same tape.
1,409 desks completed all five charts.
OPEC had just agreed to landmark production cuts, so the market spent the autumn bidding up the energy giants. That run-up hit a wall the week the deal actually took effect, triggering a prompt 2.5% slide as traders booked profits.
The Great Recession was hammering retail and the wider market was still searching for a bottom, so many assumed the e-commerce growth story was finished. A quiet 3.9% rise over the next five days started a run that has gained 7831.7% to today.
Tech was taking a proper beating and rising inflation had the street chasing boring old-school yield. This is the week that defensive rush took a brief breather, leaving the shares down -1.6%.
The UK had just voted for Brexit and global markets were in full retreat, so everyone assumed industrial shares were in for a battering. Instead, the panic cleared almost immediately to spark a 3.1% rally over the next five days.
Months of merger talks with Sprint had just collapsed over control of the combined network, leaving the carrier to fight the giants alone. These are the five days the stock defied the negative headlines to edge up 1.6%.