Five anonymised historical charts were dealt to every player. The Monkey Index returned +0.23% across the same tape.
1,382 desks completed all five charts.
A brutal polar vortex had gridlocked the rail network and dragged down growth, leaving the market convinced the industrial recovery was finished. This is the week the backlog cleared and the shares gained 3.4%.
Fears of a Chinese slowdown had just triggered a global market panic, leaving Wall Street bracing for a systemic hard landing. AIG spent the next five days drifting down by -1.4% as the market struggled to find its feet.
A Senate inquiry into its flagship spinal implant had the market convinced the growth story was broken. This is the week the selling intensified, knocking another 6.8% off the shares in five days.
IRS security checks had delayed early refunds and stalled the start of tax season, prompting fears of a rare miss for the dominant tax software. Over the final five-day run to the deadline, the shares ground out a +0.2% gain as filings finally caught up.
The global economy was restarting but steel mills remained idled, leaving the market completely unprepared for a post-lockdown manufacturing squeeze. This is the week the supply crunch bit, driving these shares up a further +10.6% in just five days.