Five anonymised historical charts were dealt to every player. The Monkey Index returned +0.44% across the same tape.
109 desks completed all five charts.
As the global economy clawed out of the financial crisis, defensive consumer giants were the default safe haven for a cautious market. That steady advance hit a minor bump right here, dipping just 0.4% over the next five days.
Long before artificial intelligence turned graphics processors into essential tech infrastructure, Nvidia was a modest PC gaming specialist navigating a sluggish computer market. The next five trading sessions added a subtle +1.1% gain to keep the upward momentum ticking over.
Markets were still nursing their post-financial crisis hangovers, but self-storage was emerging as a stealth recovery trade for investors. That momentum carried straight into the hidden window, tacking on another 4.3% over five days.
The Deepwater Horizon spill had put the entire offshore oil sector under a drilling moratorium, leaving energy majors facing heavy regulatory heat through the summer of 2010. Buyers stepped straight back in over the next five sessions to add another 4.1%.
A brutal winter cold snap had investors fleeing volatile growth stocks for the safety of steady New York power utilities. The defensive trade kept rolling right through the break, tacking on another 3.0% over the next five trading days.