Market Rewind · Free · No signup · Pretend money
A historical stock market game
Drop into a real moment in market history with $10,000 in pretend money. Future prices stay hidden while you play: you decide with the news of the day, then see what happened next.
The score describes how you handled the moments, not how much money you ended with.
Choose a moment in history
Now playing1905–19097 min1907: The Bank Panic
Banks are failing and cash is running out. Decide what you would have done with your stocks.
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Now playing1929–19547 min1929: The Great Crash
Black Tuesday was not the bottom. Decide what you would have done over the next 25 years.
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Now playing1987–19896 min1987: Black Monday
The S&P 500 fell 20% in one day. Decide what you would have done.
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Now playing1996–20026 min2000: The Dot-Com Bubble
The Nasdaq nearly quadrupled, then fell 78%. Decide what you would have done.
Play itComing next
- The 2008 financial crisis · 2007–2009Banks fail and the market halves.
- The COVID crash · 2020A third gone in five weeks, then a fast rebound.
How the Market Rewind stock market game works
You begin with $10,000 in pretend money, invested in a broad index or, in some replays, split across the whole market, technology and cash. Time runs forward and pauses whenever the news turns: a record, a sell-off, a rescue. Each pause asks how you want your money split, and the answer plays out on a chart next to the path you would have had by doing nothing.
What the replays simplify
Trades happen at the day's close, cash earns no interest, and fees, spreads and taxes are ignored. Each replay page names its price sources and lists what it simplifies.
Why play history instead of today?
Because you can compare the information available then with what followed. Investing decisions normally take years to play out, which makes them hard to learn from. Here a stretch of history plays out in a few minutes.
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Market Rewind: questions
What is Market Rewind?
Market Rewind is a free historical stock market game from StockCram. You start with $10,000 in pretend money in a real stretch of market history, decide how to split your money at a series of moments, and see what happened next, using real closing prices.
Is it real market data?
Yes. Each replay uses real index closing levels for its period, and every value is checked against a second public source. The page for each replay names its sources.
Do I need an account or real money?
No. It is free, there is no signup, and all money in the game is pretend. Nothing you do in it is a trade.
Does it teach when to buy or sell?
No. It is a historical replay for education. It shows how one stretch of history played out for the choices you made. It cannot give a rule for when to buy or sell, and past performance does not indicate future results.
Learn the ideas behind it
Educational simulation only. Historical data is shown for teaching purposes; past performance does not indicate future results. Simulated outcomes are hypothetical and ignore fees, spread, slippage and taxes. StockCram is not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or financial institution.