Time Machine · April–Dec 2020
The V-Recovery
The fastest recovery ever
Start at the March 2020 bottom, when fear was at its maximum, and ride the fastest recovery in history. The best time to invest is when everyone else is terrified — those who bought at the bottom made 50%+ in five months. Do you have the courage?
Buy when it's terrifying?
Enter the Time Machine and trade The V-Recovery with real historical prices. Time rolls forward on its own, headlines break as they did, and an AI coach grades every decision.
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What happened
This scenario starts at the March 2020 bottom, when fear was at its absolute maximum and every headline was worse than the last.
The Fed's 'whatever it takes' support and a $2 trillion stimulus sparked the fastest recovery in history. The S&P 500 erased all of its COVID losses by June and hit new all-time highs by August.
Investors who found the courage to buy at the bottom made more than 50% in five months. The hard part was never the math — it was the nerve.
By the numbers
50%+ in 5 months
Return from the bottom
Fastest recovery ever
Speed
Timeline
Mar 23, 2020
S&P 500 bottoms at 2,237 — maximum fear
Mar 25, 2020
Best three-day rally since 1931 begins
Apr 9, 2020
Fed pledges unlimited support
Jun 5, 2020
S&P 500 back to pre-COVID levels
Aug 18, 2020
New all-time high
The lesson
The best time to invest is often when everyone else is terrified. Buying fear — not euphoria — is where outsized returns come from.
Real headlines
Period news breaks day by day as it actually did.
Fear gauge
The real VIX shows how scared the market was.
Coach & leaderboard
Every call is scored; climb the scenario leaderboard.