If I had bought BHP
If I had bought BHP
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into BHP
a week ago-0.6%$100 → $99
a month ago-4.7%$100 → $95
since our history starts, September 9, 2026-15.4%$100 → $85
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying BHP
Over the last 58 days BHP closed between $77.60 (October 22, 2026) and $93.17 (September 9, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $85. The current price $78.80 is above 6 of those 58 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 10% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves BHP by 2.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $24 a day.
Low of the stretch$77.60 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$93.17 · $100 → $85
Share of profitable dates10% · 6/58
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.