If I had bought BVOL
If I had bought BVOL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into BVOL
a week ago+4.9%$100 → $105
a month ago-3.4%$100 → $97
since our history starts, August 5, 2026+4.5%$100 → $104
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying BVOL
Over the last 67 days BVOL closed between $34.02 (September 30, 2026) and $43.22 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $108 today; at the high, $85. The current price $36.71 is above 35 of those 67 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 52% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves BVOL by 3.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $38 a day.
Low of the stretch$34.02 · $100 → $108
High of the stretch$43.22 · $100 → $85
Share of profitable dates52% · 35/67
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “market index” category.