If I had bought CL
If I had bought CL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into CL
a week ago-2.6%$100 → $97
a month ago-2.7%$100 → $97
three months ago-11.8%$100 → $88
six months ago+24.6%$100 → $125
a year ago+27.2%$100 → $127
three years ago+2.9%$100 → $103
since our history starts, May 14, 2023+17.5%$100 → $118
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying CL
Over the last 336 days CL closed between $55.41 (December 16, 2025) and $113.74 (April 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $149 today; at the high, $72. The current price $82.30 is above 216 of those 336 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 64% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves CL by 2.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $26 a day.
Low of the stretch$55.41 · $100 → $149
High of the stretch$113.74 · $100 → $72
Share of profitable dates64% · 216/336
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “energy” category.