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-0.1%$100 → $100
a month ago-10.3%$100 → $90
three months ago+23.8%$100 → $124
six months ago+0.2%$100 → $100
a year ago+56.4%$100 → $156
three years ago+9.5%$100 → $110
since our history starts, June 28, 2023+31.4%$100 → $131
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying CL
Over the last 342 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 $164 today; at the high, $80. The current price $91.04 is above 239 of those 342 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 70% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves CL by 3.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $35 a day.
Low of the stretch$55.41 · $100 → $164
High of the stretch$113.74 · $100 → $80
Share of profitable dates70% · 239/342
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “energy” category.