If I had bought DXY
If I had bought DXY
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into DXY
a week ago+0.3%$100 → $100
a month ago+2.8%$100 → $103
three months ago+0.9%$100 → $101
six months ago+3.3%$100 → $103
a year ago+3.0%$100 → $103
three years ago-4.4%$100 → $96
since our history starts, June 28, 2023-1.0%$100 → $99
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying DXY
Over the last 260 days DXY closed between $96.22 (January 27, 2026) and $102.24 (October 7, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $106 today; at the high, $100. The current price $101.92 is above 254 of those 260 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 98% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves DXY by 0.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $5 a day.
Low of the stretch$96.22 · $100 → $106
High of the stretch$102.24 · $100 → $100
Share of profitable dates98% · 254/260
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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