If I had bought GBP
If I had bought GBP
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GBP
a week ago+0.7%$100 → $101
a month ago+2.0%$100 → $102
three months ago+1.2%$100 → $101
six months ago+1.0%$100 → $101
a year ago+1.3%$100 → $101
three years ago+8.4%$100 → $108
since our history starts, May 14, 2023+9.5%$100 → $110
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GBP
Over the last 364 days GBP closed between $1.3021 (November 4, 2025) and $1.4127 (November 1, 2025). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $105 today; at the high, $97. The current price $1.3634 is above 336 of those 364 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 92% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GBP by 0.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $4 a day.
Low of the stretch$1.3021 · $100 → $105
High of the stretch$1.4127 · $100 → $97
Share of profitable dates92% · 336/364
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “currency” category.