If I had bought GBPJPY
If I had bought GBPJPY
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GBPJPY
a week ago+0.3%$100 → $100
a month ago+0.8%$100 → $101
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-3.0%$100 → $97
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GBPJPY
Over the last 46 days GBPJPY closed between $207.51 (September 13, 2026) and $217.26 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $96. The current price $209.51 is above 21 of those 46 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 46% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GBPJPY by 0.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $6 a day.
Low of the stretch$207.51 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$217.26 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates46% · 21/46
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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