If I had bought GER40
If I had bought GER40
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GER40
a week ago+0.0%$100 → $100
a month ago-1.9%$100 → $98
since our history starts, August 15, 2026-4.9%$100 → $95
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GER40
Over the last 57 days GER40 closed between $24,986.6 (October 8, 2026) and $26,464.1 (August 30, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $100 today; at the high, $95. The current price $25,081 is above 4 of those 57 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 7% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GER40 by 1.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $13 a day.
Low of the stretch$24,986.6 · $100 → $100
High of the stretch$26,464.1 · $100 → $95
Share of profitable dates7% · 4/57
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “market index” category.