If I had bought HK50
If I had bought HK50
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into HK50
a week ago+0.8%$100 → $101
a month ago+2.4%$100 → $102
three months ago+0.2%$100 → $100
six months ago-4.4%$100 → $96
since our history starts, February 11, 2026-5.8%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying HK50
Over the last 195 days HK50 closed between $22,910.6 (June 27, 2026) and $27,179.6 (February 11, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $112 today; at the high, $94. The current price $25,592.6 is above 109 of those 195 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 56% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves HK50 by 1.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $10 a day.
Low of the stretch$22,910.6 · $100 → $112
High of the stretch$27,179.6 · $100 → $94
Share of profitable dates56% · 109/195
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “market index” category.