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+1.8%$100 → $102
a month ago-1.9%$100 → $98
three months ago+0.5%$100 → $100
six months ago-6.1%$100 → $94
since our history starts, February 11, 2026-10.5%$100 → $90
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying HK50
Over the last 242 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 $106 today; at the high, $90. The current price $24,338 is above 37 of those 242 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 15% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves HK50 by 0.9%: a $1,000 position swings about $9 a day.
Low of the stretch$22,910.6 · $100 → $106
High of the stretch$27,179.6 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates15% · 37/242
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “market index” category.