If I had bought LEAD
If I had bought LEAD
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into LEAD
a week ago+2.4%$100 → $102
a month ago-0.4%$100 → $100
three months ago-0.7%$100 → $99
six months ago-2.6%$100 → $97
since our history starts, March 30, 2026-1.7%$100 → $98
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying LEAD
Over the last 195 days LEAD closed between $1,830.8 (October 3, 2026) and $2,043 (June 2, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $92. The current price $1,874.2 is above 18 of those 195 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 9% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves LEAD by 1.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $18 a day.
Low of the stretch$1,830.8 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$2,043 · $100 → $92
Share of profitable dates9% · 18/195
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.