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+1.2%$100 → $101
a month ago+1.4%$100 → $101
three months ago-5.6%$100 → $94
since our history starts, March 30, 2026-0.0%$100 → $100
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying LEAD
Over the last 148 days LEAD closed between $1,842.8 (July 15, 2026) and $2,043 (June 2, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $103 today; at the high, $93. The current price $1,906.4 is above 58 of those 148 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 39% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves LEAD by 1.2%: a $1,000 position swings about $12 a day.
Low of the stretch$1,842.8 · $100 → $103
High of the stretch$2,043 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates39% · 58/148
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.