If I had bought NATGAS
If I had bought NATGAS
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into NATGAS
a week ago+13.3%$100 → $113
a month ago+16.6%$100 → $117
three months ago+18.7%$100 → $119
six months ago+22.3%$100 → $122
since our history starts, April 1, 2026+21.3%$100 → $121
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying NATGAS
Over the last 193 days NATGAS closed between $2.6380 (August 6, 2026) and $3.4170 (October 10, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $130 today; at the high, $100. The current price $3.4185 is above 193 of those 193 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 100% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves NATGAS by 3.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $30 a day.
Low of the stretch$2.6380 · $100 → $130
High of the stretch$3.4170 · $100 → $100
Share of profitable dates100% · 193/193
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “energy” category.