If I had bought SIL
If I had bought SIL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SIL
a week ago-0.6%$100 → $99
a month ago-9.3%$100 → $91
since our history starts, August 19, 2026-9.6%$100 → $90
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SIL
Over the last 37 days SIL closed between $83.58 (October 7, 2026) and $103.17 (August 27, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $104 today; at the high, $84. The current price $86.83 is above 6 of those 37 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 16% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SIL by 3.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $35 a day.
Low of the stretch$83.58 · $100 → $104
High of the stretch$103.17 · $100 → $84
Share of profitable dates16% · 6/37
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.