If I had bought SLV
If I had bought SLV
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SLV
a week ago-0.7%$100 → $99
a month ago-5.8%$100 → $94
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-7.9%$100 → $92
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SLV
Over the last 51 days SLV closed between $53.81 (October 8, 2026) and $62.70 (August 21, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $87. The current price $54.81 is above 4 of those 51 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 8% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SLV by 2.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $26 a day.
Low of the stretch$53.81 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$62.70 · $100 → $87
Share of profitable dates8% · 4/51
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.