If I had bought SOXL
If I had bought SOXL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SOXL
a week ago-6.7%$100 → $93
a month ago-20.7%$100 → $79
three months ago-49.0%$100 → $51
since our history starts, May 19, 2026-23.6%$100 → $76
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SOXL
Over the last 98 days SOXL closed between $92.41 (July 29, 2026) and $298.16 (June 22, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $127 today; at the high, $39. The current price $117.65 is above 5 of those 98 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 5% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SOXL by 9.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $97 a day.
Low of the stretch$92.41 · $100 → $127
High of the stretch$298.16 · $100 → $39
Share of profitable dates5% · 5/98
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.