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-14.6%$100 → $85
a month ago+23.0%$100 → $123
three months ago-28.6%$100 → $71
since our history starts, May 19, 2026-8.8%$100 → $91
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SOXL
Over the last 144 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 $152 today; at the high, $47. The current price $140.38 is above 56 of those 144 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 SOXL by 7.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $76 a day.
Low of the stretch$92.41 · $100 → $152
High of the stretch$298.16 · $100 → $47
Share of profitable dates39% · 56/144
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.