If I had bought SOXLB
If I had bought SOXLB
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SOXLB
a week ago-16.0%$100 → $84
a month ago+14.7%$100 → $115
since our history starts, August 22, 2026+19.1%$100 → $119
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SOXLB
Over the last 50 days SOXLB closed between $102.48 (September 15, 2026) and $166.98 (October 4, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $137 today; at the high, $84. The current price $140.26 is above 31 of those 50 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 62% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SOXLB by 7.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $73 a day.
Low of the stretch$102.48 · $100 → $137
High of the stretch$166.98 · $100 → $84
Share of profitable dates62% · 31/50
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.