If I had bought SOXX
If I had bought SOXX
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SOXX
a week ago-1.8%$100 → $98
a month ago-2.1%$100 → $98
since our history starts, July 21, 2026-6.3%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SOXX
Over the last 35 days SOXX closed between $467.94 (July 29, 2026) and $560.42 (August 17, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $111 today; at the high, $93. The current price $519.81 is above 9 of those 35 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 26% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SOXX by 3.1%: a $1,000 position swings about $31 a day.
Low of the stretch$467.94 · $100 → $111
High of the stretch$560.42 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates26% · 9/35
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.