If I had bought SPXL
If I had bought SPXL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into SPXL
a week ago+2.6%$100 → $103
a month ago+5.5%$100 → $106
since our history starts, August 19, 2026+3.1%$100 → $103
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying SPXL
Over the last 49 days SPXL closed between $275.82 (September 16, 2026) and $301.17 (October 6, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $109 today; at the high, $100. The current price $299.83 is above 48 of those 49 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 98% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves SPXL by 2.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $28 a day.
Low of the stretch$275.82 · $100 → $109
High of the stretch$301.17 · $100 → $100
Share of profitable dates98% · 48/49
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.