If I had bought UCO
If I had bought UCO
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into UCO
a week ago+4.4%$100 → $104
a month ago+10.2%$100 → $110
since our history starts, August 19, 2026+29.8%$100 → $130
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying UCO
Over the last 37 days UCO closed between $41.23 (August 25, 2026) and $56.95 (October 8, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $138 today; at the high, $100. The current price $56.82 is above 36 of those 37 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 97% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves UCO by 3.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $37 a day.
Low of the stretch$41.23 · $100 → $138
High of the stretch$56.95 · $100 → $100
Share of profitable dates97% · 36/37
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.