If I had bought USO
If I had bought USO
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into USO
a week ago+0.8%$100 → $101
a month ago-5.1%$100 → $95
three months ago+34.1%$100 → $134
since our history starts, July 8, 2026+30.1%$100 → $130
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying USO
Over the last 95 days USO closed between $108.39 (July 10, 2026) and $160.87 (September 15, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $135 today; at the high, $91. The current price $146.66 is above 73 of those 95 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 77% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves USO by 3.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $34 a day.
Low of the stretch$108.39 · $100 → $135
High of the stretch$160.87 · $100 → $91
Share of profitable dates77% · 73/95
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.