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-3.0%$100 → $97
a month ago-4.2%$100 → $96
since our history starts, July 8, 2026+12.9%$100 → $113
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying USO
Over the last 48 days USO closed between $108.39 (July 10, 2026) and $140.26 (July 23, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $117 today; at the high, $91. The current price $127.28 is above 29 of those 48 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 60% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves USO by 3.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $30 a day.
Low of the stretch$108.39 · $100 → $117
High of the stretch$140.26 · $100 → $91
Share of profitable dates60% · 29/48
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.