If I had bought UVXY
If I had bought UVXY
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into UVXY
a week ago-3.6%$100 → $96
a month ago-10.0%$100 → $90
three months ago-30.4%$100 → $70
since our history starts, June 25, 2026-39.7%$100 → $60
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying UVXY
Over the last 108 days UVXY closed between $16.08 (October 6, 2026) and $27.23 (June 26, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $60. The current price $16.38 is above 3 of those 108 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 3% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves UVXY by 3.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $33 a day.
Low of the stretch$16.08 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$27.23 · $100 → $60
Share of profitable dates3% · 3/108
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.