If I had bought VALE
If I had bought VALE
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VALE
a week ago-1.2%$100 → $99
a month ago-9.8%$100 → $90
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-0.4%$100 → $100
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VALE
Over the last 47 days VALE closed between $13.42 (September 29, 2026) and $15.73 (September 2, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $87. The current price $13.70 is above 12 of those 47 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 26% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VALE by 3.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $36 a day.
Low of the stretch$13.42 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$15.73 · $100 → $87
Share of profitable dates26% · 12/47
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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