If I had bought VOLX
If I had bought VOLX
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VOLX
a week ago+2.1%$100 → $102
a month ago+0.7%$100 → $101
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-9.3%$100 → $91
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VOLX
Over the last 67 days VOLX closed between $15.20 (September 3, 2026) and $18.29 (August 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $109 today; at the high, $91. The current price $16.60 is above 48 of those 67 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 72% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VOLX by 2.1%: a $1,000 position swings about $21 a day.
Low of the stretch$15.20 · $100 → $109
High of the stretch$18.29 · $100 → $91
Share of profitable dates72% · 48/67
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “market index” category.