If I had bought XAG
If I had bought XAG
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAG
a week ago+8.2%$100 → $108
a month ago+14.0%$100 → $114
three months ago-12.0%$100 → $88
six months ago-22.0%$100 → $78
a year ago+77.3%$100 → $177
three years ago+181.1%$100 → $281
since our history starts, May 14, 2023+183.9%$100 → $284
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAG
Over the last 341 days XAG closed between $38.60 (August 27, 2025) and $117.84 (January 28, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $176 today; at the high, $58. The current price $68.08 is above 174 of those 341 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 51% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAG by 3.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $30 a day.
Low of the stretch$38.60 · $100 → $176
High of the stretch$117.84 · $100 → $58
Share of profitable dates51% · 174/341
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.