If I had bought XAL
If I had bought XAL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAL
a week ago-0.5%$100 → $99
a month ago-3.9%$100 → $96
three months ago-7.7%$100 → $92
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-6.7%$100 → $93
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAL
Over the last 93 days XAL closed between $2,951.9 (October 16, 2026) and $3,383.9 (August 11, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $103 today; at the high, $90. The current price $3,035.7 is above 11 of those 93 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 12% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAL by 3.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $36 a day.
Low of the stretch$2,951.9 · $100 → $103
High of the stretch$3,383.9 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates12% · 11/93
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.