If I had bought XAUCHF
If I had bought XAUCHF
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAUCHF
a week ago+1.4%$100 → $101
a month ago-0.7%$100 → $99
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-2.9%$100 → $97
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAUCHF
Over the last 46 days XAUCHF closed between $3,422 (October 7, 2026) and $3,755.4 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $93. The current price $3,482.9 is above 9 of those 46 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 20% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAUCHF by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$3,422 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$3,755.4 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates20% · 9/46
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.