If I had bought XAUEUR
If I had bought XAUEUR
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAUEUR
a week ago+1.8%$100 → $102
a month ago+0.8%$100 → $101
since our history starts, August 16, 2026-0.8%$100 → $99
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAUEUR
Over the last 47 days XAUEUR closed between $3,628.9 (September 28, 2026) and $4,012.1 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $103 today; at the high, $93. The current price $3,746.3 is above 19 of those 47 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 40% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAUEUR by 1.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $16 a day.
Low of the stretch$3,628.9 · $100 → $103
High of the stretch$4,012.1 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates40% · 19/47
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.