If I had bought XAUGBP
If I had bought XAUGBP
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAUGBP
a week ago+1.3%$100 → $101
a month ago-1.4%$100 → $99
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-3.0%$100 → $97
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAUGBP
Over the last 46 days XAUGBP closed between $3,110.2 (October 7, 2026) and $3,430 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $92. The current price $3,170 is above 10 of those 46 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 22% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAUGBP by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$3,110.2 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$3,430 · $100 → $92
Share of profitable dates22% · 10/46
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.