If I had bought XAUSGD
If I had bought XAUSGD
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAUSGD
a week ago+1.3%$100 → $101
a month ago-2.5%$100 → $97
since our history starts, August 19, 2026-6.4%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAUSGD
Over the last 44 days XAUSGD closed between $5,257.4 (October 7, 2026) and $5,941.9 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $90. The current price $5,371 is above 10 of those 44 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 23% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAUSGD by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$5,257.4 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$5,941.9 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates23% · 10/44
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.