If I had bought XAUXAG
If I had bought XAUXAG
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XAUXAG
a week ago+1.0%$100 → $101
a month ago+2.1%$100 → $102
since our history starts, September 7, 2026+3.8%$100 → $104
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XAUXAG
Over the last 28 days XAUXAG closed between $64.76 (September 22, 2026) and $69.55 (October 8, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $106 today; at the high, $99. The current price $68.96 is above 27 of those 28 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 96% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XAUXAG by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$64.76 · $100 → $106
High of the stretch$69.55 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates96% · 27/28
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.