If I had bought XLB
If I had bought XLB
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XLB
a week ago+1.0%$100 → $101
a month ago-3.0%$100 → $97
since our history starts, August 19, 2026-6.0%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XLB
Over the last 37 days XLB closed between $48.53 (October 1, 2026) and $53.66 (August 26, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $92. The current price $49.40 is above 6 of those 37 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 16% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XLB by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$48.53 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$53.66 · $100 → $92
Share of profitable dates16% · 6/37
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.