If I had bought XOP
If I had bought XOP
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XOP
a week ago+3.6%$100 → $104
a month ago-2.2%$100 → $98
since our history starts, August 17, 2026+5.2%$100 → $105
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XOP
Over the last 38 days XOP closed between $178.59 (September 29, 2026) and $199.89 (September 15, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $107 today; at the high, $96. The current price $191.47 is above 26 of those 38 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 68% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XOP by 2.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $24 a day.
Low of the stretch$178.59 · $100 → $107
High of the stretch$199.89 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates68% · 26/38
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.