If I had bought ZAR
If I had bought ZAR
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into ZAR
a week ago+0.9%$100 → $101
a month ago-2.2%$100 → $98
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-1.7%$100 → $98
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying ZAR
Over the last 46 days ZAR closed between $0.059881 (October 1, 2026) and $0.062799 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $96. The current price $0.060579 is above 7 of those 46 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 15% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves ZAR by 0.9%: a $1,000 position swings about $9 a day.
Low of the stretch$0.059881 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$0.062799 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates15% · 7/46
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “currency” category.