If I had bought ZINC
If I had bought ZINC
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into ZINC
a week ago+2.7%$100 → $103
a month ago-1.6%$100 → $98
three months ago+4.9%$100 → $105
six months ago+13.9%$100 → $114
since our history starts, March 30, 2026+18.5%$100 → $119
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying ZINC
Over the last 195 days ZINC closed between $3,191.6 (March 30, 2026) and $4,029.4 (September 9, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $119 today; at the high, $94. The current price $3,783.3 is above 154 of those 195 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 79% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves ZINC by 1.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $17 a day.
Low of the stretch$3,191.6 · $100 → $119
High of the stretch$4,029.4 · $100 → $94
Share of profitable dates79% · 154/195
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.