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+4.9%$100 → $105
a month ago+7.7%$100 → $108
three months ago+9.2%$100 → $109
since our history starts, March 30, 2026+20.7%$100 → $121
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying ZINC
Over the last 148 days ZINC closed between $3,191.6 (March 30, 2026) and $3,814.9 (August 21, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $121 today; at the high, $101. The current price $3,853 is above 148 of those 148 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 100% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves ZINC by 1.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $16 a day.
Low of the stretch$3,191.6 · $100 → $121
High of the stretch$3,814.9 · $100 → $101
Share of profitable dates100% · 148/148
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “metal” category.