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How much could I have lost on Gold?

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BITBANK TIME MACHINE · XAU

$1,000 in Gold at the worst moment

$786.16-21.38%

Bought the Jan 2026 top at $5,318

“Every chart has a top. Someone always buys it.”

Your mate would have told you to sell at $1,101.

BRun yours → bitbank.nz/tools/time-machine2021-10-18 to 2026-10-16
Sold the top$3,0142026-01-29 at $5,318
Missed vs top$644.44-21.38% from the top
Bought the top instead$786.16-21.38% · worst possible entry
Worst moment$919.822022-09-26 (-8.02%)
Max drawdown from top-25.06%to $2,258 on 2026-07-16
Held0.566636 XAU2.37x · +18.85%/yr over 5.0 years

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