If I had bought AAL
If I had bought AAL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into AAL
a week ago-1.2%$100 → $99
a month ago-4.8%$100 → $95
since our history starts, July 23, 2026+2.1%$100 → $102
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying AAL
Over the last 33 days AAL closed between $13.56 (August 20, 2026) and $16.60 (August 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $84. The current price $13.87 is above 5 of those 33 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 AAL by 2.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $27 a day.
Low of the stretch$13.56 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$16.60 · $100 → $84
Share of profitable dates15% · 5/33
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.