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-1.9%$100 → $98
since our history starts, July 23, 2026-5.6%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying AAL
Over the last 80 days AAL closed between $12.74 (September 16, 2026) and $16.60 (August 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $77. The current price $12.82 is above 3 of those 80 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 4% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves AAL by 2.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $28 a day.
Low of the stretch$12.74 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$16.60 · $100 → $77
Share of profitable dates4% · 3/80
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.