If I had bought ALB
If I had bought ALB
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into ALB
a week ago-0.8%$100 → $99
a month ago-21.2%$100 → $79
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-5.5%$100 → $95
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying ALB
Over the last 48 days ALB closed between $109.94 (September 16, 2026) and $143.42 (August 23, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $103 today; at the high, $79. The current price $113.06 is above 5 of those 48 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 10% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves ALB by 3.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $38 a day.
Low of the stretch$109.94 · $100 → $103
High of the stretch$143.42 · $100 → $79
Share of profitable dates10% · 5/48
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.