If I had bought AMZN
If I had bought AMZN
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into AMZN
a week ago+1.4%$100 → $101
a month ago+12.3%$100 → $112
three months ago-0.8%$100 → $99
six months ago+25.3%$100 → $125
since our history starts, October 14, 2025+22.4%$100 → $122
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying AMZN
Over the last 315 days AMZN closed between $198.32 (February 11, 2026) and $279.57 (August 3, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $133 today; at the high, $94. The current price $263.42 is above 267 of those 315 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 85% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves AMZN by 1.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $17 a day.
Low of the stretch$198.32 · $100 → $133
High of the stretch$279.57 · $100 → $94
Share of profitable dates85% · 267/315
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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