If I had bought GE
If I had bought GE
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GE
a week ago+6.3%$100 → $106
a month ago+5.0%$100 → $105
three months ago-12.3%$100 → $88
since our history starts, July 31, 2026-10.0%$100 → $90
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GE
Over the last 99 days GE closed between $286.18 (October 23, 2026) and $382.25 (August 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $113 today; at the high, $84. The current price $322.90 is above 49 of those 99 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 49% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GE by 3.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $34 a day.
Low of the stretch$286.18 · $100 → $113
High of the stretch$382.25 · $100 → $84
Share of profitable dates49% · 49/99
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.