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-1.0%$100 → $99
a month ago-3.7%$100 → $96
since our history starts, July 31, 2026-3.7%$100 → $96
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GE
Over the last 30 days GE closed between $341.49 (August 24, 2026) and $382.25 (August 5, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $90. The current price $345.33 is above 4 of those 30 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 13% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GE by 3.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $33 a day.
Low of the stretch$341.49 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$382.25 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates13% · 4/30
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.