If I had bought GILD
If I had bought GILD
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GILD
a week ago-0.2%$100 → $100
a month ago+11.7%$100 → $112
since our history starts, July 31, 2026+11.7%$100 → $112
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GILD
Over the last 30 days GILD closed between $129.74 (August 6, 2026) and $149.45 (August 27, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $113 today; at the high, $98. The current price $146.10 is above 21 of those 30 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 70% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GILD by 2.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $28 a day.
Low of the stretch$129.74 · $100 → $113
High of the stretch$149.45 · $100 → $98
Share of profitable dates70% · 21/30
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.