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-1.7%$100 → $98
a month ago+14.0%$100 → $114
three months ago+26.6%$100 → $127
since our history starts, July 31, 2026+28.3%$100 → $128
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GILD
Over the last 98 days GILD closed between $129.74 (August 6, 2026) and $174.39 (November 4, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $129 today; at the high, $96. The current price $167.79 is above 91 of those 98 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 93% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GILD by 3.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $33 a day.
Low of the stretch$129.74 · $100 → $129
High of the stretch$174.39 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates93% · 91/98
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.