If I had bought GOOGL
If I had bought GOOGL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into GOOGL
a week ago+1.4%$100 → $101
a month ago+7.6%$100 → $108
three months ago-10.2%$100 → $90
six months ago+12.6%$100 → $113
since our history starts, October 13, 2025+41.6%$100 → $142
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying GOOGL
Over the last 316 days GOOGL closed between $246.76 (October 13, 2025) and $404.00 (May 13, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $142 today; at the high, $86. The current price $349.43 is above 228 of those 316 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 72% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves GOOGL by 1.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $15 a day.
Low of the stretch$246.76 · $100 → $142
High of the stretch$404.00 · $100 → $86
Share of profitable dates72% · 228/316
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