If I had bought IBKR
If I had bought IBKR
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into IBKR
a week ago+3.2%$100 → $103
a month ago+2.7%$100 → $103
since our history starts, June 30, 2026+8.1%$100 → $108
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying IBKR
Over the last 56 days IBKR closed between $86.57 (July 29, 2026) and $97.62 (July 15, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $109 today; at the high, $96. The current price $94.11 is above 46 of those 56 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 82% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves IBKR by 2.6%: a $1,000 position swings about $26 a day.
Low of the stretch$86.57 · $100 → $109
High of the stretch$97.62 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates82% · 46/56
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.