If I had bought LQD
If I had bought LQD
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into LQD
a week ago+0.3%$100 → $100
a month ago+2.1%$100 → $102
three months ago-1.5%$100 → $98
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-1.8%$100 → $98
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying LQD
Over the last 94 days LQD closed between $102.02 (October 1, 2026) and $106.89 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $98. The current price $104.50 is above 44 of those 94 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 47% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves LQD by 0.2%: a $1,000 position swings about $2 a day.
Low of the stretch$102.02 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$106.89 · $100 → $98
Share of profitable dates47% · 44/94
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.