If I had bought MRK
If I had bought MRK
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into MRK
a week ago+3.4%$100 → $103
a month ago-4.8%$100 → $95
since our history starts, August 5, 2026+15.4%$100 → $115
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying MRK
Over the last 48 days MRK closed between $128.13 (August 9, 2026) and $156.55 (August 25, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $116 today; at the high, $95. The current price $148.87 is above 31 of those 48 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 65% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves MRK by 1.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $17 a day.
Low of the stretch$128.13 · $100 → $116
High of the stretch$156.55 · $100 → $95
Share of profitable dates65% · 31/48
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.