If I had bought MS
If I had bought MS
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into MS
a week ago+0.0%$100 → $100
a month ago-10.9%$100 → $89
since our history starts, July 16, 2026-12.7%$100 → $87
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying MS
Over the last 87 days MS closed between $187.11 (October 8, 2026) and $220.10 (August 13, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $102 today; at the high, $87. The current price $190.89 is above 9 of those 87 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 10% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves MS by 2.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $28 a day.
Low of the stretch$187.11 · $100 → $102
High of the stretch$220.10 · $100 → $87
Share of profitable dates10% · 9/87
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.