If I had bought MSFT
If I had bought MSFT
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into MSFT
a week ago+3.3%$100 → $103
a month ago+8.1%$100 → $108
three months ago+40.0%$100 → $140
six months ago+40.4%$100 → $140
since our history starts, October 14, 2025+3.9%$100 → $104
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying MSFT
Over the last 362 days MSFT closed between $355.47 (June 25, 2026) and $541.65 (October 27, 2025). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $151 today; at the high, $99. The current price $535.12 is above 359 of those 362 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 99% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves MSFT by 1.8%: a $1,000 position swings about $18 a day.
Low of the stretch$355.47 · $100 → $151
High of the stretch$541.65 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates99% · 359/362
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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