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+1.0%$100 → $101
a month ago+26.4%$100 → $126
three months ago+17.0%$100 → $117
six months ago+21.7%$100 → $122
since our history starts, October 14, 2025-5.5%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying MSFT
Over the last 315 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 $137 today; at the high, $90. The current price $486.72 is above 247 of those 315 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 78% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves MSFT by 1.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $17 a day.
Low of the stretch$355.47 · $100 → $137
High of the stretch$541.65 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates78% · 247/315
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
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