If I had bought PSX
If I had bought PSX
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into PSX
a week ago+4.9%$100 → $105
a month ago+6.7%$100 → $107
since our history starts, August 19, 2026+14.1%$100 → $114
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying PSX
Over the last 53 days PSX closed between $236.88 (August 25, 2026) and $281.52 (October 8, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $117 today; at the high, $99. The current price $277.33 is above 51 of those 53 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 96% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves PSX by 4.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $44 a day.
Low of the stretch$236.88 · $100 → $117
High of the stretch$281.52 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates96% · 51/53
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.