If I had bought PYPL
If I had bought PYPL
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into PYPL
a week ago+1.7%$100 → $102
a month ago+5.4%$100 → $105
three months ago-2.1%$100 → $98
since our history starts, July 29, 2026-0.2%$100 → $100
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying PYPL
Over the last 100 days PYPL closed between $52.14 (September 9, 2026) and $63.80 (August 15, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $111 today; at the high, $91. The current price $57.96 is above 70 of those 100 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 70% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves PYPL by 3.1%: a $1,000 position swings about $31 a day.
Low of the stretch$52.14 · $100 → $111
High of the stretch$63.80 · $100 → $91
Share of profitable dates70% · 70/100
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.