If I had bought QQQ
If I had bought QQQ
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into QQQ
a week ago-0.1%$100 → $100
a month ago+5.1%$100 → $105
three months ago+4.0%$100 → $104
since our history starts, May 7, 2026+8.3%$100 → $108
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying QQQ
Over the last 157 days QQQ closed between $667.31 (July 29, 2026) and $760.59 (October 6, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $113 today; at the high, $99. The current price $751.86 is above 152 of those 157 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 97% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves QQQ by 1.1%: a $1,000 position swings about $11 a day.
Low of the stretch$667.31 · $100 → $113
High of the stretch$760.59 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates97% · 152/157
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.