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-0.6%$100 → $99
a month ago+2.5%$100 → $102
three months ago-2.6%$100 → $97
since our history starts, May 7, 2026+2.7%$100 → $103
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying QQQ
Over the last 110 days QQQ closed between $667.31 (July 29, 2026) and $746.10 (June 2, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $107 today; at the high, $96. The current price $712.87 is above 41 of those 110 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 37% 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 → $107
High of the stretch$746.10 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates37% · 41/110
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.