If I had bought UNH
If I had bought UNH
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into UNH
a week ago+2.2%$100 → $102
a month ago+0.3%$100 → $100
three months ago-10.3%$100 → $90
six months ago+22.1%$100 → $122
since our history starts, October 14, 2025+4.7%$100 → $105
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying UNH
Over the last 362 days UNH closed between $261.16 (March 28, 2026) and $435.53 (July 21, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $146 today; at the high, $87. The current price $380.76 is above 235 of those 362 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 65% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves UNH by 2.3%: a $1,000 position swings about $23 a day.
Low of the stretch$261.16 · $100 → $146
High of the stretch$435.53 · $100 → $87
Share of profitable dates65% · 235/362
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.