If I had bought VG
If I had bought VG
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VG
a week ago+0.2%$100 → $100
a month ago-15.1%$100 → $85
since our history starts, August 17, 2026-4.3%$100 → $96
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VG
Over the last 39 days VG closed between $12.70 (September 25, 2026) and $15.80 (September 11, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $104 today; at the high, $83. The current price $13.16 is above 7 of those 39 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 18% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VG by 5.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $50 a day.
Low of the stretch$12.70 · $100 → $104
High of the stretch$15.80 · $100 → $83
Share of profitable dates18% · 7/39
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.