If I had bought VGT
If I had bought VGT
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VGT
a week ago-0.1%$100 → $100
a month ago+5.5%$100 → $106
since our history starts, August 5, 2026+6.6%$100 → $107
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VGT
Over the last 67 days VGT closed between $116.42 (August 24, 2026) and $130.82 (September 18, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $110 today; at the high, $98. The current price $128.29 is above 58 of those 67 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 87% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VGT by 4.1%: a $1,000 position swings about $41 a day.
Low of the stretch$116.42 · $100 → $110
High of the stretch$130.82 · $100 → $98
Share of profitable dates87% · 58/67
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.