If I had bought VLO
If I had bought VLO
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VLO
a week ago+6.4%$100 → $106
a month ago+11.4%$100 → $111
since our history starts, August 11, 2026+34.2%$100 → $134
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VLO
Over the last 61 days VLO closed between $324.47 (August 11, 2026) and $443.84 (October 8, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $134 today; at the high, $98. The current price $435.32 is above 59 of those 61 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 VLO by 3.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $34 a day.
Low of the stretch$324.47 · $100 → $134
High of the stretch$443.84 · $100 → $98
Share of profitable dates97% · 59/61
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.