If I had bought VRTX
If I had bought VRTX
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VRTX
a week ago+1.5%$100 → $102
a month ago-0.2%$100 → $100
since our history starts, August 5, 2026+6.0%$100 → $106
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VRTX
Over the last 67 days VRTX closed between $481.10 (August 6, 2026) and $559.95 (August 22, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $107 today; at the high, $92. The current price $514.94 is above 22 of those 67 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 33% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VRTX by 2.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $20 a day.
Low of the stretch$481.10 · $100 → $107
High of the stretch$559.95 · $100 → $92
Share of profitable dates33% · 22/67
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.