If I had bought VST
If I had bought VST
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VST
a week ago+0.0%$100 → $100
a month ago+1.9%$100 → $102
since our history starts, August 3, 2026-8.8%$100 → $91
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VST
Over the last 50 days VST closed between $137.42 (August 24, 2026) and $155.67 (August 3, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $103 today; at the high, $91. The current price $141.93 is above 21 of those 50 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 42% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VST by 2.5%: a $1,000 position swings about $25 a day.
Low of the stretch$137.42 · $100 → $103
High of the stretch$155.67 · $100 → $91
Share of profitable dates42% · 21/50
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.