If I had bought WMT
If I had bought WMT
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into WMT
a week ago+1.7%$100 → $102
a month ago+16.2%$100 → $116
three months ago+12.3%$100 → $112
since our history starts, May 18, 2026-5.8%$100 → $94
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying WMT
Over the last 172 days WMT closed between $102.83 (August 27, 2026) and $134.58 (May 19, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $122 today; at the high, $93. The current price $125.72 is above 166 of those 172 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 WMT by 2.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $24 a day.
Low of the stretch$102.83 · $100 → $122
High of the stretch$134.58 · $100 → $93
Share of profitable dates97% · 166/172
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “company stock” category.