Historical return explorer / data updated daily
See the gainsyou missed.
Pick an asset and a year. We'll run the timeline.Not advice—just math and mild emotional damage.
Past performance is shown for education and does not predict future returns.
Today's Reality Check
The Daily Haunting
If you put $10k in
AMD 2012
You missed out on
99.4x
9,843%
Popular 'What Ifs'
The Multiverse of Missed Gains
NVDA
1999 Peak Value
Multiplier
5439.6x
AAPL
1998 Peak Value
Multiplier
2877.0x
AMZN
1997 Peak Value
Multiplier
2600.7x
NVDA
2000 Peak Value
Multiplier
2417.6x
NVDA
2003 Peak Value
Multiplier
2417.6x
AAPL
1997 Peak Value
Multiplier
2157.8x
NVDA
2001 Peak Value
Multiplier
1978.0x
AAPL
1994 Peak Value
Multiplier
1569.3x
AAPL
2001 Peak Value
Multiplier
1569.3x
AAPL
2003 Peak Value
Multiplier
1569.3x
AAPL
1996 Peak Value
Multiplier
1438.5x
MSFT
1990 Peak Value
Multiplier
1419.7x
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