If You Had Diamond Hands in 1996...

S&P 500 (SP500)

πŸ‘€ REGRET DETECTED

Your Regret Receipt

Ghost Profit

$106K

You bought ^GSPC at $598 (Jan 1, 1996) β†’ $6,939 today.

ROI +1059%11.6Γ—

From $10,000.

VALUE

$116K

ROI

1,059%

RANGE

25.5%

DRAWDOWN

-20.9%

What do these mean?
VALUE: Final value at today's price
ROI: Percent return vs. your entry
RANGE: High–Low relative to Open
DRAWDOWN: From Year High to Year Low

Reality Slaps

You could've owned…

iPhone
105
iPhones
MacBook Pro
52
MacBook Pros
PS5
211
@$500
NYC Rent Month
30
@$3,500
Vacation Trip
21
@$5,000

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$6,939

Current market price

Price Context

Today (as of Jan 9, 2026)

TODAY

$6,939

1996 Open (Jan 1)

1996

$621

1996 Low

1996

$598

1996 High

1996

$757

πŸ“‹ How We Did The Math
Initial Investment$10,000
Growth Multiple11.59x
Return (ROI)+1059.4%
Final Value$115,940.55
Total Ghost Profit$105,940.55
Data as of 2026-01-09T15:00:46.813Z. For entertainment only. Past performance is not advice.
Historical simulation for entertainment. Don't cry, it's just numbers.