DRIP
Best and worst times to own DRIP in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best or worst window for that holding period, green for a gain and red for a loss: longer holds are wider and darker underneath, shorter ones brighter on top. The grey line is the full two years. Letters mark events inside the windows (E earnings, A analyst, I insider, M mention spike, V volume spike, T theme move, N news). Hover a period above the chart to pick it out and see only its events; click it to hide or show it.
Best and worst window per holding period
| Best | Worst | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
| one single day | Apr 3, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | +21.3% | #27 | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | -22.5% | #12 |
| one week | Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | +57.3% | #5 | May 6, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | -21.7% | #64 |
| one month | Nov 22, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | +35.0% | #98 | Feb 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | -36.1% | #27 |
| 3 months | Jan 8, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | +65.3% | #69 | Dec 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 | -57.8% | #1 |
| 6 months | Oct 23, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | +51.6% | #159 | Nov 5, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | -56.5% | #5 |
| one year | Oct 23, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | +51.6% | #221 | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 7, 2026 | -71.9% | #3 |
Rank #5 for the best one week means 4 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year; for the worst windows #1 is the deepest fall. Updated .
What happened in each window
Best one single day Apr 3, 2025 → Apr 4, 2025 +21.3% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, +21.3% on the day
Best one week Apr 1, 2025 → Apr 8, 2025 +57.3% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, +21.3% on the day
Best one month Nov 22, 2024 → Dec 23, 2024 +35.0% · 0 events
None recorded.
Best 3 months Jan 8, 2025 → Apr 8, 2025 +65.3% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, +21.3% on the day
Best 6 months Oct 23, 2024 → Apr 8, 2025 +51.6% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, +21.3% on the day
Best one year Oct 23, 2024 → Apr 8, 2025 +51.6% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, +21.3% on the day
Worst one single day Apr 8, 2025 → Apr 9, 2025 -22.5% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one week May 6, 2025 → May 13, 2025 -21.7% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one month Feb 26, 2026 → Mar 26, 2026 -36.1% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, -7.9% on the day
Worst 3 months Dec 26, 2025 → Mar 27, 2026 -57.8% · 2 events
- V Volume spike 3.9x average volume, +2.3% on the day
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, -7.9% on the day
Worst 6 months Nov 5, 2025 → May 5, 2026 -56.5% · 2 events
- V Volume spike 3.9x average volume, +2.3% on the day
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, -7.9% on the day
Worst one year Apr 7, 2025 → Apr 7, 2026 -71.9% · 2 events
- V Volume spike 3.9x average volume, +2.3% on the day
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, -7.9% on the day
From Wallsti's event record (Aftermath's events over the two years, plus the AI-read news catalysts, which only cover recent weeks). An event is no proof of cause: check the dates against the line.
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 23, 2026 |
-4.9% | -1.4% | -18.3% | -27.4% | -35.6% | -65.5% |
| Best one single day Apr 3, 2025 |
+21.3% | +18.2% | +3.9% | +21.4% | +26.0% | +59.2% |
| Best one week Apr 1, 2025 |
-1.1% | +0.2% | -4.2% | -2.9% | -3.4% | +28.2% |
| Best one month Nov 22, 2024 |
-2.0% | -10.3% | -18.6% | -18.0% | -2.6% | -17.6% |
| Best 3 months Jan 8, 2025 |
-1.3% | -7.6% | -4.2% | -2.1% | +4.2% | -8.6% |
| Best 6 months Oct 23, 2024 |
+1.8% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +12.4% | +31.3% | +14.7% |
| Best one year Oct 23, 2024 |
+1.8% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +12.4% | +31.3% | +14.7% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.