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What if I put $100 into Apple in 1998?

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BITBANK TIME MACHINE · AAPL

$100 in Apple, Jan 1998

$233,994+233,894%

$0.1451 -> $339.50

“That's not investing, that's a lottery ticket that hit.”

Your mate would have told you to sell at $116.54.

BRun yours → bitbank.nz/tools/time-machine1998-01-02 to 2026-10-20
Sold the top$236,7242026-10-16 at $343.46
Missed vs top$2,729-1.15% from the top
Bought the top instead$98.85-1.15% · worst possible entry
Worst moment$97.691998-01-05 (-2.31%)
Max drawdown from top-1.15%to $233,994 on 2026-10-20
Held689.23 AAPL2,340x · +30.92%/yr over 28.8 years

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