Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
-1.34 |
-3.79 |
2.04 |
3.79 |
8.25 |
-1.30 |
3.83 |
7.61 |
-0.30 |
-5.94 |
-4.05 |
-2.35 |
| #Times A Stock Price Increased |
42 |
50 |
55 |
50 |
67 |
51 |
60 |
62 |
54 |
51 |
54 |
50 |
| #Times A Stock Price Unchanged |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times A Stock Price Decreased |
54 |
44 |
51 |
53 |
38 |
56 |
44 |
47 |
48 |
58 |
49 |
53 |
| 2009 % |
15.67 |
-23.28 |
10.81 |
18.80 |
-0.15 |
11.41 |
14.33 |
10.59 |
8.37 |
-11.09 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-7.83 |
-9.59 |
-3.53 |
2.32 |
23.77 |
-4.94 |
1.46 |
-3.60 |
-14.66 |
-25.18 |
-15.13 |
-16.98 |
| 2007 % |
-8.17 |
-0.77 |
6.11 |
2.02 |
11.06 |
0.71 |
-0.74 |
-4.58 |
1.32 |
-0.07 |
2.66 |
-2.87 |
| 2006 % |
1.86 |
6.16 |
4.31 |
2.32 |
-9.13 |
-9.59 |
-9.88 |
13.08 |
1.65 |
8.90 |
-10.55 |
9.45 |
| 2005 % |
-8.25 |
8.55 |
-7.49 |
-6.52 |
15.71 |
-4.11 |
13.99 |
22.56 |
1.83 |
-2.28 |
11.44 |
-6.64 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-8.65 |
5.29 |