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 % |
-11.08 |
-2.92 |
6.35 |
11.61 |
8.00 |
-2.44 |
-7.70 |
18.05 |
1.12 |
-14.06 |
6.16 |
5.04 |
| #Times AGO Stock Price Increased |
42 |
43 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
53 |
51 |
61 |
45 |
44 |
63 |
58 |
| #Times AGO Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| #Times AGO Stock Price Decreased |
56 |
52 |
54 |
48 |
48 |
54 |
54 |
50 |
53 |
65 |
37 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
-33.06 |
-42.06 |
53.17 |
42.69 |
35.71 |
-5.56 |
12.84 |
42.45 |
-2.40 |
-14.61 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-10.80 |
8.37 |
-7.44 |
6.53 |
-8.65 |
-22.11 |
-36.29 |
41.88 |
0.00 |
-30.92 |
0.09 |
1.42 |
| 2007 % |
-1.34 |
7.85 |
-3.45 |
3.26 |
4.86 |
-0.06 |
-17.65 |
7.11 |
4.22 |
-15.08 |
-2.16 |
17.59 |
| 2006 % |
0.32 |
3.65 |
-5.29 |
-0.59 |
0.24 |
1.85 |
0.51 |
4.90 |
-3.06 |
-2.92 |
2.70 |
2.90 |
| 2005 % |
-10.51 |
7.61 |
-5.22 |
6.18 |
7.82 |
13.67 |
2.10 |
-6.07 |
6.83 |
-6.76 |
17.97 |
-3.52 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12.18 |
6.79 |