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 % |
-6.21 |
-3.41 |
3.46 |
8.67 |
3.63 |
-0.48 |
7.05 |
-0.56 |
1.41 |
-2.33 |
-1.90 |
4.63 |
| #Times STD Stock Price Increased |
44 |
45 |
55 |
59 |
55 |
54 |
65 |
47 |
55 |
54 |
53 |
55 |
| #Times STD Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| #Times STD Stock Price Decreased |
57 |
47 |
51 |
44 |
50 |
50 |
37 |
62 |
46 |
52 |
47 |
47 |
| 2009 % |
-17.38 |
-23.20 |
10.17 |
37.96 |
17.38 |
12.66 |
19.50 |
6.71 |
4.67 |
-0.55 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-18.65 |
1.48 |
12.15 |
5.77 |
-0.89 |
-12.96 |
5.33 |
-11.37 |
-11.53 |
-28.49 |
-22.06 |
13.38 |
| 2007 % |
1.13 |
-1.74 |
-3.82 |
-0.78 |
8.54 |
-4.26 |
1.20 |
-1.76 |
5.69 |
12.43 |
-1.33 |
0.56 |
| 2006 % |
8.19 |
2.45 |
-0.06 |
5.00 |
-5.79 |
1.18 |
2.94 |
3.46 |
1.41 |
8.42 |
6.78 |
2.08 |
| 2005 % |
-4.36 |
3.97 |
-1.13 |
-4.60 |
-1.11 |
0.96 |
6.30 |
0.16 |
6.81 |
-3.48 |
-0.15 |
3.94 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.25 |
3.17 |