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 % |
4.84 |
2.95 |
30.46 |
19.05 |
-1.33 |
-4.87 |
-1.67 |
7.51 |
-2.40 |
-10.57 |
-14.86 |
-9.63 |
| #Times BIG Stock Price Increased |
33 |
31 |
33 |
42 |
36 |
26 |
34 |
36 |
32 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
| #Times BIG Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times BIG Stock Price Decreased |
28 |
27 |
30 |
21 |
27 |
38 |
31 |
29 |
29 |
39 |
34 |
35 |
| 2009 % |
-7.17 |
15.32 |
33.98 |
33.01 |
-16.74 |
-8.59 |
9.56 |
10.33 |
-1.56 |
0.12 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
8.57 |
-2.93 |
32.34 |
21.21 |
14.91 |
0.58 |
-2.49 |
-2.91 |
-5.87 |
-12.21 |
-28.27 |
-17.28 |
| 2007 % |
13.13 |
-3.54 |
25.07 |
2.94 |
-2.16 |
-6.59 |
-12.09 |
15.12 |
0.24 |
-19.63 |
-22.13 |
-14.34 |
| 2006 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.83 |
2.73 |