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 % |
-7.11 |
-3.17 |
0.14 |
0.65 |
0.86 |
-3.68 |
5.79 |
0.08 |
1.89 |
-0.57 |
1.87 |
3.14 |
| #Times FTE Stock Price Increased |
42 |
43 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
48 |
60 |
58 |
54 |
52 |
47 |
57 |
| #Times FTE Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times FTE Stock Price Decreased |
57 |
50 |
51 |
48 |
52 |
54 |
43 |
52 |
43 |
58 |
54 |
48 |
| 2009 % |
-19.94 |
-0.08 |
0.94 |
-2.64 |
5.80 |
-2.26 |
11.49 |
1.22 |
4.58 |
-6.31 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-2.53 |
-5.31 |
0.39 |
-6.69 |
-2.11 |
-3.36 |
6.28 |
-6.56 |
-4.78 |
-9.59 |
1.62 |
9.09 |
| 2007 % |
0.40 |
-2.61 |
-2.50 |
10.87 |
4.95 |
-10.54 |
-1.12 |
11.59 |
10.29 |
10.65 |
2.57 |
-4.47 |
| 2006 % |
-8.28 |
-4.12 |
2.93 |
3.74 |
-0.98 |
-5.32 |
6.27 |
-3.91 |
4.44 |
11.97 |
-0.10 |
6.25 |
| 2005 % |
-5.19 |
-3.72 |
-1.05 |
-2.03 |
-3.37 |
3.08 |
6.04 |
-1.96 |
-5.07 |
-9.56 |
-3.87 |
-0.59 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9.15 |
5.42 |