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 % |
2.16 |
8.12 |
6.73 |
-0.73 |
5.67 |
30.99 |
8.42 |
-1.88 |
10.25 |
3.64 |
6.18 |
-3.78 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Increased |
40 |
40 |
51 |
42 |
43 |
49 |
44 |
46 |
44 |
47 |
46 |
42 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Decreased |
40 |
36 |
35 |
40 |
41 |
34 |
38 |
44 |
37 |
40 |
38 |
39 |
| 2008 % |
-12.08 |
23.00 |
23.33 |
12.30 |
26.11 |
94.65 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
0.94 |
-6.32 |
-1.69 |
4.46 |
1.39 |
-2.77 |
-13.10 |
-1.59 |
7.06 |
4.76 |
-26.43 |
-7.66 |
| 2006 % |
13.68 |
-15.41 |
11.66 |
0.15 |
-9.38 |
15.88 |
19.58 |
-6.68 |
-4.91 |
13.58 |
28.50 |
-17.69 |
| 2005 % |
6.11 |
31.22 |
-6.37 |
-19.82 |
4.55 |
16.21 |
6.56 |
-0.63 |
7.71 |
-5.14 |
2.83 |
9.87 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20.63 |
1.40 |
31.16 |
1.35 |
19.81 |
0.37 |