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 % |
4.96 |
-10.56 |
-16.43 |
3.17 |
1.52 |
-6.37 |
-10.31 |
2.13 |
-3.09 |
0.95 |
-11.29 |
-0.83 |
| #Times SOLD Stock Price Increased |
31 |
22 |
28 |
21 |
26 |
29 |
27 |
31 |
29 |
36 |
26 |
28 |
| #Times SOLD Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| #Times SOLD Stock Price Decreased |
30 |
33 |
35 |
36 |
35 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
29 |
29 |
35 |
28 |
| 2008 % |
-6.44 |
-9.99 |
-9.57 |
1.69 |
13.68 |
0.79 |
3.82 |
-1.22 |
-6.02 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-7.45 |
-2.10 |
-0.77 |
-3.94 |
-5.55 |
-0.43 |
-9.18 |
-3.85 |
-1.74 |
-0.50 |
-12.30 |
-9.35 |
| 2006 % |
28.76 |
-19.58 |
-38.95 |
11.77 |
-3.57 |
-19.47 |
-25.58 |
11.47 |
-1.51 |
0.34 |
-8.35 |
4.84 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.01 |
-13.23 |
2.03 |