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 % |
-0.33 |
2.97 |
-0.50 |
1.72 |
4.06 |
22.28 |
-1.18 |
-3.95 |
-1.82 |
-2.50 |
-0.69 |
-0.83 |
| #Times DJP Stock Price Increased |
38 |
42 |
40 |
38 |
37 |
39 |
49 |
41 |
38 |
44 |
41 |
37 |
| #Times DJP Stock Price Unchanged |
6 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| #Times DJP Stock Price Decreased |
37 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
26 |
41 |
36 |
47 |
43 |
44 |
35 |
37 |
| 2009 % |
-5.11 |
-4.57 |
3.74 |
0.79 |
13.84 |
-2.05 |
3.04 |
-1.11 |
1.90 |
3.50 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
4.12 |
12.16 |
-6.49 |
4.45 |
2.09 |
9.23 |
-12.17 |
-7.36 |
-11.39 |
-21.51 |
-8.44 |
-4.96 |
| 2007 % |
0.02 |
3.21 |
0.59 |
1.14 |
0.29 |
-1.52 |
1.83 |
-3.61 |
7.95 |
3.46 |
-3.17 |
4.39 |
| 2006 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
83.44 |
2.59 |
-3.70 |
-5.76 |
4.55 |
5.46 |
-4.35 |
| 2005 % |
-0.36 |
1.09 |
0.15 |
0.48 |
0.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.37 |
1.59 |