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 % |
-5.26 |
-12.17 |
10.54 |
-1.20 |
0.41 |
-13.64 |
4.98 |
48.22 |
-1.02 |
-19.51 |
-6.53 |
-14.42 |
| #Times MBI Stock Price Increased |
47 |
40 |
51 |
49 |
44 |
49 |
52 |
60 |
52 |
47 |
53 |
41 |
| #Times MBI Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times MBI Stock Price Decreased |
54 |
56 |
56 |
52 |
61 |
58 |
53 |
51 |
50 |
64 |
50 |
63 |
| 2009 % |
-5.15 |
-29.01 |
67.15 |
3.28 |
36.36 |
-32.86 |
-3.22 |
60.38 |
15.48 |
-47.67 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-16.25 |
-17.94 |
-4.52 |
-14.88 |
-32.59 |
-37.37 |
35.08 |
173.52 |
-26.62 |
-17.38 |
-40.48 |
-30.42 |
| 2007 % |
-1.67 |
-7.41 |
-1.51 |
6.21 |
-4.32 |
-6.50 |
-9.83 |
6.95 |
1.75 |
-29.49 |
-14.23 |
-49.52 |
| 2006 % |
2.33 |
-4.57 |
2.37 |
-0.82 |
-4.18 |
2.49 |
0.44 |
4.80 |
-0.30 |
0.94 |
12.30 |
4.90 |
| 2005 % |
-5.58 |
-1.90 |
-10.77 |
0.19 |
6.78 |
6.04 |
2.41 |
-4.55 |
4.57 |
-3.95 |
6.11 |
-2.61 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.63 |
5.54 |