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 % |
8.73 |
17.00 |
-5.58 |
10.61 |
1.40 |
-1.18 |
-14.61 |
9.42 |
-6.97 |
18.23 |
7.55 |
-3.51 |
| #Times MTL Stock Price Increased |
36 |
33 |
28 |
33 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
35 |
31 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
| #Times MTL Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times MTL Stock Price Decreased |
24 |
25 |
36 |
27 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
30 |
28 |
31 |
30 |
31 |
| 2008 % |
-4.77 |
42.76 |
-13.82 |
28.13 |
19.76 |
-14.01 |
-57.16 |
28.84 |
-34.30 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
11.07 |
10.95 |
5.89 |
-1.76 |
4.72 |
6.81 |
13.71 |
4.79 |
17.16 |
65.00 |
8.12 |
6.77 |
| 2006 % |
19.90 |
-2.72 |
-8.82 |
5.45 |
-20.29 |
3.66 |
-0.39 |
-5.37 |
-3.78 |
9.36 |
16.17 |
-1.19 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-19.67 |
-1.63 |
-16.12 |