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 % |
-1.26 |
-1.46 |
-2.21 |
6.22 |
6.39 |
-2.88 |
7.25 |
-0.80 |
2.93 |
-1.03 |
9.63 |
-4.44 |
| #Times MTD Stock Price Increased |
49 |
45 |
50 |
65 |
56 |
47 |
61 |
56 |
59 |
52 |
59 |
50 |
| #Times MTD Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times MTD Stock Price Decreased |
51 |
51 |
58 |
38 |
49 |
60 |
44 |
55 |
41 |
58 |
43 |
54 |
| 2009 % |
-1.21 |
-19.92 |
-3.70 |
20.07 |
15.51 |
8.37 |
8.96 |
3.97 |
3.65 |
7.63 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-12.73 |
-0.97 |
-1.22 |
-1.91 |
8.86 |
-8.51 |
13.34 |
-2.14 |
-6.83 |
-21.89 |
7.46 |
-18.04 |
| 2007 % |
5.01 |
4.30 |
3.72 |
8.99 |
0.70 |
-2.83 |
-0.36 |
-0.88 |
8.15 |
4.26 |
9.41 |
-2.19 |
| 2006 % |
4.87 |
4.61 |
-0.35 |
7.39 |
-0.01 |
-6.50 |
1.58 |
-0.95 |
8.55 |
3.78 |
12.77 |
1.85 |
| 2005 % |
-2.23 |
4.67 |
-9.51 |
-3.46 |
6.87 |
-4.93 |
12.71 |
-3.99 |
1.15 |
1.06 |
10.79 |
-3.28 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.72 |
-0.55 |