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 % |
-10.09 |
-10.20 |
-7.37 |
14.46 |
25.89 |
-10.06 |
8.81 |
-4.50 |
-6.93 |
-15.18 |
5.73 |
-6.80 |
| #Times NLS Stock Price Increased |
50 |
50 |
51 |
47 |
47 |
44 |
49 |
49 |
44 |
42 |
51 |
49 |
| #Times NLS Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times NLS Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
46 |
54 |
53 |
55 |
59 |
53 |
59 |
53 |
65 |
50 |
55 |
| 2009 % |
-37.09 |
-53.23 |
-3.07 |
58.73 |
39.00 |
-18.70 |
88.50 |
-19.24 |
-1.15 |
5.29 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-4.11 |
-9.88 |
-21.47 |
9.73 |
86.43 |
-24.51 |
-3.93 |
9.02 |
-14.09 |
-46.60 |
20.49 |
-24.82 |
| 2007 % |
16.50 |
5.64 |
-10.44 |
-10.49 |
-6.72 |
-6.51 |
-18.26 |
-3.24 |
-16.27 |
-19.31 |
-10.57 |
-15.64 |
| 2006 % |
-12.37 |
0.61 |
-9.11 |
9.70 |
3.05 |
-7.03 |
-20.04 |
-1.42 |
11.07 |
2.76 |
9.98 |
-9.90 |
| 2005 % |
-13.40 |
5.88 |
7.22 |
4.63 |
7.68 |
6.46 |
-2.24 |
-7.64 |
-14.21 |
-18.02 |
-2.15 |
5.42 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10.89 |
10.92 |