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 % |
-9.98 |
7.07 |
6.00 |
4.72 |
6.62 |
-3.24 |
3.46 |
3.43 |
7.11 |
-17.13 |
0.33 |
-13.36 |
| #Times N Stock Price Increased |
37 |
38 |
39 |
44 |
42 |
40 |
51 |
46 |
42 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
| #Times N Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times N Stock Price Decreased |
44 |
39 |
48 |
37 |
41 |
44 |
33 |
41 |
40 |
51 |
35 |
38 |
| 2009 % |
-17.05 |
31.43 |
22.39 |
24.25 |
-17.36 |
2.16 |
2.96 |
12.75 |
11.60 |
-8.68 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-30.07 |
-23.50 |
2.47 |
-8.35 |
19.10 |
-12.92 |
-15.67 |
-2.54 |
7.13 |
-45.22 |
-12.15 |
-2.64 |
| 2007 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-47.47 |
| 2006 % |
17.70 |
-5.76 |
3.25 |
13.19 |
16.77 |
-0.05 |
18.01 |
0.23 |
-2.15 |
0.34 |
-2.21 |
— |
| 2005 % |
-10.51 |
26.10 |
-4.09 |
-10.19 |
7.97 |
-2.17 |
8.56 |
3.29 |
11.86 |
-14.96 |
9.26 |
-0.94 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.44 |
-2.38 |