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 % |
-2.44 |
-0.99 |
3.67 |
6.42 |
2.62 |
-4.76 |
-2.02 |
2.65 |
0.38 |
-6.16 |
-14.84 |
6.38 |
| #Times IRL Stock Price Increased |
46 |
54 |
55 |
60 |
56 |
47 |
48 |
65 |
51 |
57 |
50 |
64 |
| #Times IRL Stock Price Unchanged |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| #Times IRL Stock Price Decreased |
51 |
40 |
50 |
39 |
50 |
58 |
55 |
44 |
50 |
54 |
49 |
40 |
| 2009 % |
-5.41 |
-18.57 |
14.65 |
24.32 |
23.52 |
3.36 |
1.08 |
8.27 |
15.56 |
-13.21 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-0.93 |
-3.74 |
0.10 |
5.09 |
-0.18 |
-15.90 |
-10.77 |
-6.56 |
-20.16 |
-20.79 |
-51.95 |
7.21 |
| 2007 % |
-9.50 |
6.40 |
1.27 |
0.25 |
-5.22 |
-11.05 |
-6.65 |
-1.51 |
1.00 |
2.88 |
-22.81 |
-9.74 |
| 2006 % |
4.55 |
3.78 |
5.58 |
4.69 |
-4.88 |
-2.46 |
3.68 |
7.85 |
5.93 |
5.90 |
-1.33 |
21.61 |
| 2005 % |
-0.89 |
7.17 |
-3.25 |
-2.25 |
-0.13 |
2.27 |
2.54 |
5.18 |
-0.42 |
-5.58 |
-7.55 |
8.33 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9.43 |
4.50 |