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 % |
-1.15 |
-9.33 |
5.85 |
14.11 |
-8.67 |
8.65 |
5.37 |
3.96 |
-0.28 |
-6.88 |
5.00 |
-1.62 |
| #Times SFE Stock Price Increased |
42 |
40 |
47 |
46 |
41 |
53 |
48 |
50 |
42 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| #Times SFE Stock Price Unchanged |
7 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
| #Times SFE Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
48 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
45 |
50 |
55 |
52 |
59 |
50 |
54 |
| 2009 % |
-13.03 |
-14.99 |
7.84 |
65.45 |
15.38 |
25.71 |
37.12 |
2.84 |
-1.60 |
-11.20 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
6.67 |
-19.78 |
-3.24 |
7.38 |
-13.38 |
-10.50 |
8.87 |
5.93 |
-12.58 |
-37.59 |
-10.25 |
-1.42 |
| 2007 % |
9.09 |
6.44 |
5.34 |
1.69 |
-12.61 |
6.84 |
-18.14 |
-6.51 |
6.51 |
2.62 |
-16.16 |
-8.62 |
| 2006 % |
10.36 |
-10.79 |
30.00 |
4.45 |
-8.90 |
-8.08 |
-6.47 |
-2.47 |
-0.50 |
24.49 |
1.23 |
-2.01 |
| 2005 % |
-18.86 |
-7.55 |
-10.68 |
-8.44 |
-23.84 |
29.29 |
5.47 |
20.00 |
6.79 |
-12.71 |
29.80 |
-1.52 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20.36 |
5.47 |