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 % |
-16.61 |
-6.20 |
3.72 |
2.40 |
7.51 |
7.39 |
14.61 |
7.22 |
-3.05 |
4.47 |
-4.65 |
-5.81 |
| #Times SAY Stock Price Increased |
52 |
43 |
55 |
43 |
51 |
49 |
60 |
64 |
50 |
57 |
49 |
55 |
| #Times SAY Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times SAY Stock Price Decreased |
46 |
51 |
50 |
59 |
52 |
55 |
45 |
46 |
51 |
52 |
54 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-78.97 |
-31.57 |
20.77 |
14.65 |
17.78 |
46.70 |
62.06 |
32.14 |
-1.19 |
-19.59 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-8.67 |
2.38 |
-9.56 |
13.68 |
13.32 |
-15.73 |
-12.96 |
4.31 |
-27.44 |
-2.59 |
-19.06 |
-28.98 |
| 2007 % |
-3.03 |
-7.34 |
5.24 |
9.60 |
1.85 |
-2.28 |
7.67 |
-4.42 |
1.61 |
17.23 |
-13.80 |
2.14 |
| 2006 % |
7.13 |
4.97 |
6.34 |
-17.77 |
-10.58 |
3.02 |
6.37 |
8.28 |
1.36 |
14.29 |
5.61 |
2.83 |
| 2005 % |
0.50 |
0.58 |
-4.21 |
-8.17 |
15.20 |
5.22 |
9.92 |
-4.22 |
10.41 |
13.00 |
3.19 |
3.83 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.80 |
-8.86 |