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 % |
3.81 |
-6.79 |
9.95 |
2.30 |
4.56 |
4.88 |
1.62 |
0.33 |
-5.09 |
-3.11 |
-7.88 |
10.99 |
| #Times SPEC Stock Price Increased |
48 |
45 |
60 |
45 |
57 |
47 |
48 |
54 |
48 |
47 |
46 |
53 |
| #Times SPEC Stock Price Unchanged |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| #Times SPEC Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
47 |
47 |
55 |
46 |
57 |
53 |
51 |
53 |
60 |
54 |
51 |
| 2009 % |
17.92 |
-22.09 |
24.65 |
0.43 |
16.43 |
7.06 |
12.16 |
-6.98 |
-7.51 |
-0.46 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-40.17 |
-5.33 |
-0.89 |
-0.24 |
6.49 |
-10.25 |
-11.58 |
13.93 |
-13.31 |
-12.98 |
-33.06 |
47.24 |
| 2007 % |
24.42 |
-11.80 |
16.04 |
10.73 |
6.02 |
16.90 |
-3.31 |
-10.96 |
-0.27 |
18.70 |
-13.59 |
3.16 |
| 2006 % |
15.78 |
3.62 |
9.80 |
10.88 |
-11.79 |
15.63 |
5.95 |
5.10 |
-8.73 |
-5.31 |
-0.78 |
9.41 |
| 2005 % |
1.10 |
1.63 |
0.13 |
-10.30 |
5.67 |
-4.93 |
4.90 |
0.57 |
4.37 |
-15.51 |
1.44 |
-2.19 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.57 |
-2.67 |