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 % |
-0.05 |
-4.62 |
5.77 |
-0.64 |
-1.16 |
4.46 |
-4.38 |
8.64 |
3.73 |
-11.86 |
-15.55 |
-0.05 |
| #Times SMA Stock Price Increased |
41 |
32 |
48 |
39 |
39 |
46 |
39 |
51 |
39 |
43 |
39 |
43 |
| #Times SMA Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times SMA Stock Price Decreased |
39 |
42 |
38 |
38 |
42 |
39 |
45 |
36 |
38 |
45 |
42 |
40 |
| 2009 % |
-14.04 |
-21.89 |
17.94 |
15.06 |
5.92 |
21.20 |
-8.14 |
28.74 |
-5.89 |
-23.13 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
4.42 |
-2.19 |
-6.73 |
-15.47 |
5.56 |
9.52 |
3.02 |
2.99 |
7.84 |
-30.38 |
-30.64 |
-11.04 |
| 2007 % |
-0.35 |
8.20 |
9.52 |
4.04 |
-9.76 |
4.44 |
-6.74 |
7.37 |
4.18 |
2.69 |
-1.80 |
3.50 |
| 2006 % |
9.75 |
-2.62 |
2.36 |
-6.17 |
-6.37 |
-17.33 |
-5.64 |
-4.53 |
8.80 |
3.38 |
-12.87 |
1.77 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-16.87 |
5.55 |