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 % |
-0.12 |
14.88 |
-2.44 |
1.26 |
12.42 |
5.41 |
2.80 |
-2.98 |
-1.29 |
-4.28 |
1.65 |
10.54 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Increased |
53 |
58 |
53 |
50 |
60 |
61 |
54 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
54 |
60 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Decreased |
48 |
38 |
53 |
52 |
45 |
46 |
50 |
59 |
46 |
57 |
46 |
45 |
| 2009 % |
3.09 |
20.69 |
-2.48 |
-3.63 |
35.23 |
-19.00 |
17.72 |
-7.05 |
-0.82 |
-2.78 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-3.74 |
23.37 |
-8.41 |
19.41 |
2.29 |
15.46 |
-12.08 |
-16.08 |
-36.27 |
-42.05 |
-22.98 |
14.00 |
| 2007 % |
-6.73 |
27.71 |
4.80 |
10.65 |
19.08 |
11.07 |
-3.73 |
11.87 |
27.37 |
30.42 |
-0.92 |
36.44 |
| 2006 % |
5.67 |
2.85 |
-9.74 |
4.53 |
3.73 |
0.58 |
0.26 |
3.51 |
4.06 |
10.77 |
13.78 |
0.28 |
| 2005 % |
1.10 |
-0.23 |
3.65 |
-24.67 |
1.79 |
18.96 |
11.83 |
-7.17 |
-0.79 |
-17.78 |
2.81 |
8.05 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15.56 |
-6.09 |