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 % |
3.97 |
7.05 |
4.24 |
-0.32 |
3.92 |
2.17 |
1.86 |
0.05 |
2.82 |
6.35 |
15.79 |
12.16 |
| #Times X Stock Price Increased |
48 |
54 |
56 |
55 |
57 |
53 |
59 |
58 |
52 |
58 |
56 |
57 |
| #Times X Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times X Stock Price Decreased |
51 |
40 |
52 |
46 |
48 |
53 |
45 |
54 |
50 |
52 |
45 |
46 |
| 2008 % |
-16.95 |
9.51 |
15.07 |
22.19 |
12.19 |
6.99 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
14.15 |
6.22 |
11.83 |
2.39 |
11.44 |
-3.89 |
-9.61 |
-3.87 |
12.13 |
1.85 |
-9.44 |
23.23 |
| 2006 % |
24.30 |
-8.78 |
11.34 |
12.89 |
-3.08 |
5.63 |
-10.04 |
-7.76 |
-0.83 |
17.20 |
10.64 |
-2.20 |
| 2005 % |
1.07 |
20.39 |
-18.45 |
-15.90 |
-6.98 |
-13.57 |
24.09 |
-1.70 |
1.03 |
-13.59 |
30.09 |
0.99 |
| 2004 % |
-2.73 |
7.93 |
1.41 |
-23.17 |
6.04 |
15.68 |
8.60 |
-3.21 |
1.92 |
-2.38 |
42.59 |
-2.11 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-3.72 |
16.81 |
-0.15 |
28.67 |
5.07 |
40.89 |