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 % |
7.51 |
1.44 |
0.69 |
4.21 |
3.59 |
-4.15 |
-3.11 |
4.84 |
-3.09 |
-7.83 |
-2.56 |
4.55 |
| #Times VLO Stock Price Increased |
58 |
51 |
62 |
55 |
58 |
57 |
49 |
58 |
49 |
52 |
55 |
58 |
| #Times VLO Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times VLO Stock Price Decreased |
42 |
44 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
50 |
56 |
50 |
53 |
57 |
47 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
11.46 |
-19.64 |
-7.63 |
10.84 |
12.75 |
-24.49 |
6.57 |
4.11 |
3.47 |
-6.64 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-15.60 |
-2.24 |
-14.98 |
-0.52 |
4.07 |
-18.99 |
-18.86 |
4.04 |
-12.82 |
-32.07 |
-10.83 |
17.93 |
| 2007 % |
6.10 |
6.01 |
12.08 |
8.90 |
6.25 |
-1.01 |
-9.26 |
2.24 |
-1.93 |
4.84 |
-7.56 |
7.57 |
| 2006 % |
20.99 |
-13.83 |
11.14 |
8.30 |
-5.23 |
8.43 |
1.37 |
-14.86 |
-10.32 |
1.67 |
5.24 |
-7.09 |
| 2005 % |
14.60 |
36.92 |
2.85 |
-6.46 |
0.13 |
15.29 |
4.64 |
28.65 |
6.16 |
-6.94 |
-8.55 |
7.28 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8.89 |
-2.96 |