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 % |
-3.14 |
-0.42 |
5.52 |
13.92 |
7.14 |
0.18 |
-23.57 |
10.62 |
4.62 |
-2.56 |
-4.86 |
-4.69 |
| #Times VLCM Stock Price Increased |
40 |
37 |
42 |
45 |
44 |
37 |
35 |
45 |
38 |
46 |
42 |
40 |
| #Times VLCM Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| #Times VLCM Stock Price Decreased |
41 |
37 |
44 |
37 |
41 |
47 |
49 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
38 |
41 |
| 2009 % |
-23.93 |
-3.97 |
21.86 |
39.07 |
1.33 |
-8.55 |
-2.95 |
16.82 |
16.30 |
0.79 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-8.39 |
-2.02 |
2.23 |
-6.03 |
33.77 |
-5.79 |
-25.02 |
-0.55 |
-3.13 |
-25.16 |
-22.03 |
8.13 |
| 2007 % |
8.18 |
14.04 |
-5.80 |
22.26 |
3.55 |
15.24 |
-29.21 |
10.01 |
8.94 |
-31.20 |
-7.78 |
-18.31 |
| 2006 % |
11.56 |
-9.74 |
3.77 |
0.39 |
-10.08 |
-0.18 |
-37.10 |
16.19 |
-3.62 |
45.34 |
-1.06 |
-8.75 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11.45 |
0.15 |