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Seasonal Start
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR) Seasonal Chart
MEMC ELECTRONIC MTRL (WFR) Seasonality
Analysis has revealed that with a buy date of September 28 and a sell date of May 8, investors have benefited from a total return of 5639.11% over the last 10 years. This scenario has shown positive results in 7 of those periods.
Conversely, the best return over the maximum number of positive periods reveals a buy date of November 18 and a sell date of February 16, producing a total return over the same 10-year range of 427.85% with positive results in 10 of those periods.
The buy and hold return for the past 10 years was 11.18%.
Average Daily Return over past 10 years
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
| Average | 0.05% | -0.38% | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.35% | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| Up Days | 118 | 117 | 128 | 135 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 130 | 115 | 100 |
| Down Days | 134 | 136 | 123 | 115 | 118 | 121 | 124 | 113 | 123 | 139 |
Monthly Averages over past 14 years:
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| 11.81% | -0.87% | 6.24% | 4.64% | 6.82% | -1.24% | -6.23% | -0.08% | -19.2% | 12.74% | 11.74% | 1.22% |
According to Thackray’s 2010 Investors Guide, the period of seasonal strength for the Technology Sector ranges from October 9th through to January 17th. The seasonality ends around the time of the Consumer Electronics Show at the beginning of January and before earnings are finished being reported for the previous quarter in which holiday sales contributes significantly to the bottom line.
| Average Return | Positive Periods | % of Sessions Gaining Within Periods |
| -12.58% | 0 Out of Last 1 Period | 41.79% |
| -16.31% | 0 Out of Last 3 Periods | 43.11% |
| -0.34% | 2 Out of Last 5 Periods | 50.16% |
| 14.05% | 5 Out of Last 10 Periods | 49.34% |
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