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Arithmetic Average Seasonal Chart

Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSPB Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSPB Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Publishing Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 10 and a Sell Date of January 1 has resulted in a geometric average return of 0.37% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 14 of those periods. This is a good rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 4% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Consumer Discretionary sector, which runs from October 17 to April 12. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Consumer Discretionary Sector Seasonal Chart.