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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Mastercard (NYSE:MA) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of September 9 and a Sell Date of February 5 has resulted in a geometric average return of 9.72% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 19 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 16 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 19 years by an average of 2.54% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Financial sector, which runs from November 22 to April 13. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Financial Sector Seasonal Chart.

Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs through its brands including Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus. It also offers cyber and intelligence solutions. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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