Equity Clock

Arithmetic Average Seasonal Chart

Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSDN Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSDN Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Defense Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 29 and a Sell Date of February 24 has resulted in a geometric average return of 3.37% 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 15 of those periods. This is a good rate of success and the return outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 19 years by an average of 1.46% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Industrials sector, which runs from October 29 to May 10. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Industrials Sector Seasonal Chart.