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Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSOS Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSOS Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Exploration & Production Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of December 6 and a Sell Date of April 27 has resulted in a geometric average return of 3.2% 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 16 of those periods. This is a very 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 4.83% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Energy sector, which runs from January 21 to May 9. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Energy Sector Seasonal Chart.