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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the First Solar Inc. (NASD:FSLR) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of February 22 and a Sell Date of May 30 has resulted in a geometric average return of 1.75% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 18 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 outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 18 years by an average of 1.38% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Technology sector, which runs from October 9 to February 15. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Technology Sector Seasonal Chart.

First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems for use in utility-scale development projects. The company’s solar modules use cadmium telluride to convert sunlight into electricity. This is commonly called thin-film technology. First Solar is the world’s largest thin-film solar module manufacturer. It has production lines in Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, and India.

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