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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the GrafTech Intl Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of September 9 and a Sell Date of December 2 has resulted in a geometric average return of 21.31% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 7 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 5 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 7 years by an average of 56.88% 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.

A word of caution: Only 7 years of data is available for shares of EAF, perhaps insufficient to create a seasonal profile that accurately gauges the seasonal tendencies influencing the investment. Ideally, while 20 years is preferred, at least 10 years of data is required to perform a seasonal analysis that is considered to be reliable for future seasonal periods.

GrafTech International Ltd. engages in the manufacture of graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. It also produces a needle coke product which is a raw material in producing graphite electrodes. Its customers include steel producers and other ferrous and non-ferrous metal producers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, which sell its products into the automotive, construction, appliance, machinery, equipment, and transportation industries. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, OH.

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