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Arithmetic Average Seasonal Chart

Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSMG Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSMG Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Mining Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of December 15 and a Sell Date of April 9 has resulted in a geometric average return of 5.94% 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 15 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 20 years by an average of 14.64% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Very Well with the period of seasonal strength for the Materials sector, which runs from November 20 to May 5. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Materials Sector Seasonal Chart.