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Arithmetic Average Seasonal Chart

Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSST Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSST Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Steel Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 26 and a Sell Date of February 21 has resulted in a geometric average return of 8.14% 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 17 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 10.33% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline 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.