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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA (NYSE:VALE) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 4 and a Sell Date of January 18 has resulted in a geometric average return of 4.46% 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 8.55% 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.

Vale SA engages in the production and exportation of iron ore, pellets, manganese, and iron alloys. It operates through the following segments: Iron Solutions, Energy Transition Materials, Coal and Others. The Iron Solutions segment includes the production and extraction of iron ore, iron ore pellets, manganese, other ferrous products, and logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment involves the production and extraction of nickel and its by-products. The Coal segment consists of the production and extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal and its logistic services. Others includes the revenues and cost of other products, services, research and development, investments in joint ventures and associates of other business. The company was founded on June 1, 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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