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Seasonality

How each market has tended to move through the calendar — the average cumulative return path over the year, and each month's average return and positive-close probability.

Current month: August

Average is August's mean month-over-month return over the labelled trailing window of complete calendar years. Blue is positive, amber negative. Markets are grouped by asset class; a shorter price history is flagged, not hidden.

Indices4 assets

Asset
E-mini Nasdaq-1000.85%-0.15%1.68%0.94%0.23%60.0%56.0%
E-mini S&P 5001.91%0.21%0.92%-0.01%-0.08%53.3%60.0%
E-mini Dow3.20%-0.05%0.79%-0.24%-0.22%53.3%56.0%
E-mini Russell 20007.00%0.03%0.50%-0.36%-0.14%46.7%48.0%

Metals5 assets

Asset
Silver9.98%-1.95%0.83%2.56%1.17%46.7%44.0%
Gold5.48%0.78%0.96%2.44%2.02%73.3%72.0%
Platinum6.16%-1.37%-0.68%0.83%0.78%60.0%54.5%
Palladium-7.60%-3.58%-0.81%-0.29%-1.10%46.7%43.5%
Copper4.34%-1.22%-1.06%-1.11%-1.12%33.3%40.0%

Energy4 assets

Asset
Natural Gas (Henry Hub)-3.51%5.76%9.13%5.67%0.23%73.3%56.0%
Heating Oil-5.53%-1.57%0.60%1.65%2.23%53.3%48.0%
WTI Crude Oil-7.58%-5.50%-2.45%-1.17%-0.79%46.7%48.0%
RBOB Gasoline-1.26%-9.30%-2.12%-2.04%-0.19%33.3%32.0%

Grains6 assets

Asset
Soybean Oil-7.39%-2.33%0.39%0.18%-0.09%46.7%40.0%
Corn1.02%-0.36%-2.53%-0.94%-0.26%33.3%40.0%
Soybean Meal8.33%-4.00%-4.71%-1.86%-1.15%40.0%36.0%
Wheat (HRW, KC)-6.37%-1.18%-3.94%-2.25%-0.44%40.0%48.0%
Soybeans7.80%-3.75%-3.43%-2.71%-2.28%33.3%32.0%
Wheat (SRW, Chicago)-1.00%-2.66%-4.96%-2.91%-1.13%40.0%40.0%

Softs4 assets

Asset
Cocoa-10.24%4.68%3.45%3.48%2.18%66.7%56.0%
Coffee C34.16%10.60%3.72%2.89%1.86%46.7%48.0%
Cotton No. 2-0.61%4.88%0.18%1.34%0.76%60.0%48.0%
Sugar No. 110.12%3.83%1.29%-0.92%-1.21%53.3%48.0%

Livestock3 assets

Asset
Live Cattle6.20%1.53%-0.10%-0.04%0.50%40.0%43.5%
Feeder Cattle10.08%2.04%-0.12%-0.21%0.15%53.3%58.3%
Lean Hogs-11.30%-16.69%-15.02%-15.17%-13.80%6.7%8.0%

Forex7 assets

Asset
Euro FX2.37%0.19%0.07%0.17%-0.04%46.7%52.0%
Japanese Yen2.54%-0.15%0.10%0.13%0.68%46.7%60.0%
US Dollar Index-2.26%0.06%0.03%-0.01%0.06%60.0%52.0%
Swiss Franc1.18%-0.23%0.06%-0.07%-0.01%46.7%48.0%
Canadian Dollar0.85%-0.56%-0.24%-0.39%-0.17%33.3%44.0%
British Pound2.22%-0.53%-0.48%-0.44%-0.68%33.3%32.0%
Australian Dollar1.79%-0.15%-0.42%-0.71%-0.69%26.7%36.0%

Bonds5 assets

Asset
Ultra T-Bond-0.43%-1.41%0.28%0.99%1.42%46.7%50.0%
T-Bond0.41%-1.10%0.14%0.72%1.58%53.3%72.0%
10-Year T-Note1.25%-0.44%0.12%0.36%0.88%60.0%76.0%
5-Year T-Note1.04%-0.25%0.06%0.17%0.52%53.3%72.0%
2-Year T-Note0.48%0.03%0.06%0.06%0.18%46.7%64.0%

Crypto2 assets

Asset
Bitcoin-6.50%-5.46%1.75%-0.15%-0.15%27.3%27.3%
Ether8y · low sample18.75%2.60%-2.13%-2.13%-2.13%37.5%37.5%