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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: July

Average is July'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-1002.38%3.98%4.35%3.86%2.38%93.3%76.0%
E-mini S&P 5002.17%3.56%3.37%2.55%1.67%86.7%72.0%
E-mini Dow0.08%3.16%2.92%2.06%1.75%86.7%80.0%
E-mini Russell 20001.68%4.91%3.61%2.04%1.01%66.7%60.0%

Metals5 assets

Asset
Silver1.95%1.26%5.06%3.97%3.63%60.0%64.0%
Palladium8.53%2.85%4.46%3.95%3.82%66.7%73.9%
Gold-0.04%1.37%1.97%1.74%0.98%66.7%56.0%
Platinum-3.57%-0.85%2.16%1.32%-0.24%46.7%45.8%
Copper-13.91%-2.32%-0.43%-0.53%1.48%53.3%60.0%

Energy4 assets

Asset
Heating Oil2.29%3.35%1.50%0.85%1.08%60.0%64.0%
RBOB Gasoline6.53%3.37%1.20%0.82%1.33%46.7%56.0%
Natural Gas (Henry Hub)-10.13%4.25%0.63%-0.44%-0.53%26.7%32.0%
WTI Crude Oil6.37%2.32%0.21%-0.85%0.74%60.0%68.0%

Forex7 assets

Asset
Japanese Yen-4.32%1.38%1.05%1.04%0.59%66.7%52.0%
Swiss Franc-2.74%0.70%0.47%0.30%0.24%46.7%44.0%
British Pound-3.64%-0.04%0.22%0.18%0.42%53.3%60.0%
Australian Dollar-2.25%-0.83%0.38%0.11%0.37%53.3%52.0%
Canadian Dollar-1.58%-0.40%0.33%0.11%0.06%53.3%48.0%
US Dollar Index3.25%0.28%-0.38%-0.07%-0.22%40.0%48.0%
Euro FX-2.95%-0.70%0.36%-0.11%0.18%53.3%52.0%

Bonds5 assets

Asset
Ultra T-Bond-1.52%0.75%0.79%1.19%1.09%60.0%56.2%
T-Bond-1.11%1.08%0.68%1.02%0.64%60.0%64.0%
10-Year T-Note-0.95%0.72%0.35%0.51%0.52%60.0%68.0%
5-Year T-Note-0.63%0.44%0.06%0.04%0.16%40.0%52.0%
2-Year T-Note-0.29%0.04%-0.04%-0.05%-0.01%40.0%40.0%