Historical Nasdaq Composite monthly price returns from 1972 to present, including seasonal patterns, positive and negative month frequency, and current-month performance.
Through 2026-11-13
Current month through 2026-11-13
Current month through 2026-11-13
27.78% of completed historical November observations had an equal or more severe closing-price drawdown. The current month is incomplete.
Frequency and average-return statistics use completed calendar months only. The current partial month is excluded.
Positive historical months
Negative historical months
Historical monthly average
Historical monthly average
Historical average price return for each calendar month.
Positive frequency, negative frequency and historical return characteristics for each calendar month.
| Month | Observations | Positive | Negative | Flat | Positive % | Negative % | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 67.27% | 32.73% | +2.47% | +2.86% |
| February | 55 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 50.91% | 49.09% | +0.40% | +0.10% |
| March | 55 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 61.82% | 38.18% | +0.49% | +1.20% |
| April | 55 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 65.45% | 34.55% | +1.50% | +1.56% |
| May | 55 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 63.64% | 36.36% | +1.47% | +3.11% |
| June | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 58.18% | 41.82% | +1.05% | +1.32% |
| July | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 58.18% | 41.82% | +0.91% | +1.16% |
| August | 55 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 56.36% | 43.64% | +0.36% | +1.54% |
| September | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 52.73% | 47.27% | -0.74% | +0.25% |
| October | 55 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 54.55% | 45.45% | +0.74% | +2.16% |
| November | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 72.22% | 27.78% | +2.11% | +2.47% |
| December | 54 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 59.26% | 40.74% | +1.34% | +0.53% |
Calendar-month price returns across the complete available history.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.9% | -3.4% | -4.8% | +15.3% | +8.4% | -2.8% | -3.2% | +3.9% | +1.9% | -5.3% | -1.2% | — |
| 2025 | +1.6% | -4.0% | -8.2% | +0.8% | +9.6% | +6.6% | +3.7% | +1.6% | +5.6% | +4.7% | -1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | +1.0% | +6.1% | +1.8% | -4.4% | +6.9% | +6.0% | -0.8% | +0.6% | +2.7% | -0.5% | +6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | +10.7% | -1.1% | +6.7% | +0.0% | +5.8% | +6.6% | +4.0% | -2.2% | -5.8% | -2.8% | +10.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | -9.0% | -3.4% | +3.4% | -13.3% | -2.1% | -8.7% | +12.3% | -4.6% | -10.5% | +3.9% | +4.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | +1.4% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +5.4% | -1.5% | +5.5% | +1.2% | +4.0% | -5.3% | +7.3% | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | +2.0% | -6.4% | -10.1% | +15.4% | +6.8% | +6.0% | +6.8% | +9.6% | -5.2% | -2.3% | +11.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | +9.7% | +3.4% | +2.6% | +4.7% | -7.9% | +7.4% | +2.1% | -2.6% | +0.5% | +3.7% | +4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | +7.4% | -1.9% | -2.9% | +0.0% | +5.3% | +0.9% | +2.2% | +5.7% | -0.8% | -9.2% | +0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | +4.3% | +3.8% | +1.5% | +2.3% | +2.5% | -0.9% | +3.4% | +1.3% | +1.0% | +3.6% | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -7.9% | -1.2% | +6.8% | -1.9% | +3.6% | -2.1% | +6.6% | +1.0% | +1.9% | -2.3% | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | +7.1% | -1.3% | +0.8% | +2.6% | -1.6% | +2.8% | -6.9% | -3.3% | +9.4% | +1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -1.7% | +5.0% | -2.5% | -2.0% | +3.1% | +3.9% | -0.9% | +4.8% | -1.9% | +3.1% | +3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | +4.1% | +0.6% | +3.4% | +1.9% | +3.8% | -1.5% | +6.6% | -1.0% | +5.1% | +3.9% | +3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | +8.0% | +5.4% | +4.2% | -1.5% | -7.2% | +3.8% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +1.6% | -4.5% | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | +1.8% | +3.0% | -0.0% | +3.3% | -1.3% | -2.2% | -0.6% | -6.4% | -6.4% | +11.1% | -2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -5.4% | +4.2% | +7.1% | +2.6% | -8.3% | -6.5% | +6.9% | -6.2% | +12.0% | +5.9% | -0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | -6.4% | -6.7% | +10.9% | +12.3% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +7.8% | +1.5% | +5.6% | -3.6% | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | -9.9% | -5.0% | +0.3% | +5.9% | +4.6% | -9.1% | +1.4% | +1.8% | -11.6% | -17.7% | -10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | +2.0% | -1.9% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +3.1% | -0.0% | -2.2% | +2.0% | +4.0% | +5.8% | -6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | +4.6% | -1.1% | +2.6% | -0.7% | -6.2% | -0.3% | -3.7% | +4.4% | +3.4% | +4.8% | +2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | -5.2% | -0.5% | -2.6% | -3.9% | +7.6% | -0.5% | +6.2% | -1.5% | -0.0% | -1.5% | +5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | +3.1% | -1.8% | -1.8% | -3.7% | +3.5% | +3.1% | -7.8% | -2.6% | +3.2% | +4.1% | +6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | -1.1% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +9.2% | +9.0% | +1.7% | +6.9% | +4.3% | -1.3% | +8.1% | +1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | -10.5% | +6.6% | -8.5% | -4.3% | -9.4% | -9.2% | -1.0% | -10.9% | +13.5% | +11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | +12.2% | -22.4% | -14.5% | +15.0% | -0.3% | +2.4% | -6.2% | -10.9% | -17.0% | +12.8% | +14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -3.2% | +19.2% | -2.6% | -15.6% | -11.9% | +16.6% | -5.0% | +11.7% | -12.7% | -8.3% | -22.9% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | +14.3% | -8.7% | +7.6% | +3.3% | -2.8% | +8.7% | -1.8% | +3.8% | +0.2% | +8.0% | +12.5% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | +3.1% | +9.3% | +3.7% | +1.8% | -4.8% | +6.5% | -1.2% | -19.9% | +13.0% | +4.6% | +10.1% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | +6.9% | -5.1% | -6.7% | +3.2% | +11.1% | +3.0% | +10.5% | -0.4% | +6.2% | -5.5% | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | +0.7% | +3.8% | +0.1% | +8.1% | +4.4% | -4.7% | -8.8% | +5.6% | +7.5% | -0.4% | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | +0.4% | +5.1% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +2.4% | +8.0% | +7.3% | +1.9% | +2.3% | -0.7% | +2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | +3.0% | -1.0% | -6.2% | -1.3% | +0.2% | -4.0% | +2.3% | +6.0% | -0.2% | +1.7% | -3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | +2.9% | -3.7% | +2.9% | -4.2% | +5.9% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +5.4% | +2.7% | +2.2% | -3.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | +5.8% | +2.1% | -4.7% | -4.2% | +1.1% | -3.7% | +3.1% | -3.0% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +7.9% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | +10.8% | +9.4% | +6.4% | +0.5% | +4.4% | -6.0% | +5.5% | +4.7% | +0.2% | +3.1% | -3.5% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | -8.6% | +2.4% | +2.3% | -3.5% | +9.3% | +0.7% | -5.2% | -13.0% | -9.6% | -4.3% | +8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | +5.2% | -0.4% | +1.8% | +5.1% | +4.3% | -2.4% | +4.2% | +3.4% | +0.8% | -3.7% | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | +4.3% | +6.5% | +2.1% | +1.2% | -2.3% | +6.6% | -1.9% | -2.8% | +2.9% | -1.3% | -2.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | +12.4% | +8.4% | +1.2% | -2.9% | -0.3% | +2.0% | +2.4% | +4.6% | -2.4% | -27.2% | -5.6% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | +3.4% | +7.1% | +4.2% | +2.3% | +4.4% | +1.3% | -8.4% | +3.1% | -8.4% | +2.9% | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | +12.8% | +2.0% | -1.8% | +0.5% | +3.6% | +1.9% | +1.7% | -1.2% | -5.8% | +4.4% | +7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | -3.7% | -5.9% | -0.7% | -1.3% | -5.9% | +2.9% | -4.2% | +10.9% | -1.8% | -1.2% | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | +6.9% | +5.0% | +3.9% | +8.2% | +5.3% | +3.2% | -4.6% | -3.8% | +1.4% | -7.4% | +4.1% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | -3.8% | -4.8% | -2.1% | +5.2% | -3.3% | -4.1% | -2.3% | +6.2% | +5.6% | +13.3% | +9.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | -2.2% | +0.1% | +6.1% | +3.1% | +3.1% | -3.5% | -1.9% | -7.5% | -8.0% | +8.4% | +3.1% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | +7.0% | -2.3% | -17.1% | +6.9% | +7.5% | +4.9% | +8.9% | +5.7% | +3.4% | +2.7% | +8.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | +6.6% | -2.6% | +7.5% | +1.6% | -1.8% | +5.1% | +2.3% | +6.4% | -0.3% | -9.6% | +6.4% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | -4.0% | +0.6% | +4.7% | +8.5% | +4.4% | +0.0% | +5.0% | +6.9% | -1.6% | -16.4% | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | -2.4% | -1.0% | -0.5% | +1.4% | +0.1% | +4.3% | +0.9% | -0.5% | +0.7% | -3.3% | +5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | +12.1% | +3.7% | +0.4% | -0.6% | -2.3% | +2.6% | +1.1% | -1.7% | +1.7% | -1.0% | +0.9% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | +16.6% | +4.6% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +5.8% | +4.7% | -4.4% | -5.0% | -5.9% | +3.6% | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | +3.0% | -0.6% | -2.2% | -5.9% | -7.7% | -5.3% | -7.9% | -10.9% | -10.7% | +17.2% | -3.5% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | -4.0% | -6.2% | -2.5% | -8.2% | -4.8% | -1.6% | +7.6% | -3.5% | +6.0% | -0.9% | -15.1% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | +4.2% | +5.5% | +2.2% | +2.5% | +0.9% | -1.8% | -1.8% | +1.7% | -0.3% | +0.5% | +2.1% | +0.6% |
Monthly price return is calculated using the final trading-day closing price of each calendar month relative to the final trading-day closing price of the previous month. Dividends are excluded.
Historical month statistics use completed calendar months only. An incomplete current month is shown separately as month-to-date and does not affect the historical frequency calculations.
