Seasonality
CLF seasonality — Cleveland-Cliffs
Over the last 11 years, CLF's strongest month on average has been July (+13.1%) and its weakest April (-5.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.95% | +3.95% | 60% | +39.3% | -21.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.49% | +3.09% | 60% | +30.5% | -22.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.09% | -11.99% | 30% | +50.8% | -32.0% | 10 |
| Apr | -5.34% | -5.59% | 40% | +20.7% | -25.7% | 10 |
| May | +0.81% | -3.41% | 50% | +33.3% | -29.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.82% | +6.45% | 60% | +30.4% | -33.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +13.06% | +13.39% | 70% | +38.4% | -6.2% | 10 |
| Aug | -3.15% | -4.30% | 40% | +27.0% | -25.5% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.88% | -3.55% | 30% | +26.0% | -22.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +5.59% | +1.76% | 70% | +29.4% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.35% | +4.91% | 67% | +33.0% | -15.6% | 9 |
| Dec | +3.13% | +4.60% | 70% | +32.2% | -24.5% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CLF
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6 | -22.5 | -20.7 | 20.7 | 33.3 | -31.0 | 22.7 | 0.3 | -4.7 | 29.4 | -19.6 | -13.7% | |
| 2025 | 8.9 | 5.9 | -24.2 | 0.2 | -29.2 | 30.4 | 38.4 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | +41.3% |
| 2024 | -1.8 | 3.7 | 9.3 | -25.7 | 2.2 | -10.9 | -0.3 | -14.9 | -2.2 | 1.6 | -4.1 | -24.5 | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5 | -0.1 | -14.1 | -16.1 | -9.8 | 20.8 | 5.3 | -13.4 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 19.0 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | -21.3 | 30.5 | 44.0 | -20.9 | -9.1 | -33.7 | 15.2 | -2.5 | -22.0 | -3.6 | 19.2 | 4.1 | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 | -13.0 | 50.8 | -11.2 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 16.0 | -6.1 | -15.6 | 21.7 | -15.6 | 7.0 | +49.5% |
| 2020 | -16.4 | -17.2 | -32.0 | 10.9 | 19.2 | 5.8 | -6.2 | 27.0 | -2.4 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 32.2 | +73.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3 | 3.5 | -9.9 | 0.0 | -12.9 | 22.6 | -0.1 | -25.5 | -9.1 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 5.1 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -5.0 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 6.8 | 14.0 | -0.3 | 28.0 | -6.9 | 26.0 | -15.0 | -13.8 | -17.1 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 21.6 | -23.0 | -18.1 | -12.3 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 8.3 | -14.5 | -16.6 | 11.7 | 8.3 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | -4.5 |