Seasonality
IBKR seasonality — Interactive Brokers
Over the last 11 years, IBKR's strongest month on average has been November (+6.1%) and its weakest March (-5.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.67% | +4.67% | 80% | +23.1% | -14.1% | 10 |
| Feb | +5.97% | +8.09% | 60% | +22.5% | -6.0% | 10 |
| Mar | -5.58% | -4.77% | 20% | +2.8% | -19.0% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.81% | +1.68% | 60% | +18.5% | -9.6% | 10 |
| May | +3.24% | +1.72% | 60% | +22.0% | -6.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.09% | -0.64% | 50% | +7.6% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.59% | +3.11% | 60% | +18.8% | -7.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.48% | +4.59% | 80% | +10.6% | -7.9% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.32% | +0.10% | 50% | +13.9% | -12.2% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.95% | +0.34% | 50% | +25.4% | -11.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.07% | +4.19% | 78% | +25.2% | -7.6% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.50% | -0.83% | 40% | +15.5% | -9.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — IBKR
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.4 | -4.9 | -5.8 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 10.6 | -12.2 | -10.0 | -1.4 | +17.9% | |
| 2025 | 23.1 | -6.0 | -19.0 | 3.8 | 22.0 | 5.7 | 18.3 | -5.1 | 10.6 | 2.2 | -7.6 | -1.1 | +45.6% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 9.2 | -2.5 | -2.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 25.2 | -7.5 | +113.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 7.7 | -4.1 | -5.7 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | -5.0 | -7.5 | -2.8 | 6.5 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | -14.1 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -9.6 | 3.3 | -10.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 25.4 | 0.2 | -9.9 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 18.3 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -6.0 | -2.3 | -5.9 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 7.6 | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 8.7 | -15.5 | -5.0 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 18.8 | 6.9 | -8.8 | -1.6 | 10.9 | 15.5 | +30.7% |
| 2019 | -7.8 | 9.6 | -6.1 | 4.5 | -6.3 | 6.7 | -5.4 | -7.9 | 13.9 | -11.6 | 1.8 | -3.7 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 8.4 | -3.1 | 10.3 | -1.9 | -11.5 | -7.1 | 3.8 | -11.0 | -10.7 | 17.1 | -5.5 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | -1.7 | -5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | +62.2% |
| 2016 | -0.6 |