Do you think some stocks are seasonal?

Answer 1

Yes. The classic "seasonal" stocks are:

Refining: Peaks refining periods are early spring (ahead of US driving season) and autumn ahead of cold winter periods.

Container shipping: Summer to late autumn - ahead of holiday retail season.

Autos - summer sales season

Consumer: Christmas, August (back to school).

Airlines: Summer, Nov-Dec

Coal: Non-winter

Steel: Non-winter

Entertainment: Summer

Construction: Non-winter

And so on, and so on...

Answer 2

Interesting question - there is a VERY common misconception that people make that a company's stock will perform exactly as the company performs. Said another way, people feel that a good company automatically equals a good stock. While many companies and industries are quite seasonal (there are several examples, many of which were pointed out in other posts in this thread), stock of these companies generally trade irrespective of the underlying seasonality of the companies. There are likely to be swings in share prices at seasonal inflection points, but generally only because uncertainty tends to peak at these points. Stocks do follow cyclical patterns, but I think you are only asking about seasonal patterns.

Answer 3

Some stocks are seasonal like most of retail stocks. You have to
read the financial books and journals to find out. The library is the place to start.

Answer 4

Well yes, especially ones whose main income comes from the christmas season, for example toys r us or sees candies etc.

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Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

techinally all of them are especially the cyclicals.

Answer 7

of course it is.