Seasonality
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Apr is the seasonally strongest month over 5Y.
Apr averages +35.8% with a 71% win rate across 5 years of history.
Sep shows persistent seasonal weakness.
Sep averages -16.4% with only a 0% win rate across 5 years of history.
Q2 (Apr–May–Jun) is the seasonally strongest quarter.
The three months of Q2 combine for a +51.9% average return historically.
January Effect: Q1 historically opens the year positively.
Q1 (Jan–Mar) averages +15.3% historically, with January alone posting a 50% win rate.
2026 YTD is tracking above the 5Y seasonal average.
At day 205 of the year, the current YTD return is +117.8% vs the historical average for the same point.
Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76.92% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 126.09% | -11.54% | -13.04% | 62.50% | -23.08% | -25.50% | ||
| 2025 | 0.00% | 20.00% | 50.00% | -22.22% | 71.43% | -33.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 25.00% | -20.00% | 62.50% |
| 2024 | -30.43% | -18.75% | 38.46% | 22.22% | -31.82% | 6.67% | -12.50% | 0.00% | -14.29% | -8.33% | -27.27% | -37.50% |
| 2023 | -16.33% | -4.88% | -7.69% | 5.56% | -26.32% | -3.57% | 29.63% | -25.71% | -15.38% | -13.64% | 31.58% | -8.00% |
| 2022 | 4.00% | -3.85% | 24.00% | 8.06% | -22.39% | -17.31% | 16.28% | 4.00% | -11.54% | 15.22% | -5.66% | -2.00% |
| 2021 | 4.00% | 15.38% | 0.00% | 86.67% | 48.21% | -13.25% | 11.11% | -20.00% | -43.75% | 5.56% | 2.63% | 28.21% |
| 2020 | 0.00% | -50.00% | 150.00% | 40.00% | -20.00% | 25.00% | -14.29% | -6.67% | -17.86% | 8.70% | 0.00% | |
| Avg | 6.36% | 1.13% | 7.82% | 35.76% | 29.32% | -13.19% | 8.07% | 0.93% | -16.39% | 0.99% | -1.67% | 7.20% |
GAL.V - Average returns for the respective month in the last 5 years
GAL.V - Average growth of $100 invested at start of year
5 years of data
GAL.V Distribution of Daily Returns from 2021 to 2026
GAL.V Distribution of Daily % Changes