The takeaway
International Money Express Inc shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 9 years of data — strongest in October (+3.2%) and softest in January (−6.0%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 56% of years, averaging +1.2%, roughly 1.0 pts behind the S&P 500.
The full picture
International Money Express Inc's most dependable month has been October, higher in 5 of 9 years; January has been its least reliable, up just 0% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in August (+4.3 pts); it has trailed the market most in January (−5.8 pts).
“vs S&P” is International Money Express Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating International Money Express Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, October has closed higher 60% of the time versus 56% across the last 9 years — the pattern is holding.
Figures are the typical (median) October return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 9(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 9-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
October looks the standout, up in 5 of 9 Octobers — yet the appeal is lumpy, leaning on the occasional blow-out year rather than dependable strength.
The headline flatters a touch — its +3.2% average sits well above the +0.1% a typical year delivers, the work of a few big Octobers. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: October has cleared the S&P 500 by +2.2 points above the index.
The weaker half of the year is plainer: January has been the soft spot — the weakest of 3 months that average a loss (−6.0%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in January, February, and April. Its roughest month on record was a −27.8% August in 2023 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
Reassuringly, the tendency has held its shape: the recent five years still track the years behind them.
Hold it loosely, then: the October tendency is genuine but lumpy, more about the occasional outsized year than a gain to bank on. With a short 9-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (October), its worst (January), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2017 its best month (October, +3.2%) has run well ahead of its worst (January, −6.0%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
October has been the strongest, averaging +3.2% and closing higher in 5 of 9 years since 2017.
It's the weakest, averaging −6.0% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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