MaxLinear Inc

Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: November, up in 9 of 10 Novembers while the other eleven tend to blur together.

Its average (+8.9%) and median (+10.0%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. It is also the calendar's calmest month, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 7.5% spread), and even its worst November in 10 years lost only 0.3% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: November has cleared the S&P 500 by +6.6 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages November only about 62% of the time.

A few other months pull their weight: February, May, and June have also closed higher more often than not. At the other end of the calendar, April is the year's quietest corner, essentially flat on average, and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in March, October, and August. Its roughest month on record was a −33.6% July in 2024 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.

A long streak recently broke — November had risen 9 years straight before a −0.3% reading in 2025. If anything it has sharpened recently — the last five Novembers run ahead of the earlier years.

The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: November aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt. With returns that swing hard year to year, the signal is best held loosely.