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The datasets from which these PYPL forecasts are drawn originate from FactSet. They represent the aggregated estimates made available to academics or practitioners via the Institutional Brokers’ Estimate System (IBES). Although this seems like a fair way of predicting future profits given that they have some level expertise in investment banking, studies show there's still an optimism bias present among these professionals.

Regression-based models suffer from the use of past earnings in a linear or exponential framework. This can lead to bias because these models assume that future performance will mirror historical trends exactly, whereas business cycle dynamics and seasonality may introduce randomness over time periods.

While there is a clear consensus that a factor-based approach to investment is rewarded over time, it goes without saying that the implementation of factor investing strategies, especially in the world of long-only money-management, is rarely subject to the same consensus. Index providers who offer funds that generally contain a small number of stocks in relation to the size and risk level they are designed for, often do so by selecting certain conditions or factors within each company.

For example, some commercial indexes aim at proportionality between price movements and dividends paid out over time while others look exclusively on liquidity considerations alone; yet still more restrict their selection criteria based around corporate governance issues like transparency reports rating various aspects such as soundness levels among others relevant metrics available about any given firm when deciding whether it should be included into an investor’s portfolio.

United States Natural Gas Fund, LP Seasonality

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UNG Seasonal Returns Previous 16 Years

Month Mean
January -0.87415
February -4.21512
March -0.19078
April 4.32445
May 0.11510
June -0.22588
July -1.43446
August -0.55967
September -0.88239
October -3.00561
November -2.91874
December -7.74391
Month Mean Median Win Freq
January -0.87415 -0.53603 46.67000
February -4.21512 -3.94935 33.33000
March -0.19078 -1.56484 46.67000
April 4.32445 4.32445 87.50000
May 0.11510 0.01182 50.00000
June -0.22588 -1.73455 37.50000
July -1.43446 -3.55723 31.25000
August -0.55967 -0.55967 50.00000
September -0.88239 -0.88239 37.50000
October -3.00561 -3.00561 37.50000
November -2.91874 -5.01229 37.50000
December -7.74391 -6.16683 40.00000
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About United States Natural Gas Fund, LP

UNG is an exchange-traded security designed as an investment vehicle for investors looking to track movements in natural gas prices. The fund primarily invests in futures contracts traded on the NYMEX, ICE Futures Europe and ICE Futures U.S. exchanges. The fund may also invest in futures contracts traded on other U.S. and foreign exchanges. The Benchmark Futures Contract is the near month natural gas futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange. When the contract is within two weeks of its expiry date, the fund rolls into longer-dated contracts.
Best month to buy UNG
United States Natural Gas Fund, LP has tended to perform the best during the month of April, during which shares have historically returned an average of 4.3.
Worst month to buy UNG
United States Natural Gas Fund, LP has tended to perform the worst during the month of December, during which shares have historically returned an average of -7.7.
About Market Seasonality
Seasonality can be defined as the predictable changes that occur over a one-year period in an economy, market or business, based on the seasons of the calendar year.

Traders often attempt to take advantage of seasonal patterns by holding long and short positions in assets simultaneously in the same or a related markets, such as equity sectors, index futures or commodities.

Investors in individual equities may take seasonality into account when when analyzing the impact that seasonal changes may have on the fortunes of particular companies. For example, for many businesses, sales can vary depending on the season. In such cases, the share prices of business that experience higher profits during specific seasons may simultaneously register significant gains while later giving them back during off-peak periods.Seasonality can be defined as the predictable changes that occur over a one-year period in an economy, market or business, based on the seasons of the calendar year.
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This chart shows the seasonal tendencies  of the share price of Apple Inc UNG over the last 40 years.
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