Cocoa (CC-F)
Commodities · Softs · data since 2000-01-03 · last close 2026-09-09
Cocoa (CC-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -31.3 | -32.8 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 27.5 | 7.9 | 23.2 | -10.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.9 | -18.0 | -12.3 | 15.5 | 7.3 | -4.4 | -9.1 | -10.2 | -11.6 | -8.9 | -12.1 | 12.2 |
| 2024 | 14.9 | 35.0 | 50.0 | 3.8 | -7.9 | -17.2 | 4.7 | 19.4 | -20.1 | -5.0 | 25.7 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 8.2 | -5.3 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 | -5.1 | 11.7 | 17.2 | -6.2 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 6.4 | -2.0 | -3.9 | -8.2 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -3.0 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | -2.8 | 6.7 | -13.1 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 3.6 | -4.1 | -9.0 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | -0.6 | -18.5 | 8.1 | 0.9 | -8.3 | 6.6 | 13.5 | -6.5 | -9.9 | 31.2 | -13.5 |
| 2019 | -10.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -4.3 | -7.8 | 13.0 | -1.6 | 8.9 | -2.9 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 11.3 | -13.7 | 0.9 | -12.4 | 7.0 | -11.4 | 8.6 | -4.0 | 12.7 |
| 2017 | -1.1 | -7.6 | 7.8 | -12.0 | 11.1 | -7.1 | 8.3 | -4.6 | 3.9 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -7.6 |
| 2016 | -14.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 8.7 | -4.6 | -1.8 | -5.6 | 3.0 | -5.5 | -0.9 | -12.7 | -10.9 |
| 2015 | -7.5 | 15.2 | -13.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 6.2 | -2.0 | -3.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | -3.5 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -12.2 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | -2.7 | 1.1 | 9.1 | -7.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -2.9 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 4.0 | -6.9 | 2.0 | -8.0 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 11.8 | -5.3 | -5.1 | 6.3 | -11.9 |
| 2011 | 10.4 | 12.1 | -21.4 | 14.8 | -11.5 | 5.7 | -6.2 | 4.2 | -15.8 | 3.4 | -19.8 | -2.5 |
| 2010 | -3.2 | -8.4 | 1.8 | 8.8 | -8.2 | -2.4 | 6.8 | -12.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 9.5 |
| 2009 | 4.0 | -9.5 | 3.9 | -10.0 | 10.4 | -3.9 | 16.3 | -4.2 | 13.3 | 5.0 | -2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 14.3 | 18.4 | -15.7 | 24.2 | -5.5 | 19.2 | -11.9 | 0.2 | -10.7 | -19.7 | 15.5 | 12.3 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | 6.4 | 13.6 | -7.1 | 3.8 | 9.1 | -5.5 | -3.8 | 9.0 | -4.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -2.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 11.7 | -9.7 | -4.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 10.3 |
| 2005 | -1.4 | 12.5 | -6.0 | -9.6 | -2.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -8.7 | 4.7 | -4.4 | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -1.3 | -8.8 | 3.7 | -8.8 | 23.1 | 2.3 | -13.6 | 1.1 | 13.1 | -6.9 |
| 2003 | 19.2 | -13.7 | -5.8 | 5.9 | -28.1 | 12.6 | -12.8 | 24.2 | -10.7 | -11.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 8.9 | -12.1 | -9.2 | 15.5 |
| 2001 | 34.6 | 10.9 | -5.1 | -5.9 | -7.3 | 4.1 | -1.8 | -3.1 | 16.2 | -5.6 | 33.2 | -3.3 |
| 2000 | -4.2 | -5.3 | 6.2 | -6.6 | 12.7 | -2.6 | 0.6 | -9.7 | 7.0 | -5.3 | -6.8 | 7.7 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -1.1 | -2.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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CC-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Cocoa has monthly history back to 2000. November carries the highest average at +3.4%, but the median November is +1.1% and 14 of 26 have finished green: +33% in 2001 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is April — positive in 18 of 27 years, median +3.8%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. October is the soft spot, down in 17 of 26 with a median of -2.8%. Across its full record it has closed 55% of months higher, swings ±10.6% in an average month and has fallen 77.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.0% | -1.4% | +2.1% | +0.9% | +2.5% | -0.8% | -2.8% | +3.4% | +2.6% |
| Win rate | 48%/27 | 59%/27 | 59%/27 | 67%/27 | 48%/27 | 59%/27 | 59%/27 | 56%/27 | 54%/26 | 35%/26 | 54%/26 | 58%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
CC-F risk & extremes
CC-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Cocoa's best month?+
Cocoa's strongest completed month on record is March 2024, at +50.02%.
What was Cocoa's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2026, at -32.82%.
Is Cocoa up this year?+
Cocoa is down 2.11% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Cocoa's 1-year return?+
-18.34% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Cocoa's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 77.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2000.
Which calendar month is historically best for Cocoa?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2000. An average is not a forecast.
About Cocoa
Cocoa is a softs business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2000, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $837 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was March 2024 at +50.02%; its worst, February 2026 at -32.82%.
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