DSU
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
1W: -0.8%
1M: -3.5%
3M: -8.8%
YTD: -14.3%
1Y: -15.9%
3Y: +8.6%
5Y: +11.3%
$8.59
+0.10 (+1.18%)
Weekly Expected Move ±1.7%
$8
$8
$9
$9
$9
Oct Typical
☀️
Sunny
+5.7% YTD avg
Midterm Year
⛅
Partly Cloudy
+3.9% YTD avg
2026 Now
⛈️
Stormy
Below typical
20yr Avg YTD
+5.7%
Day 206 of 252
Midterm Year YTD
+3.9%
Presidential cycle avg
2026 YTD
-14.3%
Below 20yr avg
Typical Vol
36%
Annualized
Monthly Weather Forecast
Jan
20yr
☀️
+2.5%
Midterm
⛅
+1.2%
75% win
19% vol
Feb
20yr
🌧️
+0.9%
Midterm
⛅
+2.5%
65% win
21% vol
Mar
20yr
🌧️
+0.9%
Midterm
⛅
+3.6%
40% win
35% vol
Apr
20yr
☀️
+3.8%
Midterm
⛅
+3.5%
75% win
18% vol
May
20yr
⛅
+4.7%
Midterm
⛅
+1.8%
55% win
15% vol
Jun
20yr
☁️
+4.7%
Midterm
⛅
+1.2%
45% win
15% vol
Jul
20yr
⛅
+5.8%
Midterm
⛅
+3.8%
65% win
14% vol
Aug
20yr
⛅
+6.6%
Midterm
⛅
+4.6%
65% win
21% vol
Sep
20yr
🌧️
+6.5%
Midterm
⛅
+3.3%
60% win
30% vol
Oct
20yr
⛈️
+5.5%
Midterm
⛅
+3.6%
43% win
36% vol
Now:
-3.7%
Nov
20yr
☁️
+5.7%
Midterm
⛅
+4.6%
55% win
24% vol
Dec
20yr
⛅
+1.0%
Midterm
🌧️
-1.2%
60% win
20% vol
Seasonality (20yr)
Updated: 2026-10-27
YTD: -14.3%