UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR (XLU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:XLU - American Stock Exchange - US81369Y8865 - ETF - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to XLU. Although XLU is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that XLU is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 70% of all stocks. On top of that, XLU also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
XLU is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so XLU is lagging the market slightly.
XLU has an average volume of 9844960 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
In the last month XLU has a been trading in the 73.91 - 80.44 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is only medium, XLU does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 76.54, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
63.78
83.76
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 74.70 to 77.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @64.42 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @81.47 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 82.93 to 82.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.72
Mansfield-0.31
10 Day High80.44
10 Day Low75.83
20 Day High80.44
20 Day Low73.91
52 Week High83.41
52 Week Low59.14
Performance
1 Week-2.02%
2 Weeks1.4%
1 Month0.87%
3 Month-1.78%
6 Month3.4%
12 Month24.8%
2 Year11.07%
3 Year10.82%
5 Year11.25%
10 Year58.82%
15 Year159.87%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.07
RSI(14)46.32
LBB74.27
UBB80.57
UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR
NYSEARCA:XLU (1/30/2025, 1:30:58 PM)
78.13
+1.39 (+1.81%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg1.81%
1 Week-2.02%
2 Weeks1.4%
1 Month0.87%
3 Month-1.78%
6 Month3.4%
12 Month24.8%
2 Year11.07%
3 Year10.82%
5 Year11.25%
10 Year58.82%
15 Year159.87%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.64
ATR(20)%1.89%
ATR Inc-8.77%
Range Today0.53
ADR(20)1.27
ADR(20)%1.63%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.72
Mansfield-0.31
10 Day High80.44
10 Day Low75.83
20 Day High80.44
20 Day Low73.91
52 Week High83.41
52 Week Low59.14
CS1 End76.54
CR1 Start77.05
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.24%
DER(5)-1.37%
Volume5.00M
Volume Incr24.61%
Vol(5)12.85M
Vol(50)9.84M