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XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:XEL - US98389B1008 - Common Stock

74.68 USD
+0.06 (+0.08%)
Last: 12/11/2025, 6:14:41 PM
74.82 USD
+0.14 (+0.19%)
After Hours: 12/11/2025, 6:14:41 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Taking everything into account, XEL scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. XEL has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.

In the last month XEL has a been trading in the 74.35 - 82.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
XEL has an average volume of 4465400 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, XEL outperforms 60% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
XEL is part of the Electric Utilities industry. There are 48 other stocks in this industry, XEL did better than 55% of them.
XEL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so XEL is lagging the market.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
XCEL ENERGY INC / XEL Weekly stock chart
XCEL ENERGY INC / XEL Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

2

The technical rating of XEL is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.

Support and Resistance Analysis

64.99

82.93

When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.

  • Support @73.61 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 71.14 to 72.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
  • Support @69.65 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 65.65 to 67.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

2 important resistance areas can be observed.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 77.50 to 80.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 81.85 to 82.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for XEL is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for XEL is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength60.53NEUTRALXEL is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of XEL is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of XEL is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of XEL is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)27.2OVERSOLDThe low RSI value suggests XEL may be oversold.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.64NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests XEL has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)4.46OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests XEL may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.8LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for XEL suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)26.34POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for XEL suggests a strong trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
XCEL ENERGY INC / XEL Daily stock chart

XCEL ENERGY INC

NASDAQ:XEL (12/11/2025, 6:14:41 PM)

After market: 74.82 +0.14 (+0.19%)

74.68

+0.06 (+0.08%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Performance
% Chg0.08%
1 Week-3.97%
2 Weeks-8.09%
1 Month-7.48%
3 Month1.81%
6 Month10.44%
12 Month9.63%
2 Year20.63%
3 Year6.52%
5 Year12.01%
10 Year107.96%
15 Year217.11%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.37
ATR(20)%1.8%
ATR Inc5.51%
Range Today1.63
ADR(20)1.31
ADR(20)%1.75%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.53
3 months CRS55.69
6 months CRS59.29
Mansfield-0.75
10 Day High82.17
10 Day Low74.35
20 Day High82.28
20 Day Low74.35
52 Week High83.01
52 Week Low62.58
CS1 End73.61
CR1 Start77.5
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.05%
DER(5)0.22%
Volume5.49M
Volume Incr0.27%
Vol(5)4.38M
Vol(50)4.47M

XCEL ENERGY INC / XEL FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for XCEL ENERGY INC?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to XEL.


What is the current trend direction of XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) stock?

The current trend direction for XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) stock?

XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) has an RSI value of 27.1955. This indicates that the stock is currently oversold.


Can you provide the short term momentum for XCEL ENERGY INC?

The short term momentum for XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL) is negative.