ISHARES U.S. HIGH YIELD BOND (XHY.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:XHY - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA46430D1042 - ETF - Currency: CAD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to XHY. XHY has been a bad performer in the overall market. Some doubts are observed in the medium term time frame, but recent action was again very positive.
68% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than XHY.
Warning: XHY has an average volume of 19014 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
XHY 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 XHY is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month XHY has a been trading in a tight range between 16.60 and 16.86.
XHY has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a support zone below the current price at 16.64, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 16.41 to 16.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 15.69 to 16.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.74 to 17.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
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.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for XHY.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for XHY.CA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 32.34 | NEUTRAL | XHY.CA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of XHY.CA is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XHY.CA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of XHY.CA is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.28 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for XHY.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests XHY.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 58.34 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for XHY.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.47 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for XHY.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.06 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for XHY.CA suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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)
TSX:XHY (7/11/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
16.74
-0.03 (-0.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.18%
1 Week-0.53%
2 Weeks-0.12%
1 Month0.42%
3 Month3.33%
6 Month1.33%
12 Month1.03%
2 Year4.23%
3 Year-0.24%
5 Year-9.42%
10 Year-17.37%
15 Year-17.25%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%0.47%
ATR Inc-6.25%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%0.41%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS32.34
Mansfield-0.71
10 Day High16.86
10 Day Low16.65
20 Day High16.86
20 Day Low16.6
52 Week High17.02
52 Week Low15.77
CS1 End16.64
CR1 Start16.74
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.05%
DER(5)0.03%
Volume15.67K
Volume Incr0.98%
Vol(5)16.91K
Vol(50)19.01K