MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR SPDR (XLB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:XLB - NYSE Arca - US81369Y1001 - ETF - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, XLB scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, XLB was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
63% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than XLB.
In the last month XLB has a been trading in the 77.96 - 85.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
XLB has an average volume of 6716140 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
XLB is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so XLB is lagging the market slightly.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of XLB 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.
More info and screens
77.10
91.90
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @86.32 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 83.86 to 84.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @77.88 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @87.20 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 89.46 to 90.99. 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
CRS37.78
Mansfield-0.5
10 Day High85.29
10 Day Low81.96
20 Day High85.29
20 Day Low77.96
52 Week High97.87
52 Week Low73.12
Performance
1 Week-0.44%
2 Weeks2.35%
1 Month8.16%
3 Month-4.22%
6 Month-10.49%
12 Month-7.93%
2 Year12.72%
3 Year-1.71%
5 Year52.5%
10 Year67.08%
15 Year174.99%
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)0.39
RSI(14)55.16
LBB81.35
UBB85.43
NYSEARCA:XLB (5/12/2025, 1:00:57 PM)
86.52
+1.96 (+2.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg2.32%
1 Week-0.44%
2 Weeks2.35%
1 Month8.16%
3 Month-4.22%
6 Month-10.49%
12 Month-7.93%
2 Year12.72%
3 Year-1.71%
5 Year52.5%
10 Year67.08%
15 Year174.99%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.48
ATR(20)%1.85%
ATR Inc-17.19%
Range Today1.4
ADR(20)1.44
ADR(20)%1.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS37.78
Mansfield-0.5
10 Day High85.29
10 Day Low81.96
20 Day High85.29
20 Day Low77.96
52 Week High97.87
52 Week Low73.12
CS1 End84.47
CR1 Start86.32
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.95%
DER(5)-1.33%
Volume2.26M
Volume Incr-57.17%
Vol(5)3.50M
Vol(50)6.72M