NYSEARCA:XLP - NYSE Arca - US81369Y3080 - ETF - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, XLP scores 7 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, XLP is only an average performer.
Besides having an excellent technical rating, XLP also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 82.83. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 82.49, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
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We found 2 important support areas.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
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 |
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ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for XLP is up. |
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for XLP is up. |
ChartMill Relative Strength | 55.25 | NEUTRAL | XLP is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLP is above the rising SMA(20). |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLP is above the rising SMA(50). |
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLP is above the rising SMA(200). |
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.7 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for XLP is a neutral value. |
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.07 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests XLP has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
Stochastics (14,3) | 85.84 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests XLP may be overbought. |
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.09 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for XLP suggests low volalility. |
Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.82 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for XLP suggests a weak or negative trend. |
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
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83.20 | 80.75 | 2.45 (2.94%) | 25.00% |
An entry @83.20. This is a Buy Stop order right above the 10 day high. | An exit @80.75. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 2.45 points, which is 2.94%. | For a 0.74% total portfolio risk, you can invest 25.00% of your capital in this trade. |
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-0.58 (-0.7%)