HEALTH CARE SELECT SECTOR (XLV) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:XLV - NYSE Arca - US81369Y2090 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall XLV gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. In the past year, XLV 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.
79% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than XLV.
XLV is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
XLV has an average volume of 13263600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
In the last month XLV has a been trading in a tight range between 131.03 and 137.76.
Although the technical rating is bad, XLV 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 135.24, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
127.47
151.19
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 128.76 to 135.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @136.81 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @140.47 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 143.41 to 146.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 149.29 to 149.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for XLV is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for XLV is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.53 | NEGATIVE | XLV has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.47% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLV is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of XLV is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of XLV is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 56.92 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for XLV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.22 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests XLV has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 77.9 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for XLV is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.34 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for XLV suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.72 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for XLV 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)
136.48
+0.72 (+0.53%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.53%
1 Week3.52%
2 Weeks0.95%
1 Month1.68%
3 Month-1.14%
6 Month-5.43%
12 Month-8.99%
2 Year1.74%
3 Year3.08%
5 Year29.33%
10 Year78.2%
15 Year377.7%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.91
ATR(20)%1.34%
ATR Inc-39.01%
Range Today0.96
ADR(20)1.67
ADR(20)%1.22%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.53
Mansfield-1.34
10 Day High136.93
10 Day Low131.03
20 Day High137.76
20 Day Low131.03
52 Week High159.64
52 Week Low127.35
CS1 End135.24
CR1 Start136.81
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.95%
DER(5)-0.27%
Volume9.54M
Volume Incr-10.6%
Vol(5)12.67M
Vol(50)13.26M