iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) — Technical state
As of 2026-11-04 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
The Closelooknet read
- Signal: Downtrend stack — Trades -0.3% vs the 50-day and -2% vs the 200-day average, 3.5% below the 52-week high and +1.5% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 38 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Trend: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF trades 0.3% below its 50-day and 2.0% below its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-04)
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Trades -0.3% vs the 50-day and -2% vs the 200-day average, 3.5% below the 52-week high and +1.5% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 38 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+0.6%
- vs 50-day-0.3%
- vs 200-day-2%
- 52-week band3.5% off the high · +1.5% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive up sessions
- CrossoverDeath cross 38 sessions ago
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 51 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 95.5 · %D 56.7 · bull cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-04
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on HYG?
Downtrend stack — Trades -0.3% vs the 50-day and -2% vs the 200-day average, 3.5% below the 52-week high and +1.5% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 38 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-04; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is HYG above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-11-04, iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF trades -0.3% below its 50-day and -2% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day +0.6% away.
How far is HYG from its 52-week high?
3.5% below the 52-week high and 1.5% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-04.
Mentioned on Closelooknet
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Dailies
- AI Trade — Kospi Swings 7% on AMD and the Midterms, Closes Green; Nasdaq Futures Recover
The high-yield bond fund HYG rose 0.12% and the corporate bond fund LQD was flat.
- Asia's Chip Markets — Kospi and Taiwan fall 3.6%, Bitcoin slips under 77,000, Nasdaq futures dip
High-yield bonds (HYG) slipped 0.18% and investment-grade bonds (LQD) 0.15%.
- Oil — Brent −6.5% on Iran Talks Lifts Stocks; Amazon +5%, Oracle −6% on a $20 Billion Raise
- Overnight — Markets steady after Friday's chip rout: Nasdaq futures +0.8%, Kospi +2.2%, Bitcoin near 78,000
High-yield bonds (HYG) slipped 0.19% and investment-grade bonds (LQD) rose 0.05%.
- AI Trade — Japan, Korea, Taiwan fall, India rises; Bitcoin under 80,000, gold under 4,000, TLT above 81.50
Credit stayed calm, with high-yield bonds (HYG) flat and investment-grade (LQD) up 0.14%, so the move is a search for safety, not a sign of stress in company borrowing.
- Sell-Off — Nasdaq −3%, Chips −8%, Bitcoin −4%, Gold −3%; Only Bonds, Oil and Defensives Hold
Credit is calm: high-yield bonds (HYG) slip 0.2% and investment-grade bonds (LQD) are flat, so the selling has not reached the borrowers.
- Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slip
The investment-grade corporate bond fund LQD lost 1.42% and the high-yield fund HYG 0.85%.
- Megacaps — Microsoft jumps 3.6%, Meta gives back 3.7%; oil sinks 4% on Iran-deal talk, the 30-year at 5.49%
Dollar 157.10 yen (-1.06%), the yen's best day in weeks; VIX 15.03 (-4.1%); bitcoin $84,000 (-0.45%); gold fund GLD $393.42 (+0.44%); high-yield fund HYG flat; Nikkei 66,364 (+1.30%), Hang Seng 24,510 (-1.30%), DAX 25,409 (+0.56%), FTSE…