iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) — Technical state

As of 2026-10-16 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

Pullback inside an uptrend stack

Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +11.3% vs the 200-day average, 11.4% below the 52-week high and +41.2% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 43 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.

Ranked #6 on today’s Directional Flow — theme flow list (scan of 2026-10-16).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-3.6%
vs 50-day-1.5%
vs 200-day+11.3%
52-week band11.4% off the high · +41.2% off the low
Streak1 consecutive down session
CrossoverGolden cross 43 sessions ago
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day today
Stochastic%K 6.2 · %D 57.7

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-16

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on IGV?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +11.3% vs the 200-day average, 11.4% below the 52-week high and +41.2% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 43 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-16; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is IGV above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-10-16, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF trades -1.5% below its 50-day and +11.3% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -3.6% away.

How far is IGV from its 52-week high?

11.4% below the 52-week high and 41.2% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-16.

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Sector Rotation — Three Rotations, One WeekWeekly Signal · 19 Jul 2026And the market-side mirror says the same thing: SOXX −10.2% while software (IGV) finished green at +0.4% and the equal-weight S&P fell just −0.4%.
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Dailies

Hypergrowth — Calls Bought Back After a 25% SlideDaily Pulse · 17 Oct 2026The week those books sat through: the chip fund SOXX fell 11.8 percent, the software fund IGV 7.4 percent and the Nasdaq 100 fund QQQ 5.5 percent to 709.80, while the equal-weight S&P fund RSP rose 0.5 percent and small caps (IWM)…
AI Trade — Asia bounces, Kospi +3.3%; Nasdaq-100 holds its support line, Jakarta −10.8% on MSCIMorning 10 · 16 Oct 2026Underneath, the money moved: chip-equipment makers Applied Materials (−3.8%) and Lam Research (−3.5%) fell again and Dell lost another 5.7%, while ServiceNow rose 6.2%, Salesforce 5.5% and the software fund IGV 2.0%.
Tech — the whole complex sold: chip fund −2.1%, software −4.3%; Nasdaq −1.1% while the Dow is greenMidday 10 · 16 Oct 2026At about noon in New York the chip fund SOXX is down 2.1% for an eighth losing day, and the software fund IGV has dropped 4.3% — after it was bought on Thursday.
AI Trade — Kospi −8.5%, Nikkei −4.7% after hot US inflation; TSMC beats, Nasdaq-100 on supportMorning 10 · 15 Oct 2026The companies that use AI fell less: Shopify −2.3%, the software fund IGV −3.0%.
AI Trade — TSMC is ‘prudent’ on 2027: chip fund −2.0%, Dell −7.7%; software bought, Dow +0.9%Midday 10 · 15 Oct 2026Software fund IGV +0.9%, cloud fund CLOU +0.9%.
AI Trade — Hot Prices, BlackRock Steps BackDaily Pulse · 14 Oct 2026By late morning in New York the selling covered the whole AI complex: the chip fund SOXX −3.0%, six days down and 19.5% below its June high, and now software too — IGV −2.4%, CLOU −2.6% — as holders take profits before the 28 October…
Chips — SOXX −3.7%, now 20% below its June high; software −2.4% as hot inflation and BlackRock weighMidday 10 · 14 Oct 2026At about 12:00 in New York it is down 3.7% to $523.67, the seventh losing day in a row, and the selling has spread to software: the software fund IGV −2.4%, the cloud fund CLOU −2.6%, Oracle −7.5%.
Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day lineMidday 10 · 13 Oct 2026The software fund IGV is flat (−0.1%), so the buying sits in a few large names, not the group.