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

As of 2026-11-05 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

The Closelooknet read

Signal: Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -7.4% vs the 50-day and +5.3% vs the 200-day average, 12.9% below the 52-week high and +33.9% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 57 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-05)
Trend: iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF trades 7.4% below its 50-day and 5.3% above its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-05)
Inside the fund: Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows. (improving, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved −9.9% while the median holding moved +2.1%; 76 of 109 holdings beat the fund and 62 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is −4.2pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 60.0% of the weight (effective N 21.9). (as of 2026-11-05)

The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the IGV overview. Research diary readings, not advice.

Pullback inside an uptrend stack

Trades -7.4% vs the 50-day and +5.3% vs the 200-day average, 12.9% below the 52-week high and +33.9% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 57 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.

Ranked #6 on today’s Directional Flow — theme flow list (scan of 2026-11-06).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-8%
vs 50-day-7.4%
vs 200-day+5.3%
52-week band12.9% off the high · +33.9% off the low
Streak1 consecutive down session
CrossoverGolden cross 57 sessions ago
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 4 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 3.7 · %D 14.9 · bear cross

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-05

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on IGV?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -7.4% vs the 50-day and +5.3% vs the 200-day average, 12.9% below the 52-week high and +33.9% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 57 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-05; 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 2026-11-05, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF trades -7.4% below its 50-day and +5.3% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -8% away.

How far is IGV from its 52-week high?

12.9% below the 52-week high and 33.9% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-05.

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The AI software company whose sales grew 93% while its stock fell by half: back within 7% of its record after breaking a two-month range — at 83 times next year's earningsChart Pick · 25 Sept 2026The pick against software (IGV), cloud software (CLOU) and the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), one year each.
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Cybersecurity — Sold on Price, Bought on FlowWeekly Signal · 13 Sept 20265 · The two funds against software and the index CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity) and WCBR (WisdomTree Cybersecurity) one year, against the software fund IGV and the Nasdaq 100 fund QQQ, rebased to 100 on September 11, 2025.
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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%.

Dailies

AI Builders — Chips Bounce 4%, AMD Jumps 10% and IREN 20% After a Strong Jobs ReportMidday 10 · 6 Nov 2026
Usage Software — Cloudflare Jumps 19%Daily Pulse · 6 Nov 2026Thursday took 4.4% off the software ETF IGV, so the market explains part of the fall, not the 40 points between the groups.
AI Build-Out — Chip Stocks Sink 8%, Nasdaq Drops 4% and the Fear Gauge Jumps 43%Midday 10 · 5 Nov 2026Technology (XLK) falls 5.9%, the chip funds SMH 8.2% and SOXX 9.1%, software (IGV) 3.6% and financials (XLF) 2.0%.
AI Trade — Japan, Korea, Taiwan fall, India rises; Bitcoin under 80,000, gold under 4,000, TLT above 81.50Morning 10 · 30 Oct 2026Health care (XLV +2.40%), real estate (XLRE +2.21%), staples (XLP +1.54%), utilities (XLU +1.53%) and financials (XLF +1.44%) led, while communications (XLC −1.87%), technology (XLK −1.18%) and software (IGV −3.52%) trailed.
AI Trade — The Rocky Period May Have BegunDaily Pulse · 30 Oct 2026The cloud software fund CLOU is up 28.6% since 30 June, the software fund IGV 19.2% and Palantir 68.4%.
Big Tech — Microsoft up 2.9%, Alphabet down 10%, ServiceNow down 18% after hours; Marvell eyes LumentumMorning 10 · 29 Oct 2026Chips led, with SOXX up 2.13% and SMH up 1.74%, while software sat out (IGV +0.12%, CLOU -0.20%).
Earnings Tape — Alphabet −13%, ServiceNow −27%, Microsoft's gain gone, Lilly +6%Midday 10 · 29 Oct 2026Tech and its neighbors carry the losses: software (IGV) −4.4%, cloud (CLOU) −4.3%, small-cap chip stocks (XSD) −2.5%, communications (XLC) −1.9%, chips (SMH) −1.8%, Palantir −2.0% and Nvidia −1.3%.
Fed — rates on hold, two officials wanted a hike; Vertiv +15%, Flex +9%, Micron +4%Midday 10 · 28 Oct 2026Software (IGV) −1.1%, cloud (CLOU) −0.7% and Palantir −2.6% slip into tonight's Microsoft and ServiceNow reports.