Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLF) — Technical state
As of 2026-11-03 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
The Closelooknet read
- Signal: Uptrend stack intact — Trades +2.3% vs the 50-day and +6.5% vs the 200-day average, 2.4% below the 52-week high and +20% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-03)
- Trend: Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades 2.3% above its 50-day and 6.5% above its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-03)
- Inside the fund: Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. (confirming up, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved +6.1% while the median holding moved +6.8%; 41 of 76 holdings beat the fund and 63 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is +8.8pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 57.1% of the weight (effective N 21.2). (as of 2026-11-04)
The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the XLF overview. Research diary readings, not advice.
Trades +2.3% vs the 50-day and +6.5% vs the 200-day average, 2.4% below the 52-week high and +20% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
Ranked #8 on today’s Directional Flow — sector flow list (scan of 2026-11-04).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+2.7%
- vs 50-day+2.3%
- vs 200-day+6.5%
- 52-week band2.4% off the high · +20% off the low
- Streak1 consecutive down session
- 50-day crossprice crossed up through the 50-day 4 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 83.6 · %D 88.2 · bear cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-03
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on XLF?
Uptrend stack intact — Trades +2.3% vs the 50-day and +6.5% vs the 200-day average, 2.4% below the 52-week high and +20% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-03; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is XLF above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-11-03, Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades +2.3% above its 50-day and +6.5% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +2.7% away.
How far is XLF from its 52-week high?
2.4% below the 52-week high and 20% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-03.
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Long reads
- Second-Tier Chips — Back at the July Low, Leg Two Begins
- Financials — The Early Warning Has Turned, for Now
This autumn they did it again — XLF made its high on 3 September at 58.56, a month before the S&P 500 made its record on 6 October, and fell 8.8% to its low while the index kept rising.
- Software vs Semis — The Axis Turned
Discretionary XLY −0.15% +2.7% −0.6% −1.0% Real Estate XLRE −0.42% −0.3% +1.3% +12.5% Financials XLF −1.17% +2.4% +11.1% +5.5% Communication XLC −1.37% +1.2% −4.0% −5.1% Industrials XLI −3.36% +0.9% +5.7% +16.5% Utilities XLU −3.48% −4.8%…
- Software vs Semis — The Tape Split in Two
Sector (SPDR) Week Financials (XLF) +3.8% Communications (XLC) +3.2% Discretionary (XLY) +2.4% Health Care (XLV) +2.1% Industrials (XLI) +1.5% Materials (XLB) +0.8% Staples (XLP) +0.3% Technology (XLK) −0.3% Utilities (XLU) −1.0% Energy…
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Workable — liquid enough to run cleanly: the SPDR Select Sector funds — XLK (tech), XLF (financials), XLE (energy), XLV (health), XLI (industrials), XLY (discretionary), XLP (staples), XLC (communications), XLRE (real estate) — plus the…
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Dailies
- AI Trade — Kospi Swings 7% on AMD and the Midterms, Closes Green; Nasdaq Futures Recover
Technology (XLK +1.31%), communication services (XLC +1.18%) and industrials (XLI +0.95%) rose; staples (XLP −2.07%), materials (XLB −2.00%), energy (XLE −0.85%), consumer stocks (XLY −0.70%) and financials (XLF −0.64%) fell.
- Asia's Chip Markets — Kospi and Taiwan fall 3.6%, Bitcoin slips under 77,000, Nasdaq futures dip
Technology (XLK −2.95%) and energy (XLE −3.96%) fell, and consumer stocks (XLY +2.41%, with Amazon up 2.2%), financials (XLF +1.86%), materials (XLB +1.76%), staples (XLP +1.58%), industrials (XLI +1.38%) and real estate (XLRE +1.09%) rose.
- AI Trade — Japan, Korea, Taiwan fall, India rises; Bitcoin under 80,000, gold under 4,000, TLT above 81.50
Health 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 — Asia bounces, Kospi +3.3%; Nasdaq-100 holds its support line, Jakarta −10.8% on MSCI
The bank fund XLF rose 1.4% on Thursday.
- Rotation — Out of Chips, Into Pills and Soap
- ASML — record €11.7 billion quarter and sold out into 2028; inflation at 12:30 UTC
- Chips — SOXX −3.7%, now 20% below its June high; software −2.4% as hot inflation and BlackRock weigh
- Banks — More Profit, Still Not Enough
Over the last month to Monday’s close Goldman Sachs lost 13.1%, Bank of America 12.9%, Morgan Stanley 11.4%, Wells Fargo 7.7%, JPMorgan 6.2% and Citigroup 5.0%; the financials fund XLF is 6.0% below its 3 September high.