Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLK) — Technical state
As of 2026-11-04 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
The Closelooknet read
- Signal: Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -6.8% vs the 50-day and +3.9% vs the 200-day average, 13.2% below the 52-week high and +39.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Trend: Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades 6.8% below its 50-day and 3.9% above its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Inside the fund: Broad decline - breadth is falling with price. (confirming down, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved −12.6% while the median holding moved −11.1%; 39 of 72 holdings beat the fund and 26 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is −11.0pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 62.0% of the weight (effective N 18.4). (as of 2026-11-04)
The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the XLK overview. Research diary readings, not advice.
Trades -6.8% vs the 50-day and +3.9% vs the 200-day average, 13.2% below the 52-week high and +39.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
Ranked #2 on today’s Directional Flow — sector flow list (scan of 2026-11-04).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-5.6%
- vs 50-day-6.8%
- vs 200-day+3.9%
- 52-week band13.2% off the high · +39.5% off the low
- Streak1 consecutive down session
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 4 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 14.7 · %D 9.9 · 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 XLK?
Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -6.8% vs the 50-day and +3.9% vs the 200-day average, 13.2% below the 52-week high and +39.5% off the 52-week low. 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 XLK above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-11-04, Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades -6.8% below its 50-day and +3.9% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -5.6% away.
How far is XLK from its 52-week high?
13.2% below the 52-week high and 39.5% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-04.
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Long reads
- Calendar — The Funds’ New Year and the Midterms: a Fresh Start?
- Software vs Semis — The Axis Turned
Against technology the line has turned from the bottom of its range: Health care over technology, XLV / XLK, one year.
- 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…
- Half-Time on the AI Trade
XLK and QQQ finished green — tech up, but up because the capex engine carried it, not because the breadth was healthy.
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Dailies
- AI Trade — Kospi Falls 5.3%, SK Hynix 9.5% and Advantest 14.7% After Qualcomm; Hong Kong Rises 3.5%
Consumer discretionary (XLY +4.3%), financials (XLF +3.5%), communication services (XLC +3.5%), staples (XLP +3.4%) and health care (XLV +3.1%) led; technology (XLK) was flat, industrials fell 1.1% and energy 4.7%.
- 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.
- Midterms — Dow Jumps 2.3% and Apple Hits a Record; Data-Center Power Stocks Sink Up to 15%
Technology (XLK) slips 0.3%, industrials lose 1.9% on the electrical-equipment names, and energy falls 4.7%.
- AI Trade — Builders Sink, Users Rise
Technology (XLK) lost 2.95% and the chip fund SOXX 3.79%, while consumer stocks (XLY) rose 2.41% after a strong US factory survey, the ISM index at 55.5.
- AI Trade — Chips Bounce 3% Before AMD; Apple, Palantir and Shopify Slip After Their Reports
Technology (XLK) gains 1.5% and communication services 1.3%, while consumer staples (XLP) and materials (XLB) each lose 1.9% and consumer discretionary 1.0%.
- 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 Suppliers — Celestica +13%, Cadence +7%, Amkor +6%: the market finally pays for a beat
Accenture falls 4.7% to 235.64 with no company headline on the wires — the steepest large-cap decline of the session, on a day the Technology sector (XLK) gains 1.8%.