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XLB climbs 1.9% as the MACD crosses back above Signal after 15 weeks

XLB, the US materials sector ETF: weekly technical analysis as the MACD crosses back above Signal after 15 weeks and buyers regain control. Price action shows a buy signal in play, trade up 3% since entry.

XLB climbs 1.9% as the MACD crosses back above Signal after 15 weeks
Materials ETF: XLB's MACD flips back bullish

XLB climbs 1.9% as the MACD crosses back above Signal after 15 weeks

August 21, 2026

Our view last week

XLB, the US materials sector ETF, gives back just 0.6% after last week's strong rebound, even with 76% of volume on the sell side: money flow stays positive and keeps climbing, a sign sellers aren't really driving this market. On the daily chart price keeps building higher lows, from the 50 area toward 52. The trade has been open 18 weeks, up 1.12%: technical analysis of XLB and the levels to watch.

This week's summary

XLB, the US materials sector ETF, closes the week up 1.9% as the MACD crosses back above its Signal line after 15 weeks below it: buyers took charge again, with 91% of weekly volume on the buy side after a week dominated by sellers. The materials sector stays in a strength phase (+5.35% over the past month). The trade has been open for 19 weeks, up 3%: technical analysis of XLB and the levels to watch.
Open long ·19th week from start ·US stocks ·T1 ★ See Gold version →
IQS Phase
80
in tension / maturity
Signal Strength
29
low · fading
Sizing
MINIMUM
Ranking
#144 / 167
US stocks in progress
Trade P&L %
+3.04%
from signal to date, no stop loss

Chart · Weekly — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP

Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
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Rank position

ranks 144th among the 167 Longs already running for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 29 out of 100.

Sector context

SectorETF Settoriale
Benchmark ETFXLB
Sector regimein strong phase
Performanceweekly +1.90% · monthly +5.35%

XLB belongs to the etf settoriale sector (reference ETF XLB). The sector is classified in strong phase according to our weekly reading.

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