US materials ETF · Sell signal in week 4
XLB gains 1.2% after 6 straight declines and stalls under its 50-week average
Our view last week
XLB, the US materials sector ETF, has lost its 50-week moving average: the week closes down 1.9%, the 6th straight decline, after a fresh 90-day low in the 47.8 area. A week ago price was still leaning on that average and the sell signal had lost steam; now, on the technical analysis side, the decline has picked up pace, with weak price action and negative money flow. For swing trading the quality band still flags trading as not recommended: supports are close.
This week's summary
The first gain after 6 weeks of declines: XLB, the US materials sector ETF, recovers 1.2%, but the bounce touches the 50-week moving average, in the 49.7 area, and closes below it again. A week ago the decline had picked up pace; now, on the technical analysis side, the Sell signal is losing steam again, with weekly money flow still negative and a price action of lower highs on the daily chart. For swing trading, the trade setup stays not recommended.
IQS Phase
82
in tension / maturity
Signal Strength
13
decline losing steam
Sizing
MINIMUM
Ranking
#98 / 174
US stocks sell signals
Trade P&L %
+1.12%
from signal to date, no stop loss
Materials US (XLB) weekly chart — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP
Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
Rank position
ranks 98th among the 174 sell signals for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 13 out of 100.
Sector context
SectorETF Settoriale
Benchmark ETFXLB
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly +1.17% · monthly -3.81%
XLB belongs to the etf settoriale sector (reference ETF XLB). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.
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