XLU, sell signal in confirmation week
XLU Drops 3.5% and Confirms the Sell Signal
Our view last week
XLU, the US utilities sector ETF, breaks down through the trigger level in the 44.4 area — the 7-day high — confirming the Sell signal that fired last week. This week the price rebounds 1.6%, but the confirmation week is still open, and on the daily chart the sequence is three lower highs, from the 47 area toward 44. Signal strength drops to 22 out of 100: a decline with no fresh push. Our weekly technical analysis on this ETF points to caution.
This week's summary
After last week's bounce, XLU is falling again: the price gives back 3.5%, price action shows sellers firmly in control, and a distribution phase is under way. This XLU technical analysis — the US utilities sector ETF — finds the sell signal still in its confirmation week: the tape leans lower, but the verdict isn't in yet.
IQS Phase
95
in tension / maturity
Signal Strength
59
decline starting to make lower lows
Sizing
STANDARD
Ranking
#15 / 93
US stocks sell signals
Trade P&L %
+1.93%
from signal to date, no stop loss
Rank position
ranks 15th among the 93 sell signals for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 59 out of 100.
Sector context
SectorETF Settoriale
Benchmark ETFXLU
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly -3.48% · monthly -6.88%
XLU belongs to the etf settoriale sector (reference ETF XLU). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.
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