Consumer Staples ETF (XLP) looks to resume upward trend
With the selling that has hit the market over the last month, most of the select sector SPDR ETFs have moved below their 52-week moving averages. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) is one of the few that is still above its 52-week moving average and in fact, it isn’t even close to moving below the trend line.
The XLP did reach oversold territory on its daily chart, but there are signals hinting at a rally being due. We see on the daily chart that the stochastic readings reached oversold territory and made a bullish crossover on June 3. The last few times the indicators have been at or near oversold territory and performed a bullish crossover, the ETF has rallied nicely over the next month or so.
In addition to the bullish stochastic crossover, the Tickeron Trend Prediction Engine generated a bullish signal on the XLP on May 31. The signal sh0wed a confidence level of 90% and it predicts a gain of at least 4% over the coming month.
Of the last 100 predictions made by the prediction engine on the XLP, 92% have been successful.
XLP in upward trend: 10-day moving average moved above 50-day moving average on December 02, 2025
The 10-day moving average for XLP crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on December 02, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 17 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The RSI Oscillator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where XLP's RSI Oscillator exited the oversold zone, of 28 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on November 12, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on XLP as a result. In of 92 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for XLP just turned positive on November 12, 2025. Looking at past instances where XLP's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 44 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
XLP moved above its 50-day moving average on November 25, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where XLP advanced for three days, in of 324 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 3 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where XLP declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
XLP broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 26, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
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