XLV The Health Care Select Sector SPDR® ETF Forecast, Technical & Fundamental Analysis

XLV in upward trend: 10-day moving average moved above 50-day moving average on August 21, 2025

The 10-day moving average for XLV crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on August 21, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 13 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 Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on August 14, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on XLV as a result. In of 90 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 XLV just turned positive on August 14, 2025. Looking at past instances where XLV's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 43 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

XLV moved above its 50-day moving average on August 14, 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 XLV advanced for three days, in of 346 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 8 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 XLV declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

XLV broke above its upper Bollinger Band on August 15, 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.

The Aroon Indicator for XLV entered a downward trend on August 14, 2025. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.