Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLC) — Technical state

As of 2026-11-10 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

The Closelooknet read

Signal: Downtrend stack — Trades -1.7% vs the 50-day and -4.1% vs the 200-day average, 10.2% below the 52-week high and +8.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-10)
Trend: Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades 1.7% below its 50-day and 4.1% below its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-10)
Inside the fund: Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows. (improving, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved −3.3% while the median holding moved +7.6%; 15 of 23 holdings beat the fund and 14 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is +0.3pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 62.6% of the weight (effective N 16.8). (as of 2026-11-10)

The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the XLC overview. Research diary readings, not advice.

Downtrend stack

Trades -1.7% vs the 50-day and -4.1% vs the 200-day average, 10.2% below the 52-week high and +8.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day+1.7%
vs 50-day-1.7%
vs 200-day-4.1%
52-week band10.2% off the high · +8.5% off the low
Streak3 consecutive up sessions
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 17 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 94.8 · %D 55.7

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-10

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on XLC?

Downtrend stack — Trades -1.7% vs the 50-day and -4.1% vs the 200-day average, 10.2% below the 52-week high and +8.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-10; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is XLC above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-11-10, Communication Services Select Sector SPDR® Fund trades -1.7% below its 50-day and -4.1% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day +1.7% away.

How far is XLC from its 52-week high?

10.2% below the 52-week high and 8.5% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-10.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where XLC appears in the diary — 16 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Software vs Semis — The Axis TurnedWeekly Signal · 23 Aug 2026Discretionary XLY −0.15% +2.7% −0.6% −1.0% Real Estate XLRE −0.42% −0.3% +1.3% +12.5% Financials XLF −1.17% +2.4% +11.1% +5.5% Communication XLC −1.37% +1.2% −4.0% −5.1% Industrials XLI −3.36% +0.9% +5.7% +16.5% Utilities XLU −3.48% −4.8%…
Software vs Semis — The Tape Split in TwoWeekly Signal · 5 Jul 2026Sector (SPDR) Week Financials (XLF) +3.8% Communications (XLC) +3.2% Discretionary (XLY) +2.4% Health Care (XLV) +2.1% Industrials (XLI) +1.5% Materials (XLB) +0.8% Staples (XLP) +0.3% Technology (XLK) −0.3% Utilities (XLU) −1.0% Energy…
When You Think the Rally Pauses, Sell Calls — Not Your ETFStrategy · 10 Jun 2026Workable — liquid enough to run cleanly: the SPDR Select Sector funds — XLK (tech), XLF (financials), XLE (energy), XLV (health), XLI (industrials), XLY (discretionary), XLP (staples), XLC (communications), XLRE (real estate) — plus the…
Treasuries — Stock Market at a CrossroadsWeekly Signal · 17 May 2026

Dailies

AI Trade — Kospi Falls 5.3%, SK Hynix 9.5% and Advantest 14.7% After Qualcomm; Hong Kong Rises 3.5%Morning 10 · 5 Nov 2026Consumer discretionary (XLY +4.3%), financials (XLF +3.5%), communication services (XLC +3.5%), staples (XLP +3.4%) and health care (XLV +3.1%) led; technology (XLK) was flat, industrials fell 1.1% and energy 4.7%.
AI Trade — Kospi Swings 7% on AMD and the Midterms, Closes Green; Nasdaq Futures RecoverMorning 10 · 4 Nov 2026Technology (XLK +1.31%), communication services (XLC +1.18%) and industrials (XLI +0.95%) rose; staples (XLP −2.07%), materials (XLB −2.00%), energy (XLE −0.85%), consumer stocks (XLY −0.70%) and financials (XLF −0.64%) fell.
AI Trade — Japan, Korea, Taiwan fall, India rises; Bitcoin under 80,000, gold under 4,000, TLT above 81.50Morning 10 · 30 Oct 2026Health care (XLV +2.40%), real estate (XLRE +2.21%), staples (XLP +1.54%), utilities (XLU +1.53%) and financials (XLF +1.44%) led, while communications (XLC −1.87%), technology (XLK −1.18%) and software (IGV −3.52%) trailed.
Earnings Tape — Alphabet −13%, ServiceNow −27%, Microsoft's gain gone, Lilly +6%Midday 10 · 29 Oct 2026Tech and its neighbors carry the losses: software (IGV) −4.4%, cloud (CLOU) −4.3%, small-cap chip stocks (XSD) −2.5%, communications (XLC) −1.9%, chips (SMH) −1.8%, Palantir −2.0% and Nvidia −1.3%.
Tech — the tape buys the reporters: Nasdaq-100 +1.1%, Meta +2.4%, Tesla +3.6% hours before their printsMidday 10 · 21 Oct 2026
Rotation — Out of Chips, Into Pills and SoapDaily Pulse · 16 Oct 2026
Chips — memory and optics sold again: Lumentum −7.7%, SanDisk −6.5%, chip fund −2.6%; Meta +3.8%Midday 10 · 12 Oct 2026Meta lifts the communication-services fund XLC 1.0%.
Korea — Kospi −3.5% on its first day back as chipmakers catch up; SpaceX deal sinks T-Mobile 13%Morning 10 · 12 Oct 2026The communication-services fund XLC fell 1.5%.