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Is XLB above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
XLB closed above its 200-day average on October 16, 2026, its fourth cross this year.
Close 51.31·50-day 51.02 (+0.6%)·100-day 51.19 (+0.2%)·200-day 50.98 (+0.6%)
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The three rules at the October 23, 2026 close
| Rule | Side | Since | Sessions | Crosses this year | A year, on average | Confirmed on 3 closes | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | ●above | Oct 20, 2026 | 4 | 18 | 19.5 | ● above | Oct 22, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Oct 20, 2026 | 4 | 16 | 13.7 | ● above | Oct 22, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 4 | 10.7 | ● above | Oct 20, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 41 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 41 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 23 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 282 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 36 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 37 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 16 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 16 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 10 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 10 |
| May 26, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 11 |
| May 26, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| May 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 56 |
| May 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 10 |
| May 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 26 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 33 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 99 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 86 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 9 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
1163 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1999: each rule beside holding XLB
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in XLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.8% | $1,639 | −39% | 61% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.7% | $1,563 | −38% | 61% |
| 100-day | 2.9% | $2,172 | −34% | 63% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.4% | $2,485 | −33% | 64% |
| 200-day | 1.4% | $1,454 | −45% | 67% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.3% | $1,408 | −37% | 67% |
| Holding the fund | 7.9% | $7,732 | −60% | 100% |
Since 1999, the fund's listing. Rates compound yearly on dividend-adjusted closes; a change of side takes effect at the next close; days out of the fund earn nothing. Compare rates across funds, not dollars: spans differ. The method page has the conventions.
How often XLB crosses
XLB has crossed its 200-day average 10.7 times a year on average since Oct 7, 1999, and 69% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 322 of XLB's 451 200-day cross dates (71%) would fall on a different day or not at all. This page uses unadjusted closes, the series a broker chart shows, so every date here can be checked against one.
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Questions
What does "above its 200-day moving average" mean?
The 200-day moving average is the mean of XLB's last 200 daily closes. XLB is above it when the day's close is higher than that mean, below when lower. A close exactly on the line keeps the side it had.
When does this XLB page update?
After every US market close, once the day's official close is final (about 6:30 pm New York time). The dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.
What is the "confirmed on 3 closes" column?
The confirmed variant changes side only after three consecutive closes on the new side, and its cross date is the third close. For XLB it has crossed the 200-day 4.5 times a year on average, against 10.7 for the raw rule.
Which prices are used?
Unadjusted daily closes: split-adjusted, not dividend-adjusted, the prices a broker chart shows. Dividend-adjusted series put many cross dates on different days; the method page explains the choice.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes, read through the October 23, 2026 close. Rules computed by movingaveragealerts.com; the method page has every definition. Market data, not advice.