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Is XLC above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street Communication Services 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.
XLC closed below its 200-day average on September 25, 2026, its ninth cross this year.
Close 105.51·50-day 111.60 (−5.5%)·100-day 110.83 (−4.8%)·200-day 113.28 (−6.9%)
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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 | ○below | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 27 | 16.4 | ○ below | Oct 2, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 41 | 11.3 | ○ below | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Sep 25, 2026 | 21 | 9 | 4.1 | ○ below | Jun 4, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 46 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 104 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 7 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 76 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 17 |
215 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2019: each rule beside holding XLC
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in XLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 7.4% | $1,714 | −26% | 68% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.4% | $1,717 | −23% | 68% |
| 100-day | 11.4% | $2,262 | −24% | 69% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 13.7% | $2,635 | −17% | 70% |
| 200-day | 14.7% | $2,817 | −20% | 75% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 14.3% | $2,752 | −22% | 75% |
| Holding the fund | 12.0% | $2,357 | −47% | 100% |
Since 2019, 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 XLC crosses
XLC has crossed its 200-day average 4.1 times a year on average since Apr 4, 2019, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 1.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 20 of XLC's 43 200-day cross dates (47%) 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 XLC's last 200 daily closes. XLC 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 XLC 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 XLC it has crossed the 200-day 1.5 times a year on average, against 4.1 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.