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Is XLE above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street Energy 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.
XLE closed above its 200-day average on October 22, 2025, with no cross yet this year.
Close 69.33·50-day 64.34 (+7.8%)·100-day 60.62 (+14.4%)·200-day 58.18 (+19.2%)
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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 1, 2026 | 17 | 17 | 19.8 | ● above | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Aug 10, 2026 | 54 | 6 | 15.7 | ● above | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Oct 22, 2025 | 253 | 0 | 8.9 | ● above | Oct 24, 2025 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 75 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 19 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 32 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 32 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 168 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| May 26, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
| May 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| May 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 102 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 12 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 20 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 40 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 18 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 13 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
1178 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1999: each rule beside holding XLE
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in XLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.2% | $2,364 | −54% | 57% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.7% | $1,575 | −59% | 57% |
| 100-day | 2.2% | $1,786 | −45% | 60% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.3% | $2,411 | −45% | 61% |
| 200-day | 6.3% | $5,205 | −42% | 63% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.9% | $6,017 | −54% | 63% |
| Holding the fund | 9.1% | $10,647 | −71% | 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 XLE crosses
XLE has crossed its 200-day average 8.9 times a year on average since Oct 7, 1999, and 68% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.4 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 274 of XLE's 370 200-day cross dates (74%) 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 XLE's last 200 daily closes. XLE 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 XLE 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 XLE it has crossed the 200-day 3.4 times a year on average, against 8.9 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.