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Is XLY above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street Consumer Discretionary 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.
XLY closed below its 200-day average on August 31, 2026, its 23rd cross this year.
Close 113.10·50-day 113.44 (−0.3%)·100-day 114.69 (−1.4%)·200-day 115.76 (−2.3%)
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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 23, 2026 | 1 | 23 | 19.1 | ● above | Oct 21, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 23, 2026 | 1 | 23 | 14.2 | ● above | Oct 22, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Aug 31, 2026 | 39 | 23 | 8.5 | ○ below | Sep 2, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 50 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 45 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 27 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 27 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 6 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 14 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 27 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 14 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 8 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 9 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 9 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 14 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
1108 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1999: each rule beside holding XLY
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in XLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.1% | $2,282 | −48% | 65% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.4% | $3,169 | −41% | 65% |
| 100-day | 4.3% | $3,163 | −41% | 68% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.5% | $4,283 | −37% | 68% |
| 200-day | 5.5% | $4,289 | −36% | 72% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.3% | $5,250 | −27% | 72% |
| Holding the fund | 9.4% | $11,242 | −59% | 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 XLY crosses
XLY has crossed its 200-day average 8.5 times a year on average since Oct 7, 1999, and 72% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 150 of XLY's 302 200-day cross dates (50%) 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 XLY's last 200 daily closes. XLY 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 XLY 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 XLY it has crossed the 200-day 3.5 times a year on average, against 8.5 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.