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Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLVETF
$189.66+3.06%
24h Volume: $0.02B

AI Summary

Updated 1h ago

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) is running hot

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) is running hot. Both price extension and momentum indicators are at historically elevated levels — the asset has strong upward energy, though moves this stretched can be difficult to sustain. For reference: Flow Score 90/100, Trend & Momentum Score 92/100.

88Elevated
Market position

Market Positioning

99Stretched
Extension
98Overheated
Momentum
67Above avg
Flow
93Volatile
Volatility

The Bigger Picture

Updated 4d ago
Macro context will be updated shortly
Flow Score: 89/100Trend Score: 92/1003-Month Return: +13.9%

Technical Analysis

Market Positioning

Where does this asset sit across four dimensions? Extension (how stretched price is vs its own history), Momentum (RSI, MACD, rate of change), Flow (volume and money flow), and Volatility (how quiet or active). Each bar shows a 0–100 percentile compared to the last year of data. Key levels show the nearest demand and supply zones from our confluence analysis.

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[avg: 99th]
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High
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Momentum
[avg: 98th]
98thpercentile
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Flow
[avg: 67th]
67thpercentile
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67th percentile
Volatility
[avg: 93rd]
93rdpercentile
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93rd percentile

Key Levels

Demand: $178–$178 (6.2% below)
score: 1.25
View full Key Levels section →

Looking at the full picture for Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV): extension is historically elevated (99th percentile), momentum is historically elevated (98th percentile), flow is slightly above average (67th percentile), volatility is historically elevated (93rd percentile). All three directional dimensions are elevated — price is extended, momentum is strong, and flow is positive. The asset is in a high-energy state. Moves like this can persist, but the lack of any dimension at a low percentile means there is limited margin for error.

Conclusion

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) is in a high-energy state: extension and momentum are both at historically elevated levels. The trend is strong, though the lack of a low-percentile anchor means there is less cushion if the picture changes. A meaningful drop in flow percentile while price remains extended would be the signal that the move is becoming fragile. These readings update daily. Flipside shows what is happening now, grounded in the data — not what will happen next.

Related analysis

Signal Analysis

XLV: Momentum Near Zero, But Flow Hasn't Confirmed a Floor

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund is experiencing one of its sharpest momentum collapses on record, with price extension and rate of change both sitting below the 15th percentile of all historical readings. The setup superficially resembles prior recovery inflection points in healthcare — but flow, sitting at the 27.2nd percentile, places this in ambiguous territory between a value trap and a genuine washout. Historically, that distinction has mattered enormously: 15.8 percentage points separate recoveries with flow above 40 from those with flow below 20.

24 Mar 2026·4 min read
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