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XLE

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
68.16+0.2100 (+0.31%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

Squeeze, trend and stretch for XLE, read from our ThinkOrSwim tools after the close.

XLE daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. XLE closed at 68.16 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 65.98. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 1 of the last 12.5860626466Jul 29Sep 1Oct 168.16XLE daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. XLE closed at 68.16 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 65.98. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 1 of the last 12.626466Sep 10Oct 168.16
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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XLE on Oct 21

XLE closed up 0.31%. It is in a squeeze on 6 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Acceleration stage, and price is 1.7 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 6 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart. The 2h squeeze fired on Oct 21.

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Trend

Market Pulse is green, in the Acceleration stage.

It turned Acceleration on Oct 21.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.7 ATR above its VMA.

68.16 against a VMA of 65.98, 3.31% above.

68.16Close
65.98VMA
1.30Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.22 points.

3 of the 3 related symbols below closed higher on Oct 21.

+0.31%XLE
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 67.51 to 68.04, $0.5250 wide

Price broke above the high in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 68.16.

XLE 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 67.51 to 68.04. Price broke above the high in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 68.16.68.0467.519:30Breaks the high, 10:00 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30XLE 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 67.51 to 68.04. Price broke above the high in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 68.16.68.0467.519:30Breaks the high, 10:00 AM11:301:303:30

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XLE Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where XLE is statistically stretched, from the aggressive and conservative Volatility Box models on daily and hourly data.

LevelDaily, aggressiveDaily, conservativeHourly, aggressiveHourly, conservative
Upper 3
Upper 2
Upper 1
Last close68.1668.1668.1668.16
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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XLE questions

Is XLE in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, XLE is in a squeeze on 6 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart. The 2h squeeze fired on Oct 21.

Is XLE in an uptrend?

Yes. Market Pulse has XLE in the Acceleration stage: price above its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked up. It turned Acceleration on Oct 21.

What was XLE's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 67.51 to 68.04, a range of $0.5250. Price broke above the high in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 68.16.

Where are XLE's Volatility Box levels?

Stock Volatility Box and Bundle members see XLE's daily and hourly levels on this page and in the Volatility Box platform.

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