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XLF

State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
56.04+0.3250 (+0.58%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

XLF daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. XLF closed at 56.04 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 54.91. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 8 of the last 12.5354555758Jul 29Sep 1Oct 156.04XLF daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. XLF closed at 56.04 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 54.91. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 8 of the last 12.54Sep 10Oct 156.04
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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XLF on Oct 21

XLF closed up 0.58%. It is in a squeeze on 1 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Accumulation stage, and price is 1.6 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 1 of 12 timeframes.

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

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In a squeeze Fired None. Join free for each timeframe's tier and bar count.

Trend

Market Pulse is yellow, in the Accumulation stage.

Accumulation since Oct 15, 5 sessions in a row, and on 8 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.6 ATR above its VMA.

56.04 against a VMA of 54.91, 2.06% above.

56.04Close
54.91VMA
0.6986Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 0.05 points.

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

+0.58%XLF
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 55.64 to 56.06, $0.4200 wide

Price broke above the high in the 11:55 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 56.04.

XLF 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 55.64 to 56.06. Price broke above the high in the 11:55 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 56.04.56.0655.649:3010:3011:30Breaks the high, 11:55 AM12:301:302:303:30XLF 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 55.64 to 56.06. Price broke above the high in the 11:55 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 56.04.56.0655.649:3011:30Breaks the high, 11:55 AM1:303:30

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XLF Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where XLF 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 close56.0456.0456.0456.04
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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XLF questions

Is XLF in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, XLF is in a squeeze on 1 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart. The daily squeeze fired on Oct 21.

Is XLF in an uptrend?

Not cleanly. Market Pulse has XLF in the Accumulation stage: price above its VMA, without the VWMAs stacked up. Accumulation since Oct 15, 5 sessions in a row, and on 8 of the last 12.

What was XLF's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 55.64 to 56.06, a range of $0.4200. Price broke above the high in the 11:55 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 56.04.

Where are XLF's Volatility Box levels?

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

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