US sector ETF performance · 2026 week 42 · as of 2026-10-16
As of 2026-10-16, 7 of the 11 sector ETFs had a positive 1-week return and 4 did not. The highest was XLP (Consumer Staples) at +5.0%, the lowest XLK (Technology) at -7.7%. 4 closed above their 50-day moving average.
The numbers behind that week's three cards, as a page: heat map, Sector Relative-Strength Quadrant, trend position table. Latest trading day of the ISO week, same formulas as the cards, nothing added.
ISO week 42: Monday 2026-10-12, last trading day 2026-10-16 · 2026-W42
Heat map and sortable table
Rows sorted by 3-month return · shade by value band, 3% per step
ETF
1w
1m
3m
6m
12m
XLE Energy
+4.9%
+5.8%
+17.8%
+24.0%
+58.1%
XLV Health Care
+3.5%
+4.7%
+11.0%
+18.8%
+24.0%
XLK Technology
-7.7%
-2.4%
+4.4%
+18.9%
+29.1%
XLP Consumer Staples
+5.0%
+4.9%
+3.3%
+6.3%
+10.6%
XLB Materials
+3.0%
+0.4%
+1.8%
-1.9%
+14.8%
XLC Communication Services
-0.1%
-1.8%
-0.4%
-7.4%
-4.4%
XLF Financials
+1.4%
-0.6%
-0.9%
+5.9%
+4.3%
XLY Consumer Discretionary
-0.3%
+1.0%
-1.9%
-6.6%
-4.2%
XLI Industrials
-0.9%
-0.7%
-5.8%
-3.3%
+9.9%
XLU Utilities
+1.9%
+1.2%
-6.1%
-8.6%
-9.1%
XLRE Real Estate
+1.3%
-1.8%
-6.8%
-5.2%
+0.6%
Sector Relative-Strength Quadrant
x: Relative-strength level (vs SPY), 100 = flat · y: Relative-strength change, the level's own 21-day change
ETF
Relative-strength level (vs SPY)
Relative-strength change
XLK Technology
98.0
94.1
XLF Financials
98.5
103.7
XLV Health Care
105.0
104.4
XLY Consumer Discretionary
98.9
103.4
XLP Consumer Staples
104.1
107.5
XLE Energy
109.3
105.8
XLI Industrials
95.6
101.8
XLB Materials
99.6
104.5
XLU Utilities
99.2
107.2
XLRE Real Estate
96.9
104.3
XLC Communication Services
99.3
100.1
trend position table
Rows sorted by distance from 52-week high · MA columns = close vs moving average, in percent
ETF
vs 52w high
vs 50d MA
vs 200d MA
20d vol (ann.)
XLE Energy
+0.0%
+7.4%
+18.4%
22.7%
XLV Health Care
-0.3%
+3.9%
+12.2%
16.4%
XLP Consumer Staples
-2.7%
+4.2%
+4.3%
15.5%
XLB Materials
-5.1%
-0.5%
+0.1%
14.3%
XLF Financials
-5.2%
-1.3%
+3.4%
13.0%
XLC Communication Services
-8.1%
-1.4%
-2.8%
21.1%
XLRE Real Estate
-8.4%
-2.2%
-2.5%
13.7%
XLK Technology
-9.2%
-3.4%
+9.5%
22.0%
XLY Consumer Discretionary
-9.7%
-1.2%
-3.0%
13.7%
XLI Industrials
-10.1%
-3.7%
-3.0%
13.1%
XLU Utilities
-11.6%
+0.5%
-4.7%
16.5%
This week's sector headlines
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Formulas
return over N: close / close N trading days ago − 1 (1w = 5, 1m = 21, 3m = 63, 6m = 126, 12m = 252)
relative-strength level: 100 × (close / SPY) / 63-day SMA of (close / SPY)
relative-strength change: 100 × level / 21-day SMA of level
vs 52-week high: close / max close over 252 days − 1
vs N-day MA: close / SMA_N − 1
20-day volatility: stdev of daily log returns over 20 days × √252
classifier: gemini-3.6-flash + jev-1.13.0 (scale v1); falls back to keyword attribution and GDELT's own tone buckets when unavailable
Snapshot generated 2026-10-17 00:49
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