ETF Channel Staff - Wednesday, December 6, 3:51 PMIn trading on Wednesday, shares of the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $130.795 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.
In the case of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, the RSI reading has hit 27.3 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 67.2.
A bullish investor could look at XOP's 27.3 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side.
Looking at a chart of one year performance (below), XOP's low point in its 52 week range is $114.16 per share, with $154.66 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $130.89. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production shares are currently trading off about 2.6% on the day.
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Buy (3.05 out of 4) 0th percentile
(ranked lower than approx. 100% of all etfs covered)
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