iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) — Technical state

As of 2026-10-06 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

Uptrend stack intact

Trades +7.1% vs the 50-day and +18.7% vs the 200-day average, 5.6% below the 52-week high and +50.4% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 35 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.

Ranked #10 on today’s Directional Flow — theme flow list (scan of 2026-10-06).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day+4.8%
vs 50-day+7.1%
vs 200-day+18.7%
52-week band5.6% off the high · +50.4% off the low
Streak5 consecutive up sessions
CrossoverGolden cross 35 sessions ago
50-day crossprice crossed up through the 50-day 47 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 86.7 · %D 85.5 · bull cross

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-06

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on IGV?

Uptrend stack intact — Trades +7.1% vs the 50-day and +18.7% vs the 200-day average, 5.6% below the 52-week high and +50.4% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 35 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is IGV above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-10-06, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF trades +7.1% above its 50-day and +18.7% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +4.8% away.

How far is IGV from its 52-week high?

5.6% below the 52-week high and 50.4% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-06.

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AI Capex — The Tell Fired TwiceWeekly Signal · 26 Jul 2026The week, for the record Closelook indices (EW) Week Post-print (Wed→Fri) Markets (wk) Rubin Build-Out +0.4% −4.3% S&P 500 (SPY) −0.6% Agentic Infrastructure −2.9% −2.4% Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) −1.6% · 684.23, below the 686.37 floor Agentic…
Sector Rotation — Three Rotations, One WeekWeekly Signal · 19 Jul 2026And the market-side mirror says the same thing: SOXX −10.2% while software (IGV) finished green at +0.4% and the equal-weight S&P fell just −0.4%.
Earnings Season — The Bar Meets Its First PrintsWeekly Signal · 12 Jul 2026Software slipped (IGV −1.2% ), and the prior week's rotation winners reversed hard across our own universe: HALO's defense cohort −9.4% and space −9.9% after leading everything at +18/+17, the Agentic index's identity tier −6.1% after…
Software vs Semis — The Tape Split in TwoWeekly Signal · 5 Jul 2026Inside tech: software week, semi wreck The tech ETF shelf split down the middle: ETF Week Software (IGV) +6.1% Cloud (CLOU) +4.9% Fabless (SMHX) −1.9% Small-cap semis (XSD) −2.8% Semis (SMH) −3.2% Semis (SOXX) −4.0% A ten-point weekly gap…

Dailies

Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaksMorning 10 · 6 Oct 2026Tech rose regardless: the software fund IGV gained 1.2% and the big chip names led.
S&P 500 — record high as Marvell jumps 7.6% on its investor day; chip-machine makers slideMidday 10 · 6 Oct 2026Software rises too (IGV +1.7%), while the makers of chip machines fall — KLA −4.3%, Lam −3.1%.
Asia — Nikkei back near 70,000, Taiwan +2.4%; euro at a 17-month low, US futures slightly lowerMorning 10 · 5 Oct 2026Chips over software again — SMH +2.1% on Friday, software fund IGV +0.2%
Brazil — stocks jump 13% after Bolsonaro leads round one; US 10-year hits 5.35%, stocks rise anywayMidday 10 · 5 Oct 2026Within tech the money goes to software instead — the software fund IGV +0.97%, cloud CLOU +1.10%.
Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%Morning 10 · 2 Oct 2026Software (IGV +1.64%) and chips (SMH +1.45%) led again, and this time the rest of the market came along: the equal-weight fund RSP outpaced the S&P 500.
Jobs-day rally fades — weak payrolls lift stocks at the open, then yields turn up and the Dow goes flatMidday 10 · 2 Oct 2026Chips lead: chip funds SOXX +2.4% and SMH +2.00%, AMD +2.83%, Broadcom +2.32%, Nvidia +1.52%; optics Coherent +4.02%, Lumentum +3.16%; Oracle +2.38%; software fund IGV flat (+0.14%)
AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slipMidday 10 · 1 Oct 2026All three indices lower: Dow 50,651.13 (−0.50%), S&P 500 7,626.87 (−0.32%), Nasdaq 26,755.92 (−0.39%); equal-weight fund RSP −0.13%, small caps IWM −0.28%; chip index SOX +0.47%, software fund IGV +0.25%; TLT $77.65 (+0.23%), 30-year…
Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarterMorning 10 · 1 Oct 2026Software — ServiceNow +3.1%, Salesforce +1.9%, IGV +1.2%; chips mixed as Arm and ASML slip