iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) — Technical state
As of 2026-09-17 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelook diary readings, not advice.
Trades -0.7% vs the 50-day and -0.8% vs the 200-day average, 2% below the 52-week high and +1.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 4 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-0.4%
- vs 50-day-0.7%
- vs 200-day-0.8%
- 52-week band2% off the high · +1.9% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive up sessions
- CrossoverDeath cross 4 sessions ago
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 17 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 31.2 · %D 5.3 · bull cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-17
Quick answers
What is the current Closelook signal on HYG?
Mixed moving-average stack — Trades -0.7% vs the 50-day and -0.8% vs the 200-day average, 2% below the 52-week high and +1.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 4 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is HYG above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-09-17, iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF trades -0.7% below its 50-day and -0.8% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day -0.4% away.
How far is HYG from its 52-week high?
2% below the 52-week high and 1.9% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-09-17.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where HYG appears in the diary — 13 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
Long reads
- Bitcoin and Gold — Cointegration as Regime, Not State
USD (the commodity-currency question), and HYG vs.
- Treasuries — Stock Market at a Crossroads
101 and glossary
- XAU (Gold and Silver Index)
Why It Matters for Investors Closelook’s Money Temperature composite includes XAU as one of eight macro instruments alongside DXY, the Yield Curve, VIX, HYG (high-yield credit), copper, Bitcoin and the S&P 500.
Dailies
- Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505
- Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505
- Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69
- Rates — Fed day at a 5% 10-year: the hike is priced, the cycle is not; Yardeni cuts the S&P target to 7,900
- Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their lines
- Real Rates — What TIPS and the Credit Tape Say About the AI Build-Out Before the Fed
Leveraged loans, which float with the front end, are flat on the month (BKLN $20.61, +0.1%) while the fixed-rate credit funds fell with duration: investment-grade (LQD) −1.7%, high-yield (HYG) −1.5%.
- AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%
- Bond Rout, Day Two: The US 10-Year Tops 4.8%, Its Highest Since November 2023
The bond side of the ledger was red across every maturity and every credit grade: TLT (20-year-plus Treasuries) −0.79% to 81.87, now down 6.1% this year; IEF (7- to 10-year) −0.69% to 92.10, further under the 93.04 line this page uses as…