Breakout Stocks of Week 18 @ NYSEARCA

NASDAQ was up last week (week 17) by 1.50% ending at 24,836.60 points after gaining 368.12 points during the week. Our system has detected some possible breakout stocks for the following week and these should be on your watchlist. These are the stocks that are bouncing up with good increase in volume and are likely to do good in short term. One of these stocks are THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND NYSEARCA:XLU. This stock has had a buy signal since Apr 23, 2026 when the price was $46.09 and is so far up 0.195% to $46.18. Some other companies are on our watchlist to, among these are Proshares Short High Yield NYSEARCA:SJB Global X MLP ETF NYSEARCA:MLPA Simplify Exchange Traded Funds NYSEARCA:FOXY and iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN NYSEARCA:VXX which all got a breakout pattern emerging.

Date Company Price Week 18
Apr 24, 2026 The Utilities Select Sector Spdr Fund The Utilitie... $46.18 $46.55 0.80%
Apr 24, 2026 Proshares Short High Yield $15.29 $15.31 0.131%
Apr 24, 2026 Global X Mlp Etf $53.38 $55.13 3.28%
Apr 24, 2026 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds $29.39 $29.00 -1.32%
Apr 24, 2026 Ipath S&p 500 Vix St Futures Etn $29.79 $28.40 -4.67%

THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND

NYSEARCA:XLU Buy Candidate Score: 2.63
Buy Candidate Score: 2.63 Apr 24, 2026

The THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND ETF price gained 0.195% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $46.09 to $46.18. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 1.22% from a day low at $45.74 to a day high of $46.30. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -1.66% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 548 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 24 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $1.11 billion.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND ETF to perform well in the short-term.

About THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND:
In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

Proshares Short High Yield

NYSEARCA:SJB Buy Candidate Score: 1.84
Buy Candidate Score: 1.84 Apr 24, 2026

The Proshares Short High Yield ETF price fell by -0.0654% on the last day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026) from $15.30 to $15.29. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 0.295% from a day low at $15.28 to a day high of $15.32. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a -0.46% loss for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 794 shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 176 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $2.69 million.

Several short-term signals are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity, as there is a fair chance for Proshares Short High Yield ETF to perform well in the short-term period.

Global X MLP ETF

NYSEARCA:MLPA Buy Candidate Score: 1.66
Buy Candidate Score: 1.66 Apr 24, 2026

The Global X MLP ETF price fell by -0.299% on the last day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026) from $53.54 to $53.38. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 0.93% from a day low at $52.97 to a day high of $53.46. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a -0.69% loss for the last 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the ETF, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the ETF. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -28 thousand shares and in total, 115 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $6.12 million.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Global X MLP ETF to perform well in the short-term.

About Global X MLP ETF:
MLPA was created on 04/18/12 by Mirae Asset. The ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US-listed midstream MLPs, and is structured as a C-corporation.

Simplify Exchange Traded Funds

NYSEARCA:FOXY Buy Candidate Score: 1.45
Buy Candidate Score: 1.45 Apr 24, 2026

The Simplify Exchange Traded Funds ETF price fell by -0.390% on the last day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026) from $29.50 to $29.39. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 2.15% from a day low at $29.30 to a day high of $29.93. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 0.31% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 6 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 151 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $4.44 million.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Simplify Exchange Traded Funds ETF to perform well in the short-term.

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN

NYSEARCA:VXX Hold/Accumulate Score: -0.0310
Hold/Accumulate Score: -0.0310 Apr 24, 2026

The iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN ETF price gained 0.98% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $29.50 to $29.79. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 2.68% from a day low at $29.07 to a day high of $29.85. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -3.18% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -3 million shares and in total, 7 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $222.62 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.

About iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN:
The ETN offers exposure to futures contracts of specified maturities on the VIX index and not direct exposure to the VIX index or its spot level. The index is designed to provide investors with exposure to one or more maturities of futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index®.

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