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Sideways market XLE ETFs Accumulation Short term
Trading a multi-year sideways period in XLE
Strategy #86 · XLE STH 1D Swing · Market Wave · 1 Day chart
Backtested As of 26 Aug 2026 · 1 Jan 2023 – 1 Jan 2026 · $100,000 starting capital
Strategy return
+70.2%
Buy and hold XLE
+6.0%
Buying XLE monthly
+1.2%
CAGR
19.4%
The chart
Every trade from the backtest, straight from TradingView.
Blue arrows: buys, with order size Magenta marks: sells 1 Day bars
Against its benchmarks
XLE STH 1D Swing +70.2%
Buy and hold XLE +6.0%
Buying XLE monthly +1.2%
Total return over the test period, backtested.
Past and backtested performance does not guarantee future results.
Results at your account size
Your account size
$
Net profit
+$70,220
Ending value
$170,220
Cash profit
+$62,810
Asset accumulated
3,781 XLE
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How it trades
Algorithm
Market Wave
Chart
1 Day
Horizon
Short term
Aim
Accumulation: aims to grow how much of the asset you hold
Test period
1 Jan 2023 – 1 Jan 2026
Starting capital
$100,000
Fees and slippage
Not stated
Data source
TradingView backtest
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