📈 Crossing the 200-day MA
The 200-day moving average is the most-watched line in technical analysis — price above it is broadly read as a long-term uptrend, below it as a downtrend. This scan catches the moment of transition: stocks whose closing price crossed from below to above their 200-day average within the last five sessions.
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- Universe: 100 large-cap US stocks (S&P 100–style list).
- Signal: the closing price moved above the 200-day SMA, having closed at or below it the session before, within the last 5 trading days.
- Metric shown: how far price sits above the 200-day MA now.
- Recomputed once per trading day after the US close, from daily closing data across 100 symbols.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does the 200-day moving average matter?
- Mostly because everyone watches it — funds, media, and systematic strategies all reference it, which makes reactions around it partly self-fulfilling. It's a simple, robust way to define the long-term trend.
- Price crossed above the 200-day MA — now what?
- Traders typically look for confirmation: does price hold above on a retest, is volume supportive, is the 200-day itself flattening or turning up? A single close above the line can easily whipsaw. Practice the follow-through on a paper account.
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Computed from daily closing data for education and idea generation — nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Data may be delayed or inaccurate.