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Is EFA above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
EFA closed below its 200-day average on October 23, 2026, its eleventh cross this year.
Close 102.63·50-day 105.56 (−2.8%)·100-day 105.03 (−2.3%)·200-day 103.12 (−0.5%)
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The three rules at the October 23, 2026 close
| Rule | Side | Since | Sessions | Crosses this year | A year, on average | Confirmed on 3 closes | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | ○below | Sep 23, 2026 | 23 | 27 | 18.9 | ○ below | Sep 16, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Sep 28, 2026 | 20 | 9 | 11.4 | ○ below | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Oct 23, 2026 | 1 | 11 | 8.7 | ● above | Apr 2, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 5 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 191 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 170 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 42 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 41 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 21 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 34 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 14 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
925 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2002: each rule beside holding EFA
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in EFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 4.3% | $2,789 | −24% | 62% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.0% | $4,122 | −28% | 62% |
| 100-day | 5.4% | $3,623 | −25% | 63% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.4% | $4,571 | −20% | 64% |
| 200-day | 4.8% | $3,141 | −25% | 67% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.6% | $4,698 | −22% | 67% |
| Holding the fund | 7.0% | $5,139 | −61% | 100% |
Since 2002, the fund's listing. Rates compound yearly on dividend-adjusted closes; a change of side takes effect at the next close; days out of the fund earn nothing. Compare rates across funds, not dollars: spans differ. The method page has the conventions.
How often EFA crosses
EFA has crossed its 200-day average 8.7 times a year on average since Jun 18, 2002, and 70% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.0 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 285 of EFA's 336 200-day cross dates (85%) would fall on a different day or not at all. This page uses unadjusted closes, the series a broker chart shows, so every date here can be checked against one.
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Questions
What does "above its 200-day moving average" mean?
The 200-day moving average is the mean of EFA's last 200 daily closes. EFA is above it when the day's close is higher than that mean, below when lower. A close exactly on the line keeps the side it had.
When does this EFA page update?
After every US market close, once the day's official close is final (about 6:30 pm New York time). The dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.
What is the "confirmed on 3 closes" column?
The confirmed variant changes side only after three consecutive closes on the new side, and its cross date is the third close. For EFA it has crossed the 200-day 3.0 times a year on average, against 8.7 for the raw rule.
Which prices are used?
Unadjusted daily closes: split-adjusted, not dividend-adjusted, the prices a broker chart shows. Dividend-adjusted series put many cross dates on different days; the method page explains the choice.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes, read through the October 23, 2026 close. Rules computed by movingaveragealerts.com; the method page has every definition. Market data, not advice.