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Is EWJ above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares MSCI Japan ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
EWJ closed above its 200-day average on April 22, 2025, with no cross yet this year.
Close 94.10·50-day 96.71 (−2.7%)·100-day 95.00 (−1.0%)·200-day 91.54 (+2.8%)
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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 | Oct 14, 2026 | 8 | 18 | 19.4 | ○ below | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 10 | 13.2 | ● above | Apr 6, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Apr 22, 2025 | 380 | 0 | 9.8 | ● above | Apr 24, 2025 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 78 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 72 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 119 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 35 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 34 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 14 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 66 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 59 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 20 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 12 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 239 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 21 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 35 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 79 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 76 |
1239 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1996: each rule beside holding EWJ
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in EWJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.6% | $1,615 | −31% | 55% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.6% | $1,609 | −36% | 55% |
| 100-day | 0.6% | $1,193 | −44% | 56% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.5% | $2,108 | −39% | 56% |
| 200-day | 2.2% | $1,900 | −41% | 57% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.7% | $1,630 | −46% | 57% |
| Holding the fund | 3.5% | $2,822 | −59% | 100% |
Since 1996, 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 EWJ crosses
EWJ has crossed its 200-day average 9.8 times a year on average since Dec 30, 1996, and 74% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 226 of EWJ's 403 200-day cross dates (56%) 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 EWJ's last 200 daily closes. EWJ 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 EWJ 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 EWJ it has crossed the 200-day 3.5 times a year on average, against 9.8 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.