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Is EWU above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
EWU closed above its 200-day average on October 13, 2026, its second cross this year.
Close 47.52·50-day 47.65 (−0.3%)·100-day 47.30 (+0.5%)·200-day 46.90 (+1.3%)
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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 23, 2026 | 1 | 37 | 22.0 | ● above | Oct 22, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Oct 15, 2026 | 7 | 20 | 15.4 | ● above | Oct 19, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Oct 13, 2026 | 9 | 2 | 8.0 | ● above | Oct 15, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 27 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 17 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 13 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 534 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 64 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 51 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 17 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 17 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 14 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 16 |
| May 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 19, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
1332 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1996: each rule beside holding EWU
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in EWU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | -2.1% | $537 | −68% | 58% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.0% | $1,331 | −49% | 59% |
| 100-day | -1.0% | $739 | −58% | 59% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.5% | $2,091 | −32% | 59% |
| 200-day | 3.4% | $2,687 | −33% | 61% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.8% | $3,051 | −29% | 61% |
| Holding the fund | 5.4% | $4,842 | −64% | 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 EWU crosses
EWU has crossed its 200-day average 8.0 times a year on average since Dec 30, 1996, and 70% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.2 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 358 of EWU's 416 200-day cross dates (86%) 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 EWU's last 200 daily closes. EWU 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 EWU 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 EWU it has crossed the 200-day 3.2 times a year on average, against 8.0 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.