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Is GDX above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
VanEck Gold Miners ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
GDX closed below its 200-day average on September 28, 2026, its ninth cross this year.
Close 80.20·50-day 92.86 (−13.6%)·100-day 85.73 (−6.5%)·200-day 90.94 (−11.8%)
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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 | Sep 28, 2026 | 20 | 9 | 17.8 | ○ below | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 11 | 14.6 | ● above | Aug 11, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Sep 28, 2026 | 20 | 9 | 11.7 | ○ below | Sep 30, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 61 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 54 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 52 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 86 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 51 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 82 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 11 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 14 |
| May 20, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 19, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 483 |
| May 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| May 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| May 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 20 |
| May 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 17 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 21 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 412 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 108 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 10 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 87 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 72 |
| May 19, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
842 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2007: each rule beside holding GDX
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in GDX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 4.0% | $2,144 | −64% | 50% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 0.1% | $1,029 | −69% | 50% |
| 100-day | -2.3% | $629 | −77% | 52% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 0.1% | $1,022 | −65% | 51% |
| 200-day | -2.4% | $623 | −76% | 52% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -3.2% | $530 | −80% | 52% |
| Holding the fund | 4.7% | $2,457 | −81% | 100% |
Since 2007, 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 GDX crosses
GDX has crossed its 200-day average 11.7 times a year on average since Mar 8, 2007, and 70% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 62 of GDX's 261 200-day cross dates (24%) 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 GDX's last 200 daily closes. GDX 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 GDX 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 GDX it has crossed the 200-day 4.5 times a year on average, against 11.7 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.