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Is GLD above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
SPDR Gold Shares. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
GLD closed below its 200-day average on August 28, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 366.61·50-day 394.50 (−7.1%)·100-day 387.97 (−5.5%)·200-day 414.21 (−11.5%)
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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 | 5 | 18.0 | ○ below | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Sep 23, 2026 | 23 | 17 | 11.9 | ○ below | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Aug 28, 2026 | 40 | 3 | 7.6 | ○ below | Sep 1, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 7 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 42 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 13 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 9 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 75 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 111 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 140 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 935 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 21 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 11 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 444 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 208 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 11 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 18 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 170 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 100-day | ○below | 10 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 100-day | ○below | 427 |
769 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2005: each rule beside holding GLD
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in GLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 6.5% | $3,801 | −39% | 57% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.5% | $3,754 | −42% | 57% |
| 100-day | 6.8% | $4,011 | −38% | 63% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.6% | $3,871 | −41% | 64% |
| 200-day | 8.2% | $5,327 | −34% | 68% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 8.7% | $5,888 | −31% | 68% |
| Holding the fund | 10.5% | $8,285 | −46% | 100% |
Since 2005, 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 GLD crosses
GLD has crossed its 200-day average 7.6 times a year on average since Sep 2, 2005, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.1 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 0 of GLD's 161 200-day cross dates (0%) 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 GLD's last 200 daily closes. GLD 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 GLD 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 GLD it has crossed the 200-day 3.1 times a year on average, against 7.6 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.