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Is HYG above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
HYG closed below its 200-day average on April 21, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 77.05·50-day 78.28 (−1.6%)·100-day 78.97 (−2.4%)·200-day 79.62 (−3.2%)
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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 1, 2026 | 38 | 29 | 21.1 | ○ below | Sep 3, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Aug 28, 2026 | 40 | 16 | 17.3 | ○ below | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Apr 21, 2026 | 130 | 3 | 8.2 | ○ below | Mar 4, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 85 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 43 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 31 |
| May 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| May 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| May 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 21 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 46 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 43 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 40 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 24 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 279 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
854 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2008: each rule beside holding HYG
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in HYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.8% | $2,012 | −12% | 56% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.3% | $1,847 | −10% | 57% |
| 100-day | 2.6% | $1,626 | −17% | 56% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.3% | $1,837 | −12% | 56% |
| 200-day | 3.4% | $1,875 | −8% | 56% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.9% | $2,045 | −7% | 56% |
| Holding the fund | 5.0% | $2,494 | −34% | 100% |
Since 2008, 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 HYG crosses
HYG has crossed its 200-day average 8.2 times a year on average since Jan 24, 2008, and 69% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.4 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 288 of HYG's 288 200-day cross dates (100%) 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 HYG's last 200 daily closes. HYG 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 HYG 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 HYG it has crossed the 200-day 3.4 times a year on average, against 8.2 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.