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Is IEF above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
IEF closed below its 200-day average on March 18, 2026, its seventh cross this year.
Close 91.05·50-day 91.07 (−0.0%)·100-day 92.39 (−1.4%)·200-day 93.99 (−3.1%)
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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 | 6 | 18.8 | ○ below | Jul 6, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Mar 10, 2026 | 159 | 4 | 12.8 | ○ below | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Mar 18, 2026 | 153 | 7 | 10.4 | ○ below | Mar 13, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 113 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 106 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 34 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 28 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 21 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 44 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 68 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 186 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 10 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 132 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 11 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 108 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 10 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
961 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2003: each rule beside holding IEF
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in IEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.9% | $1,563 | −14% | 51% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.1% | $1,621 | −11% | 51% |
| 100-day | 2.2% | $1,658 | −11% | 52% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.4% | $1,753 | −10% | 52% |
| 200-day | 1.2% | $1,333 | −20% | 51% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.1% | $1,303 | −16% | 51% |
| Holding the fund | 3.1% | $2,040 | −24% | 100% |
Since 2003, 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 IEF crosses
IEF has crossed its 200-day average 10.4 times a year on average since May 14, 2003, and 73% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.1 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 434 of IEF's 443 200-day cross dates (98%) 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 IEF's last 200 daily closes. IEF 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 IEF 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 IEF it has crossed the 200-day 4.1 times a year on average, against 10.4 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.