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Is ITB above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
ITB closed below its 200-day average on August 20, 2026, its 18th cross this year.
Close 90.57·50-day 90.38 (+0.2%)·100-day 94.22 (−3.9%)·200-day 96.46 (−6.1%)
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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 | ●above | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 17 | 16.5 | ○ below | Aug 24, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Aug 31, 2026 | 39 | 22 | 12.0 | ○ below | Sep 2, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Aug 20, 2026 | 46 | 18 | 9.7 | ○ below | Jul 10, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 63 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 24 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 14 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 2 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 11 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 41 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 11 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 8 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 20 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 14 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 111 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 53 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
727 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2007: each rule beside holding ITB
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in ITB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 5.5% | $2,893 | −53% | 57% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.8% | $4,370 | −54% | 56% |
| 100-day | 3.4% | $1,912 | −56% | 59% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.6% | $2,940 | −50% | 59% |
| 200-day | 2.8% | $1,716 | −49% | 60% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.0% | $2,614 | −37% | 60% |
| Holding the fund | 4.8% | $2,503 | −84% | 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 ITB crosses
ITB has crossed its 200-day average 9.7 times a year on average since Feb 21, 2007, and 74% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.3 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 54 of ITB's 209 200-day cross dates (26%) 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 ITB's last 200 daily closes. ITB 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 ITB 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 ITB it has crossed the 200-day 3.3 times a year on average, against 9.7 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.