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Is IWM above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares Russell 2000 ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
IWM closed below its 200-day average on October 13, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 275.75·50-day 286.41 (−3.7%)·100-day 290.58 (−5.1%)·200-day 278.23 (−0.9%)
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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 | Aug 28, 2026 | 40 | 11 | 18.5 | ○ below | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Sep 9, 2026 | 33 | 5 | 12.5 | ○ below | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Oct 13, 2026 | 9 | 3 | 8.7 | ○ below | Oct 15, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 196 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 154 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 25 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 107 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 34 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 28 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 238 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 105 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 98 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 12 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 167 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 92 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 85 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 129 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 15 |
| May 19, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| May 16, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 86 |
| May 8, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| May 6, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 2, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 72 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 448 |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
992 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2001: each rule beside holding IWM
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in IWM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 4.6% | $3,188 | −37% | 63% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.3% | $3,726 | −38% | 63% |
| 100-day | 4.6% | $3,143 | −39% | 65% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.4% | $4,885 | −33% | 66% |
| 200-day | 4.5% | $3,121 | −33% | 67% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.1% | $3,550 | −34% | 68% |
| Holding the fund | 8.6% | $8,325 | −59% | 100% |
Since 2001, 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 IWM crosses
IWM has crossed its 200-day average 8.7 times a year on average since Mar 13, 2001, and 68% 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, 184 of IWM's 321 200-day cross dates (57%) 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 IWM's last 200 daily closes. IWM 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 IWM 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 IWM it has crossed the 200-day 3.4 times a year on average, against 8.7 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.