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Is JNK above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
JNK closed below its 200-day average on April 20, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 92.52·50-day 94.14 (−1.7%)·100-day 95.04 (−2.7%)·200-day 95.85 (−3.5%)
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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 1, 2026 | 38 | 31 | 21.4 | ○ below | Sep 3, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Aug 27, 2026 | 41 | 16 | 15.5 | ○ below | Mar 3, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Apr 20, 2026 | 131 | 3 | 8.1 | ○ 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 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 56 |
| 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 30, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 28 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| 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 | 6 |
| 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 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 49 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 46 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 41 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 255 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 21 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
793 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2008: each rule beside holding JNK
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in JNK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 4.2% | $2,105 | −12% | 56% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.0% | $2,037 | −11% | 56% |
| 100-day | 4.3% | $2,159 | −11% | 56% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.5% | $2,228 | −13% | 55% |
| 200-day | 4.1% | $2,077 | −8% | 55% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.6% | $2,259 | −9% | 55% |
| Holding the fund | 5.7% | $2,715 | −33% | 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 JNK crosses
JNK has crossed its 200-day average 8.1 times a year on average since Sep 18, 2008, and 70% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 2.7 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 246 of JNK's 246 200-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 JNK's last 200 daily closes. JNK 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 JNK 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 JNK it has crossed the 200-day 2.7 times a year on average, against 8.1 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.