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Is LABU above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
LABU closed above its 200-day average on October 20, 2026, its fourth cross this year.
Close 219.60·50-day 266.72 (−17.7%)·100-day 256.47 (−14.4%)·200-day 214.60 (+2.3%)
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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 23, 2026 | 23 | 21 | 18.5 | ○ below | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 6, 2026 | 14 | 15 | 13.4 | ○ below | Oct 8, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Oct 20, 2026 | 4 | 4 | 8.2 | ● above | Sep 4, 2025 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 406 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 113 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 36 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 46 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 13 |
| May 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| May 20, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| May 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 18 |
| May 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 15 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 29 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 246 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 9 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 177 |
403 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2016: each rule beside holding LABU
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in LABU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 0.9% | $1,098 | −84% | 50% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -4.5% | $610 | −88% | 50% |
| 100-day | -12.9% | $230 | −94% | 49% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -9.5% | $345 | −92% | 49% |
| 200-day | -5.6% | $541 | −80% | 47% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -3.7% | $670 | −83% | 48% |
| Holding the fund | -8.1% | $408 | −99% | 100% |
Since 2016, 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 LABU crosses
LABU has crossed its 200-day average 8.2 times a year on average since Mar 11, 2016, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.1 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 2 of LABU's 88 200-day cross dates (2%) 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 LABU's last 200 daily closes. LABU 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 LABU 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 LABU it has crossed the 200-day 3.1 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.