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Is LQD above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
LQD closed below its 200-day average on March 10, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 103.85·50-day 104.27 (−0.4%)·100-day 105.99 (−2.0%)·200-day 107.84 (−3.7%)
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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 | Jul 1, 2026 | 81 | 20 | 21.0 | ○ below | Jul 6, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Jun 30, 2026 | 82 | 4 | 13.6 | ○ below | Jul 2, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Mar 10, 2026 | 159 | 3 | 9.0 | ○ below | Mar 12, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 115 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| May 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 36 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 35 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 231 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 23 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 18 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 63 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 43 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 18 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 25 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 121 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 58 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 85 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 34 |
1002 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2003: each rule beside holding LQD
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in LQD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 2.4% | $1,754 | −9% | 54% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.6% | $1,839 | −15% | 53% |
| 100-day | 2.0% | $1,595 | −15% | 53% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.9% | $1,554 | −19% | 53% |
| 200-day | 1.8% | $1,508 | −18% | 55% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.8% | $1,530 | −15% | 55% |
| Holding the fund | 3.9% | $2,436 | −25% | 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 LQD crosses
LQD has crossed its 200-day average 9.0 times a year on average since May 14, 2003, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 360 of LQD's 361 200-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 LQD's last 200 daily closes. LQD 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 LQD 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 LQD it has crossed the 200-day 3.5 times a year on average, against 9.0 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.