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Is MDY above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
MDY closed below its 200-day average on October 22, 2026, its ninth cross this year.
Close 660.16·50-day 676.86 (−2.5%)·100-day 684.57 (−3.6%)·200-day 665.27 (−0.8%)
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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 | 9 | 18.1 | ○ below | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Sep 9, 2026 | 33 | 9 | 12.6 | ○ below | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 9 | 8.9 | ● above | Jun 30, 2025 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 13 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 182 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 153 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 21 |
| 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 | 112 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 33 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 277 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 7 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 107 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 101 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 12 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 12 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 12 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 24 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
1193 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1996: each rule beside holding MDY
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in MDY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 5.3% | $4,946 | −33% | 65% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.2% | $4,780 | −33% | 65% |
| 100-day | 5.5% | $5,131 | −30% | 69% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.7% | $7,367 | −27% | 70% |
| 200-day | 5.7% | $5,552 | −41% | 75% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.5% | $6,849 | −34% | 76% |
| Holding the fund | 10.6% | $21,769 | −55% | 100% |
Since 1996, 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 MDY crosses
MDY has crossed its 200-day average 8.9 times a year on average since Feb 15, 1996, and 71% 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, 202 of MDY's 368 200-day cross dates (55%) 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 MDY's last 200 daily closes. MDY 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 MDY 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 MDY it has crossed the 200-day 3.1 times a year on average, against 8.9 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.