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Is MTUM above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
MTUM closed above its 200-day average on October 23, 2026, its eighth cross this year.
Close 289.45·50-day 308.08 (−6.0%)·100-day 312.21 (−7.3%)·200-day 289.08 (+0.1%)
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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 | Oct 14, 2026 | 8 | 15 | 17.7 | ○ below | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 13, 2026 | 9 | 17 | 13.3 | ○ below | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Oct 23, 2026 | 1 | 8 | 8.3 | ● above | Apr 9, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 198 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 26 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 25 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 22 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 12 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 25 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 30 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 112 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 98 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 40 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 36 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 20 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 315 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 47 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 47 |
477 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2014: each rule beside holding MTUM
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in MTUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 6.2% | $2,159 | −20% | 68% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.3% | $2,443 | −24% | 69% |
| 100-day | 6.4% | $2,206 | −29% | 74% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 8.5% | $2,811 | −24% | 74% |
| 200-day | 9.5% | $3,169 | −33% | 81% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 11.4% | $3,970 | −19% | 81% |
| Holding the fund | 14.7% | $5,713 | −34% | 100% |
Since 2014, 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 MTUM crosses
MTUM has crossed its 200-day average 8.3 times a year on average since Jan 31, 2014, and 72% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 2.8 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 90 of MTUM's 142 200-day cross dates (63%) 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 MTUM's last 200 daily closes. MTUM 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 MTUM 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 MTUM it has crossed the 200-day 2.8 times a year on average, against 8.3 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.