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Is QQQ above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Invesco QQQ Trust. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
QQQ closed above its 200-day average on April 8, 2026, its second cross this year.
Close 704.40·50-day 725.81 (−3.0%)·100-day 719.51 (−2.1%)·200-day 677.30 (+4.0%)
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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 16, 2026 | 6 | 24 | 16.3 | ○ below | Oct 20, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 13 | 11.3 | ○ below | Oct 20, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Apr 8, 2026 | 139 | 2 | 6.4 | ● above | Apr 10, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 29 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 29 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 46 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 20 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 111 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 90 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 42 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 41 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 19 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 312 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 22 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 15 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 75 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 15 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
888 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1999: each rule beside holding QQQ
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in QQQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 7.6% | $7,198 | −42% | 65% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.6% | $5,556 | −42% | 65% |
| 100-day | 6.1% | $4,859 | −53% | 69% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.3% | $6,566 | −50% | 69% |
| 200-day | 8.3% | $8,546 | −58% | 73% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 8.4% | $8,798 | −53% | 73% |
| Holding the fund | 8.7% | $9,356 | −83% | 100% |
Since 1999, 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 QQQ crosses
QQQ has crossed its 200-day average 6.4 times a year on average since Dec 21, 1999, and 67% 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, 76 of QQQ's 217 200-day cross dates (35%) 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 QQQ's last 200 daily closes. QQQ 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 QQQ 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 QQQ it has crossed the 200-day 2.8 times a year on average, against 6.4 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.