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Is QYLD above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
QYLD closed above its 200-day average on July 31, 2026, its sixth cross this year.
Close 18.09·50-day 18.40 (−1.7%)·100-day 18.21 (−0.6%)·200-day 17.95 (+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 | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 21 | 20.9 | ○ below | Oct 20, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 21 | 16.4 | ● above | Aug 5, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Jul 31, 2026 | 60 | 6 | 11.7 | ● above | Aug 4, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 80 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 73 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 19 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 12 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 8 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 110 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 36 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 17 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 12 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 63 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 21 |
| May 20, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 19, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 40 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 22 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 21 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 12 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 158 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 16 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 17 |
570 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2014: each rule beside holding QYLD
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in QYLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.1% | $1,438 | −15% | 61% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.6% | $1,711 | −12% | 62% |
| 100-day | 2.7% | $1,378 | −16% | 57% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.3% | $1,671 | −11% | 58% |
| 200-day | 0.2% | $1,030 | −30% | 53% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.3% | $1,311 | −15% | 53% |
| Holding the fund | 8.5% | $2,674 | −25% | 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 QYLD crosses
QYLD has crossed its 200-day average 11.7 times a year on average since Sep 29, 2014, and 73% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 5.6 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 237 of QYLD's 238 200-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 QYLD's last 200 daily closes. QYLD 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 QYLD 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 QYLD it has crossed the 200-day 5.6 times a year on average, against 11.7 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.