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Is SMH above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
VanEck Semiconductor ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
SMH closed above its 200-day average on May 12, 2025, with no cross yet this year.
Close 527.20·50-day 575.09 (−8.3%)·100-day 583.79 (−9.7%)·200-day 515.44 (+2.3%)
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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 | 17 | 21.0 | ○ below | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 14, 2026 | 8 | 11 | 12.3 | ○ below | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | May 12, 2025 | 366 | 0 | 8.3 | ● above | May 14, 2025 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 26 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 23 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 11 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 21 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 11 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 25 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 33 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 120 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 91 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 26 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 319 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 74 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 21 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 75 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 123 |
| May 12, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 77 |
| May 12, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 77 |
| May 2, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 67 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 14 |
1043 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2001: each rule beside holding SMH
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in SMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.4% | $2,343 | −70% | 62% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.1% | $5,837 | −51% | 62% |
| 100-day | 7.4% | $6,167 | −52% | 67% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.5% | $5,048 | −64% | 67% |
| 200-day | 11.0% | $14,540 | −45% | 67% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 9.8% | $10,923 | −50% | 67% |
| Holding the fund | 14.1% | $29,389 | −73% | 100% |
Since 2001, 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 SMH crosses
SMH has crossed its 200-day average 8.3 times a year on average since Mar 20, 2001, and 73% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.9 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 36 of SMH's 223 200-day cross dates (16%) 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 SMH's last 200 daily closes. SMH 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 SMH 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 SMH it has crossed the 200-day 3.9 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.