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Is SPY above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
SPY closed above its 200-day average on April 8, 2026, its second cross this year.
Close 759.97·50-day 767.81 (−1.0%)·100-day 758.15 (+0.2%)·200-day 727.01 (+4.5%)
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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 22, 2026 | 2 | 25 | 18.5 | ● above | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Apr 9, 2026 | 138 | 6 | 11.7 | ● above | Apr 13, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Apr 8, 2026 | 139 | 2 | 6.7 | ● above | Apr 10, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 15 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 41 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 18 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 79 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 35 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 40 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 20 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 311 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 25 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 15 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 76 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 33 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 22 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 8 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 192 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 200 |
| May 12, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 70 |
1192 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 1993: each rule beside holding SPY
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 5.2% | $5,374 | −38% | 67% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.7% | $6,246 | −34% | 67% |
| 100-day | 5.9% | $6,666 | −49% | 72% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 7.4% | $10,584 | −41% | 72% |
| 200-day | 8.0% | $12,697 | −28% | 75% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 8.5% | $14,594 | −24% | 75% |
| Holding the fund | 10.8% | $29,401 | −55% | 100% |
Since 1993, 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 SPY crosses
SPY has crossed its 200-day average 6.7 times a year on average since Nov 11, 1993, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 2.6 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 256 of SPY's 346 200-day cross dates (74%) 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 SPY's last 200 daily closes. SPY 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 SPY 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 SPY it has crossed the 200-day 2.6 times a year on average, against 6.7 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.