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Is TIP above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares TIPS Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
TIP closed below its 200-day average on June 1, 2026, its twelfth cross this year.
Close 106.24·50-day 105.77 (+0.4%)·100-day 107.05 (−0.8%)·200-day 108.95 (−2.5%)
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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 | ●above | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 17 | 20.5 | ○ below | May 18, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Jun 1, 2026 | 102 | 8 | 13.9 | ○ below | Jun 3, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Jun 1, 2026 | 102 | 12 | 10.2 | ○ below | May 19, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 143 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| May 28, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 13 |
| May 27, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 12 |
| May 15, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 43 |
| May 15, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 43 |
| May 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| May 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 28 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 18 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 13 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 13 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 45 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 36 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 31 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 71 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 10 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 60 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 7 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 19 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 5 |
963 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2004: each rule beside holding TIP
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in TIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.3% | $1,318 | −10% | 55% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.1% | $1,265 | −13% | 55% |
| 100-day | 1.7% | $1,448 | −12% | 55% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.6% | $1,412 | −9% | 55% |
| 200-day | 1.9% | $1,528 | −8% | 57% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.1% | $1,574 | −8% | 57% |
| Holding the fund | 3.3% | $2,036 | −15% | 100% |
Since 2004, 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 TIP crosses
TIP has crossed its 200-day average 10.2 times a year on average since Sep 22, 2004, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.1 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 384 of TIP's 400 200-day cross dates (96%) 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 TIP's last 200 daily closes. TIP 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 TIP 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 TIP it has crossed the 200-day 4.1 times a year on average, against 10.2 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.