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Is VWO above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
VWO closed below its 200-day average on October 16, 2026, its seventh cross this year.
Close 56.84·50-day 59.83 (−5.0%)·100-day 59.52 (−4.5%)·200-day 58.32 (−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 | ○below | Oct 7, 2026 | 13 | 20 | 19.0 | ○ below | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 13, 2026 | 9 | 17 | 12.8 | ○ below | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 7 | 9.6 | ○ below | Oct 20, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 199 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 12 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 11 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 47 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 41 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 22 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 107 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 13 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 58 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 36 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 27 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 324 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
839 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2005: each rule beside holding VWO
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in VWO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.9% | $1,478 | −42% | 57% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 2.9% | $1,830 | −38% | 57% |
| 100-day | 5.2% | $2,892 | −30% | 59% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.7% | $3,892 | −26% | 60% |
| 200-day | 3.6% | $2,074 | −41% | 63% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.1% | $1,888 | −45% | 63% |
| Holding the fund | 5.8% | $3,242 | −68% | 100% |
Since 2005, 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 VWO crosses
VWO has crossed its 200-day average 9.6 times a year on average since Dec 21, 2005, and 67% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 256 of VWO's 327 200-day cross dates (78%) 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 VWO's last 200 daily closes. VWO 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 VWO 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 VWO it has crossed the 200-day 4.5 times a year on average, against 9.6 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.