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ETFs that whipsaw most across their 200-day moving average, ranked over the last ten years

EWZ (13.7 crosses a year), XLRE (12.9 crosses a year) and TIP (12.3 crosses a year) lead the 90 funds with ten years of history.

Nov 7, 2016 to Nov 6, 2026, the same ten years for every fund. The raw 200-day rule on closing prices; a cross is the close that changes the side. A pair within 14 days is a cross undone within two weeks.

The top ten

#FundNameCrosses a yearWithin 14 days of the lastConfirmed on 3 closes, a year
1 EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF 13.777%5.1
2 XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.973%4.5
3 TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF 12.373%4.9
4 VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares 12.370%5.5
5 XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.374%4.9
6 XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF 11.970%4.7
7 ERX Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares 11.869%5.4
8 XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF 11.871%4.6
9 QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF 11.670%5.8
10 AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 11.577%4.2

All 90 funds with ten years of history

#FundNameCrosses a yearCrosses in ten yearsWithin 14 days of the lastConfirmed on 3 closes, a year
1 EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF 13.713777%5.1
2 XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.912973%4.5
3 TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF 12.312373%4.9
4 VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares 12.312370%5.5
5 XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF 12.312374%4.9
6 XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF 11.911970%4.7
7 ERX Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares 11.811869%5.4
8 XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF 11.811871%4.6
9 QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF 11.611670%5.8
10 AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 11.511577%4.2
11 GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF 10.910969%4.5
12 ARKK ARK Innovation ETF 10.810867%5.5
13 BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares 10.810878%4.4
14 BIZD VanEck BDC Income ETF 10.710771%4.1
15 XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF 10.610666%4.8
16 IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF 10.410472%4.6
17 TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 10.410471%4.0
18 UDOW ProShares UltraPro Dow30 10.310371%3.2
19 USO United States Oil Fund, LP 10.310371%5.5
20 DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund 10.210270%4.6
21 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 10.210271%3.6
22 VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF 10.210271%3.8
23 VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 10.110170%4.3
24 VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF 10.010071%4.0
25 EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF 9.99979%3.4
26 SLV iShares Silver Trust 9.99964%5.3
27 TNA Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares 9.99970%4.1
28 XLU State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF 9.89872%3.2
29 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 9.79767%3.5
30 EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 9.69672%3.6
31 MDY State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust 9.59569%3.4
32 DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF 9.19170%3.1
33 SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares 9.19173%3.3
34 MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF 9.09075%2.9
35 USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF 8.98967%3.9
36 XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF 8.98966%3.3
37 KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF 8.88868%3.8
38 CPER United States Copper Index Fund, LP 8.78766%3.6
39 EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 8.78769%3.9
40 LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 8.78770%3.5
41 NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF 8.78762%3.5
42 EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF 8.58565%3.5
43 EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF 8.58565%4.4
44 JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF 8.58570%2.9
45 EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF 8.48461%3.7
46 IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 8.48469%2.8
47 XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF 8.48467%4.0
48 XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF 8.38370%2.7
49 RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF 8.28269%2.8
50 UNG United States Natural Gas Fund, LP 8.28265%3.6
51 VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 8.28268%3.8
52 XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 8.28262%3.2
53 GLD SPDR Gold Shares 8.18165%3.3
54 ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF 8.18173%2.5
55 TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares 8.08071%2.6
56 FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF 7.97964%4.1
57 HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 7.97969%3.1
58 DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund 7.87866%3.2
59 FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares 7.87866%3.2
60 INDA iShares MSCI India ETF 7.87853%4.0
61 XLF State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF 7.87866%3.0
62 EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 7.77764%2.7
63 IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 7.77762%3.2
64 SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF 7.77772%2.2
65 NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 7.67660%4.0
66 SPXL Direxion Daily S&P500 Bull 3X Shares 7.67669%2.6
67 LABU Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X Shares 7.57564%3.1
68 VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares 7.57574%3.0
69 DIA State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust 7.47470%3.6
70 ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF 7.37369%2.3
71 XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF 7.37361%2.7
72 XLY State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 7.37367%3.3
73 VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 6.96960%3.9
74 PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF 6.86866%3.2
75 SSO ProShares Ultra S&P500 6.76768%2.8
76 GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF 6.66669%2.6
77 UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P500 6.66668%2.4
78 ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 6.56569%2.6
79 SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF 6.16167%2.7
80 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 5.85867%2.2
81 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF 5.85865%1.8
82 SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF 5.75766%2.3
83 CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF 5.65665%3.2
84 TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares 5.35365%2.7
85 QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 5.15166%1.7
86 IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF 4.84862%2.4
87 TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ 4.74761%1.7
88 QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ 4.54564%1.5
89 XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF 4.14163%1.6
90 QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 3.53562%1.0

Nov 7, 2016 to Nov 6, 2026. The raw 200-day rule on closing prices; a cross is the close that changes the side. A pair within 14 days is a cross undone within two weeks. A muted figure rests on fewer than 30 independent windows. Yahoo Finance daily closes; the method page has every definition.

Not yet ten years: 10 funds listed, not ranked

FundNameListedYears of history
XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF Jun 19, 2018 8.4
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF May 21, 2020 6.5
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF May 4, 2022 4.5
DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dec 15, 2016 9.9
SPYI Neos S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Aug 30, 2022 4.2
QQQI NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF Jan 30, 2024 2.8
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Oct 27, 2023 3.0
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Jan 11, 2024 2.8
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund Jan 11, 2024 2.8
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF Jul 23, 2024 2.3

Each fund's own page carries the same statistics over its own span.

Questions

Why the last ten years?

Because a ranking has to compare the same dates: SPY has traded since 1993 and the youngest funds since 2025, so a figure over each fund's whole life would compare nothing. Ten years holds two large falls (2020, 2022) and leaves 10 funds too young to rank, listed below the table with their own span.

What was measured?

The raw 200-day rule on closing prices; a cross is the close that changes the side. A pair within 14 days is a cross undone within two weeks.

When does this page update?

After every US market close, once the day's official close is final; the dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.

Data through the November 6, 2026 close. Rankings of the past, not advice. The other lists: Best-performing · Fell least · Fell most · Higher a year later · Whipsaw least · 200-day mattered most · 200-day rule · 100-day rule · 50-day rule.