Golden & death crosses
Indicators I
The macro signal
50-day SMA crossing above the 200-day = golden cross (bull regime). Crossing below = death cross. Late by design: they confirm big trends, they don't predict them.
Check yourself
A golden cross fires. Price has usually already…
- Bottomed and rallied for weeks correct
- Just topped
- Done nothing
The 50 crossing the 200 takes months of rally to happen. It's confirmation, not a crystal ball.
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