50/200 EMA crossover
on NIFTY & BANKNIFTY.
Golden Cross / Death Cross. The pair every financial news desk reports on.
50/200 on the daily chart produces the famous Golden Cross (50 above 200) and Death Cross (50 below 200) signals. They are slow — months between flips — but they tend to mark the starts of multi-quarter trends and are quoted across every financial-news desk. Best used as a higher-timeframe bias filter, not a trade trigger.
Updated 2026-10-13 21:31 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 1d
Live 50/200 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +38 bp
last cross: 2026-10-13 10:40 IST
Bullish
· 57 bars ago
15m
FAST < SLOW
gap -18 bp
last cross: 2026-09-24 09:30 IST
Bearish
· 339 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -185 bp
last cross: 2026-08-19 09:24 IST
Bearish
· 328 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -288 bp
last cross: 2026-03-13 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 143 bars ago
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +30 bp
last cross: 2026-10-13 09:55 IST
Bullish
· 67 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +18 bp
last cross: 2026-10-13 10:30 IST
Bullish
· 20 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -95 bp
last cross: 2026-09-02 11:15 IST
Bearish
· 232 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -66 bp
last cross: 2026-09-30 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 8 bars ago
Recent 50/200 crossovers
Last 10 crossovers on the 1d timeframe — the most active for this pair on Indian indices.
NIFTY 50 · 1d
No crossovers logged yet.
BANK NIFTY · 1d
No crossovers logged yet.
5-year backtest of the 50/200 regime classifier — daily
For each historical day, we classify the regime under 50/200 EMAs (Trending Bull / Trending Bear / Ranging),
then measure the next day's close-to-close return. Win-rate and t-stat below tell you whether the regime call has predictive value
when this specific pair is used.
NIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-10-08 · 1141 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
589 |
+0.034% |
54.5% |
1.12 |
| Trending Bear |
154 |
+0.055% |
48.1% |
0.63 |
| Ranging |
398 |
+0.019% |
51.5% |
0.42 |
BANKNIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-10-08 · 1140 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
621 |
-0.002% |
50.6% |
-0.05 |
| Trending Bear |
101 |
+0.138% |
53.5% |
1.08 |
| Ranging |
418 |
+0.090% |
56.9% |
1.59 |
Compare with other EMA pairs
50/200 EMA Crossover FAQ
What is the 50/200 EMA crossover?
50/200 on the daily chart produces the famous Golden Cross (50 above 200) and Death Cross (50 below 200) signals. They are slow — months between flips — but they tend to mark the starts of multi-quarter trends and are quoted across every financial-news desk. Best used as a higher-timeframe bias filter, not a trade trigger.
Which timeframe works best for the 50/200 EMA pair?
On Indian indices, the 50/200 pair is most commonly used on 1d charts. Pair selection should match the holding period — faster pairs for intraday, slower pairs for swing and position trades.
Is a single EMA crossover enough to trade on?
No. Standalone crossovers whipsaw heavily in ranging markets. Pair the cross with a regime filter and the multi-timeframe alignment table — both available live on emaindicator.com — to lift expectancy.