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 2026-06-15 16:34 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 1d
Live 50/200 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +97 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 09:45 IST
Bullish
· 144 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +101 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 15:00 IST
Bullish
· 27 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -46 bp
last cross: 2026-05-12 13:15 IST
Bearish
· 177 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -290 bp
last cross: 2026-03-16 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 59 bars ago
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +120 bp
last cross: 2026-06-09 09:30 IST
Bullish
· 375 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +221 bp
last cross: 2026-06-05 10:00 IST
Bullish
· 177 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +149 bp
last cross: 2026-06-10 12:15 IST
Bullish
· 27 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -174 bp
last cross: 2026-04-01 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 49 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 → 2026-06-10 · 1058 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
589 |
+0.034% |
54.5% |
1.12 |
| Trending Bear |
123 |
+0.108% |
48.8% |
1.05 |
| Ranging |
346 |
+0.022% |
52.0% |
0.46 |
BANKNIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-06-10 · 1057 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
583 |
+0.005% |
51.6% |
0.13 |
| Trending Bear |
94 |
+0.142% |
54.3% |
1.05 |
| Ranging |
380 |
+0.098% |
56.8% |
1.62 |
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.