9/26 EMA crossover
on NIFTY & BANKNIFTY.
MACD-adjacent. The slow side comes straight from MACD's default 26-period setting.
The 9/26 pair sits between the standard intraday 9/21 and the MACD-default 12/26. Many YouTube and chart-school strategies recommend it as a swing-trade trigger on 15-min and 1-hour Indian-index charts. It generates fewer signals than 9/21, more than 12/26 — a balanced fast-vs-slow combination.
Updated 2026-06-15 16:29 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 15m, 1h
Live 9/26 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST < SLOW
gap -8 bp
last cross: 2026-06-15 14:55 IST
Bearish
· 6 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +18 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 09:30 IST
Bullish
· 49 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +93 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 10:15 IST
Bullish
· 13 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -46 bp
last cross: 2026-05-12 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 23 bars ago
15m 9/26 · 30-day whipsaws
2
false signals · 30 calendar days
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST < SLOW
gap -7 bp
last cross: 2026-06-15 15:00 IST
Bearish
· 5 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +18 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 09:15 IST
Bullish
· 50 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +127 bp
last cross: 2026-06-09 09:15 IST
Bullish
· 38 bars ago
1d
FAST > SLOW
gap +107 bp
last cross: 2026-06-10 00:00 IST
Bullish
· 3 bars ago
15m 9/26 · 30-day whipsaws
1
false signals · 30 calendar days
Recent 9/26 crossovers
Last 10 crossovers on the 15m timeframe — the most active for this pair on Indian indices.
NIFTY 50 · 15m
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2026-06-12 09:30
Bullish · 23,370.10
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2026-06-11 13:30
Bearish · 23,220.10
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2026-06-11 12:30
Bullish · 23,294.40
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2026-06-10 14:45
Bearish · 23,256.75
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2026-06-09 13:15
Bullish · 23,204.65
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2026-06-05 12:45
Bearish · 23,367.70
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2026-06-04 14:00
Bullish · 23,413.90
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2026-06-04 13:30
Bearish · 23,361.50
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2026-06-03 14:00
Bullish · 23,388.20
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2026-06-03 09:30
Bearish · 23,268.95
BANK NIFTY · 15m
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2026-06-12 09:15
Bullish · 55,918.85
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2026-06-11 14:45
Bearish · 55,191.80
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2026-06-11 11:45
Bullish · 55,408.55
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2026-06-10 15:15
Bearish · 55,104.30
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2026-06-09 09:30
Bullish · 54,695.50
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2026-06-08 09:45
Bearish · 54,331.40
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2026-06-05 14:45
Bullish · 54,470.50
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2026-06-05 13:45
Bearish · 54,292.20
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2026-06-03 13:15
Bullish · 53,795.30
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2026-06-03 09:15
Bearish · 53,230.80
5-year backtest of the 9/26 regime classifier — daily
For each historical day, we classify the regime under 9/26 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 — 9/26
2021-06-15 → 2026-06-10 · 1232 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
536 |
+0.045% |
55.8% |
1.51 |
| Trending Bear |
304 |
+0.006% |
49.3% |
0.1 |
| Ranging |
392 |
+0.048% |
51.8% |
1.03 |
BANKNIFTY — 9/26
2021-06-15 → 2026-06-10 · 1231 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
521 |
+0.055% |
52.0% |
1.28 |
| Trending Bear |
302 |
-0.004% |
54.0% |
-0.06 |
| Ranging |
408 |
+0.069% |
54.2% |
1.38 |
Compare with other EMA pairs
9/26 EMA Crossover FAQ
What is the 9/26 EMA crossover?
The 9/26 pair sits between the standard intraday 9/21 and the MACD-default 12/26. Many YouTube and chart-school strategies recommend it as a swing-trade trigger on 15-min and 1-hour Indian-index charts. It generates fewer signals than 9/21, more than 12/26 — a balanced fast-vs-slow combination.
Which timeframe works best for the 9/26 EMA pair?
On Indian indices, the 9/26 pair is most commonly used on 15m, 1h 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.