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Death Cross
IndicatorsA bearish technical signal that occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average. The opposite of a Golden Cross.
Related Terms
Golden Cross
A bullish technical signal that occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average.
Moving Average
A smoothed line that calculates the average price over a specified number of periods.
SMA (Simple Moving Average)
A moving average calculated by adding closing prices over a period and dividing by the number of periods.