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 2026-06-17 22:24 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 1d
Live 50/200 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +46 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 09:45 IST
Bullish
· 297 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +124 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 15:00 IST
Bullish
· 79 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +34 bp
last cross: 2026-06-16 15:30 IST
Bullish
· 7 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -279 bp
last cross: 2026-03-16 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 61 bars ago
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +52 bp
last cross: 2026-06-09 09:30 IST
Bullish
· 527 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +187 bp
last cross: 2026-06-05 10:00 IST
Bullish
· 229 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +224 bp
last cross: 2026-06-10 12:15 IST
Bullish
· 43 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -147 bp
last cross: 2026-04-01 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 51 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 → 2026-06-14 · 1060 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
589 |
+0.034% |
54.5% |
1.12 |
| Trending Bear |
124 |
+0.115% |
49.2% |
1.13 |
| Ranging |
347 |
+0.024% |
52.2% |
0.49 |
BANKNIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-06-14 · 1059 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 |
382 |
+0.100% |
57.1% |
1.65 |
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.