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 2026-09-16 04:53 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 1d
Live 50/200 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST < SLOW
gap -46 bp
last cross: 2026-09-04 13:25 IST
Bearish
· 487 bars ago
15m
FAST < SLOW
gap -100 bp
last cross: 2026-08-27 10:45 IST
Bearish
· 334 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -166 bp
last cross: 2026-08-19 09:24 IST
Bearish
· 166 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -126 bp
last cross: 2026-03-13 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 124 bars ago
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST < SLOW
gap -36 bp
last cross: 2026-09-15 10:10 IST
Bearish
· 66 bars ago
15m
FAST < SLOW
gap -76 bp
last cross: 2026-09-07 09:45 IST
Bearish
· 154 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -101 bp
last cross: 2026-09-02 11:15 IST
Bearish
· 75 bars ago
1d
FAST > SLOW
gap +65 bp
last cross: 2026-07-08 00:00 IST
Bullish
· 48 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 → 2026-09-10 · 1123 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
589 |
+0.034% |
54.5% |
1.12 |
| Trending Bear |
136 |
+0.086% |
47.8% |
0.91 |
| Ranging |
398 |
+0.019% |
51.5% |
0.42 |
BANKNIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-09-10 · 1122 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
621 |
-0.002% |
50.6% |
-0.05 |
| Trending Bear |
94 |
+0.142% |
54.3% |
1.05 |
| Ranging |
407 |
+0.098% |
57.0% |
1.7 |
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.