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 2026-08-02 00:14 IST ·
Recommended timeframes: 1d
Live 50/200 state
NIFTY 50
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +35 bp
last cross: 2026-07-27 11:20 IST
Bullish
· 354 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +67 bp
last cross: 2026-07-29 10:15 IST
Bullish
· 73 bars ago
1h
FAST > SLOW
gap +43 bp
last cross: 2026-07-29 15:15 IST
Bullish
· 17 bars ago
1d
FAST < SLOW
gap -147 bp
last cross: 2026-03-16 00:00 IST
Bearish
· 92 bars ago
BANK NIFTY
5m
FAST > SLOW
gap +20 bp
last cross: 2026-07-30 15:05 IST
Bullish
· 81 bars ago
15m
FAST > SLOW
gap +7 bp
last cross: 2026-07-31 13:00 IST
Bullish
· 10 bars ago
1h
FAST < SLOW
gap -20 bp
last cross: 2026-07-24 09:15 IST
Bearish
· 47 bars ago
1d
FAST > SLOW
gap +61 bp
last cross: 2026-07-07 00:00 IST
Bullish
· 18 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 → 2026-07-29 · 1092 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
589 |
+0.034% |
54.5% |
1.12 |
| Trending Bear |
127 |
+0.123% |
49.6% |
1.23 |
| Ranging |
376 |
+0.023% |
52.4% |
0.5 |
BANKNIFTY — 50/200
2022-02-23 → 2026-07-29 · 1091 days
| Regime | N |
Mean fwd 1d | Win% |
t-stat |
| Trending Bull |
596 |
-0.001% |
51.3% |
-0.02 |
| Trending Bear |
94 |
+0.142% |
54.3% |
1.05 |
| Ranging |
401 |
+0.104% |
57.1% |
1.78 |
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.