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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 2026-06-17 21:24 IST · Recommended timeframes: 15m, 1h

Live 9/26 state

NIFTY 50

5m FAST > SLOW gap +6 bp
last cross: 2026-06-17 14:55 IST Bullish · 6 bars ago
15m FAST > SLOW gap +8 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 09:30 IST Bullish · 101 bars ago
1h FAST > SLOW gap +62 bp
last cross: 2026-06-12 10:15 IST Bullish · 29 bars ago
1d FAST > SLOW gap +13 bp
last cross: 2026-06-17 00:00 IST Bullish · 0 bars ago
15m 9/26 · 30-day whipsaws
2
false signals · 30 calendar days

BANK NIFTY

5m FAST > SLOW gap +3 bp
last cross: 2026-06-17 15:00 IST Bullish · 5 bars ago
15m FAST > SLOW gap +11 bp
last cross: 2026-06-16 13:15 IST Bullish · 34 bars ago
1h FAST > SLOW gap +67 bp
last cross: 2026-06-09 09:15 IST Bullish · 54 bars ago
1d FAST > SLOW gap +168 bp
last cross: 2026-06-10 00:00 IST Bullish · 5 bars ago
15m 9/26 · 30-day whipsaws
2
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

  • 2026-06-12 09:30 Bullish · 23,370.10
  • 2026-06-11 13:30 Bearish · 23,220.10
  • 2026-06-11 12:30 Bullish · 23,294.40
  • 2026-06-10 14:45 Bearish · 23,256.75
  • 2026-06-09 13:15 Bullish · 23,204.65
  • 2026-06-05 12:45 Bearish · 23,367.70
  • 2026-06-04 14:00 Bullish · 23,413.90
  • 2026-06-04 13:30 Bearish · 23,361.50
  • 2026-06-03 14:00 Bullish · 23,388.20
  • 2026-06-03 09:30 Bearish · 23,268.95

BANK NIFTY · 15m

  • 2026-06-16 13:15 Bullish · 57,257.85
  • 2026-06-16 12:30 Bearish · 57,129.35
  • 2026-06-12 09:15 Bullish · 55,918.85
  • 2026-06-11 14:45 Bearish · 55,191.80
  • 2026-06-11 11:45 Bullish · 55,408.55
  • 2026-06-10 15:15 Bearish · 55,104.30
  • 2026-06-09 09:30 Bullish · 54,695.50
  • 2026-06-08 09:45 Bearish · 54,331.40
  • 2026-06-05 14:45 Bullish · 54,470.50
  • 2026-06-05 13:45 Bearish · 54,292.20

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 → 2026-06-14 · 1234 days

RegimeN Mean fwd 1dWin% t-stat
Trending Bull 536 +0.045% 55.8% 1.51
Trending Bear 304 +0.006% 49.3% 0.1
Ranging 394 +0.052% 52.0% 1.12

BANKNIFTY — 9/26

2021-06-15 → 2026-06-14 · 1233 days

RegimeN Mean fwd 1dWin% t-stat
Trending Bull 523 +0.056% 52.2% 1.32
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.