What a golden cross is
A golden cross happens when a faster moving average (the 50-day) rises above a slower one (the 200-day). It signals that medium-term momentum has overtaken the long-term trend — a classic bullish structure.
How to read it
- The cross itself is a lagging confirmation, not a top/bottom caller.
- It's most meaningful when the 200-day is flattening or turning up too.
- The opposite — the 50-day falling below the 200-day — is a death cross.
How we use it
We track the 50-versus-200 relationship as part of each stock's trend structure. A stock with the 50-day above the 200-day is in a constructive long-term posture.