MA 200

Trend

The 200-day average: the dividing line between a bull and a bear market over the long term.

Construction & calculation

Average of the closing prices over the past 200 trading days (about 10 months).
Drawn as EMA(200) in the scanner's charts; used as a classic SMA(200) in the Golden Cross logic.

SMA(200) = sum of the last 200 closing prices / 200

Interpretation

Above the MA200 = structurally bullish climate. Many institutional mandates buy nothing below this line.
The slope of the MA200 is a good long-term filter: rising = take buy signals more seriously, falling = take sell signals more seriously.
A first test of the MA200 after a long advance is usually a buying opportunity; a third or fourth test becomes more dangerous.

Watch-outs & pitfalls

Extremely slow. A reversal is only confirmed months later — that is the price of its reliability.
Requires at least 200 trading days of history; young listings do not have this line.

Data note. The scanner works exclusively with closing prices (daily). Wherever the classic formula needs High, Low or Volume, these are approximated: the daily range via the rolling max/min of the closing price over the recent bars, and volume via the relative size of the day's move compared with the recent average. The signal logic is identical to the original, but absolute values may differ slightly from platforms that use intraday data and real volume.

Disclaimer. This explanation is educational and does not constitute investment advice. A technical signal is a probability, not a certainty: always use it together with other signals, the broader trend, the news around the stock and a predefined risk-management plan.

Generated: 26/10/2026 12:04