trend risk

Death Cross

When the 50-day MA crosses below the 200-day MA — long-term trend deterioration signal.


A death cross is the bearish mirror of the golden cross: the 50-day MA falls below the 200-day MA. Breakout setups under a death cross on the stock or index have materially lower follow-through rates.

Swing Edge's bearish and breakdown scanners emphasise deteriorating MA stacks; bullish lists require price above key averages.