{"id":19281,"date":"2023-08-25T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=19281"},"modified":"2023-08-26T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:49:09","slug":"what-is-golden-cross-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/bs-markets\/what-is-golden-cross-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Cross Stock: Definition and 2023 Trading Strategy for Beginners","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

A Golden Cross is one of the most popular chart patterns for investors. It occurs when a faster\u2013moving average (200-day) of an asset crosses a slower-moving average (50-day) asset. It must be these two periods, anything outside these periods cannot be said to be the Golden cross. When the market is in a long-term downtrend, the 50-day moving average is below the 200-day moving average. But as we know, no downtrend can last forever. So at the time a new uptrend starts, the 50-day moving average must cross above the 200-day moving average. This is what we refer to as the “golden cross.” So, let’s get started with the basics, as we answer the question, “What is Golden cross stock?”<\/p>

What is Golden Cross Stock?<\/span><\/h2>

A Golden cross occurs in a situation where a 50-day moving average of an asset trades higher than a 200-day moving average. <\/p>

When the rate of upward movement in a short period of time is faster than the long-term movement, investors take it as a sign that it is the right time to buy. <\/p>

That is, with higher trading volumes and higher trading prices, the golden cross is a sign that the stock market is set for improvement.<\/p>

There are many investors with the perspective that the Golden Cross acts like a \u201cHoly Grail\u201d. They think it is one of the most conclusive signals of a rising market which sends off a powerful signal to buy.<\/p>

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Stages of a Golden Cross<\/span><\/h3>

Though there are investors like the ones above, some other investors doubt the logic of the Cross pattern.<\/p>

The present-day evaluation opportunity favors the Golden Cross. Seeing that the last happening of the pattern is the S&P 500 Index, the index has gone up by more than 50%.<\/p>

The Golden Cross has three stages:<\/p>