零点课堂 | Golden Cross and Death Cross Explained(1)

Introduction

Chart patterns are abundant when it comes to technical analysis. We have already talked about them in A Beginner’s Guide to Classical Chart Patterns, and 12 Popular Candlestick Patterns in Technical Analysis. However, there are many other patterns out there that can be useful for day traders, swing traders, and long-term investors. These are the golden cross and the death cross.
Before we get into what a golden cross and a death cross is, we need to understand what a moving average (MA) is. In short, it’s a line plotted over a price chart that measures the asset’s average price for a given time frame. For example, a 200-day moving average will measure the average price of the asset in the last 200 days. If you’d like to read more about moving averages, we have an article about them: Moving Averages Explained.
So, what is a golden cross and a death cross, and how can traders use them in their trading strategy?

What is a golden cross?

A golden cross (or golden crossover) is a chart pattern that involves a short-term moving average crossing above a long-term moving average. Typically, the 50-day MA is used as the short-term average, and the 200-day MA is used as the long-term average. However, this isn’t the only way to think about a golden crossover. It can happen on any time frame, and the basic idea is that a short-term average crosses over a long-term average.

Typically, a golden cross happens in three phases:

  1. The short-term MA is below the long-term MA during a downtrend.
  2. The trend reverses, and the short-term MA crosses above the long-term MA.
  3. An uptrend starts where the short-term MA stays above the long-term MA.

A golden cross indicating a new uptrend in Bitcoin.

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零点课堂 | Golden Cross and Death Cross Explained(1)

2021-04-06 10:16:03

Introduction

Chart patterns are abundant when it comes to technical analysis. We have already talked about them in A Beginner’s Guide to Classical Chart Patterns, and 12 Popular Candlestick Patterns in Technical Analysis. However, there are many other patterns out there that can be useful for day traders, swing traders, and long-term investors. These are the golden cross and the death cross.
Before we get into what a golden cross and a death cross is, we need to understand what a moving average (MA) is. In short, it’s a line plotted over a price chart that measures the asset’s average price for a given time frame. For example, a 200-day moving average will measure the average price of the asset in the last 200 days. If you’d like to read more about moving averages, we have an article about them: Moving Averages Explained.
So, what is a golden cross and a death cross, and how can traders use them in their trading strategy?

What is a golden cross?

A golden cross (or golden crossover) is a chart pattern that involves a short-term moving average crossing above a long-term moving average. Typically, the 50-day MA is used as the short-term average, and the 200-day MA is used as the long-term average. However, this isn’t the only way to think about a golden crossover. It can happen on any time frame, and the basic idea is that a short-term average crosses over a long-term average.

Typically, a golden cross happens in three phases:

  1. The short-term MA is below the long-term MA during a downtrend.
  2. The trend reverses, and the short-term MA crosses above the long-term MA.
  3. An uptrend starts where the short-term MA stays above the long-term MA.

A golden cross indicating a new uptrend in Bitcoin.

声明:本文由 Binance撰写,零点财经收录,观点仅代表作者本人,绝不代表零点财经赞同其观点或证实其描述。