Golden Cross Chart Pattern

In the world of finance and investing, a golden cross occurs when a relatively short-term moving average crosses above a long-term moving average. This technical analysis indicator is seen as a very bullish sign, suggesting that an asset's price is on the rise and that an uptrend is likely to continue. Many traders use the golden cross as a signal to buy, believing that it indicates a strong upward momentum. However, it is important to note that not all golden crosses are accurate indicators of future price movements, so it is always recommended to use other analysis tools in conjunction with this signal. If you're an investor looking for potential buying opportunities, keep an eye out for the golden cross as it could help guide your investment decisions.

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AVAL NYSE Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. ADR (Each representing 20 preferred shares) 4.83B 4.07 0.50 11.21 0.03
BB NYSE BlackBerry Limited Common Stock 2.45B 4.15 -0.48 109.75 0.00
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DXC NYSE DXC Technology Co 2.69B 15.42 1.65 7.47 0.00
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TGNA NYSE Tegna Inc 3.10B 19.22 0.40 9.42 0.03
VFC NYSE VF Corp 7.69B 19.69 -0.54 79.25 0.02
KIM NYSE Kimco Realty Corp 13.82B 20.41 0.55 24.19 0.05
ATEC NASDAQ Alphatec Holdings Inc 3.11B 20.93 -0.15 163.93 0.00
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ARLP NASDAQ Alliance Resource Partners LP 3.02B 23.53 -2.49 12.42 0.11
ATHM NYSE Autohome Inc 2.85B 24.08 1.82 13.41 0.07
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BLFS NASDAQ BioLife Solutions Inc 1.24B 25.70 0.75 1,000.00 0.00
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BRX NYSE Brixmor Property Group Inc 7.98B 26.07 1.64 23.68 0.05
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BHLB NYSE Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc 1.23B 26.51 -0.31 0.00 0.00
CCL NYSE Carnival Corp 34.94B 26.61 1.26 14.54 0.00
IVZ NYSE Invesco Ltd 11.90B 26.74 2.73 17.71 0.03
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ALKS NASDAQ Alkermes PLC 4.87B 29.52 0.76 13.97 0.00
JD NASDAQ JD.com Inc 42.43B 29.90 0.54 9.57 0.03
PDCO NASDAQ Patterson Companies Inc 2.75B 31.12 0.86 0.00 0.00
BOX NYSE Box Inc 4.56B 31.81 -1.15 24.01 0.00
HCP NASDAQ HashiCorp Inc 5.53B 34.19 -0.06 0.00 0.00
BBU NYSE Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units 3.09B 34.81 -1.64 2.76 0.01
UDR NYSE UDR Inc 11.53B 34.89 -0.89 80.59 0.05
VNO NYSE Vornado Realty Trust 7.07B 36.82 0.00 8.22 0.02
AGI NYSE Alamos Gold Inc. Class A Common Shares 15.78B 37.52 -2.52 29.16 0.00
CPRT NASDAQ Copart Inc 37.69B 38.94 -0.07 24.02 0.00
AMSF NASDAQ AMERISAFE Inc 0.74B 39.31 0.39 15.07 0.04
KMX NYSE CarMax Inc 5.94B 40.48 -1.08 11.91 0.00
ATRC NASDAQ AtriCure Inc 2.02B 40.61 2.25 51.49 0.00
APAM NYSE Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc 2.94B 41.74 0.63 11.21 0.08
BST NYSE BlackRock Science and Technology Trust 1.48B 42.58 1.06 8.35 0.08
XLU AMEX SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities 7.33B 43.09 -0.31 50.10 3.13
EXC NASDAQ Exelon Corp 43.45B 43.09 -0.44 15.68 0.04
BATRA NASDAQ Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc 2.74B 43.54 -0.07 68.25 0.00
ABM NYSE ABM Industries Inc 2.73B 44.53 0.60 24.72 0.02
FE NYSE FirstEnergy Corp 26.08B 45.14 -0.20 19.14 0.04
B NYSE Barnes Group Inc 79.31B 47.00 -0.05 20.64 0.01
AVT NASDAQ Avnet Inc 4.00B 48.93 0.18 18.09 0.03
BMY NYSE Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 100.16B 49.20 -0.11 18.26 0.05
SNY NASDAQ Sanofi - American Depositary Shares 120.70B 49.69 -0.33 15.42 0.05
CATY NASDAQ Cathay General Bancorp 3.43B 50.39 1.58 11.63 0.03
ALK NYSE Alaska Air Group Inc 5.90B 50.89 2.73 43.32 0.00
BTI NYSE British American Tobacco Industries, p.l.c. Common Stock ADR 111.14B 51.14 -0.29 30.77 0.05
EQT NYSE EQT Corp 37.49B 53.46 0.26 17.37 0.01
CALX NYSE Calix Inc 3.59B 54.24 -3.44 32.26 0.00
BHF NASDAQ Brighthouse Financial Inc 3.13B 54.75 19.83 4.58 0.00
BKE NYSE Buckle Inc 2.91B 56.89 0.62 13.97 0.02
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CG NASDAQ The Carlyle Group Inc 20.77B 57.64 2.53 32.46 0.02
O NYSE Realty Income Corp 53.43B 58.08 0.63 53.68 0.06
FOX NASDAQ Fox Corporation - Class B Common Stock 25.96B 58.47 0.60 14.06 0.01
BL NASDAQ BlackLine Inc 3.50B 58.83 0.79 52.30 0.00
MO NYSE Altria Group Inc 99.19B 59.09 0.58 11.32 0.07
D NYSE Dominion Energy Inc 51.06B 59.80 0.47 19.39 0.05
KR NYSE The Kroger Co 39.24B 62.00 -1.07 54.96 0.02
FOXA NASDAQ Fox Corp 29.01B 65.34 0.45 15.82 0.01
BOH NYSE Bank of Hawaii Corp 2.63B 66.17 1.10 16.93 0.04
MKC NYSE McCormick & Co Inc 17.86B 66.53 0.89 23.70 0.03
REG NASDAQ Regency Centers Corp 12.28B 67.16 -1.60 30.80 0.04
LNT NASDAQ Alliant Energy Corp 17.43B 67.79 -0.28 20.52 0.03
PYPL NASDAQ PayPal Holdings Inc 63.81B 68.20 0.40 12.32 0.00
BXP NYSE BXP Inc 10.97B 69.20 0.32 31.55 0.05
BKH NYSE Black Hills Corp 5.29B 70.65 -0.03 17.85 0.04
KO NYSE Coca-Cola Co 304.47B 70.78 -0.28 23.30 0.03
CTSH NASDAQ Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp 34.77B 72.05 -0.21 19.36 0.01
WH NYSE Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 5.45B 72.12 -0.31 18.09 0.02
BNS NYSE Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 Ordinary Shares 89.17B 72.13 0.60 17.69 0.04
CSCO NASDAQ Cisco Systems Inc 287.76B 72.83 -0.11 29.94 0.02
ADC NYSE Agree Realty Corp 8.54B 74.33 -0.27 41.56 0.04
XEL NASDAQ Xcel Energy Inc 44.61B 75.41 -0.43 22.48 0.03
UNM NYSE Unum Group 12.81B 76.55 0.07 14.99 0.02
AMBA NASDAQ Ambarella Inc 3.37B 78.20 -0.07 120.48 0.00
VTR NYSE Ventas Inc 36.97B 78.71 1.10 147.64 0.02
ALGT NASDAQ Allegiant Travel Co 1.45B 79.44 -0.59 11.57 0.00
XLP AMEX SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Staples 9.79B 79.51 -0.17 52.05 2.72
URBN NASDAQ Urban Outfitters Inc 7.43B 82.85 1.49 15.48 0.00
K NYSE Kellanova Co 29.03B 83.44 -0.02 0.00 0.00
AU NYSE Anglogold Ashanti PLC 42.44B 84.06 0.05 18.43 0.03
EBAY NASDAQ eBay Inc 38.00B 84.07 0.26 18.11 0.01
GLW NYSE Corning Inc 73.26B 85.45 2.28 55.31 0.01
SBUX NASDAQ Starbucks Corp 97.69B 85.91 -1.38 52.20 0.03
SO NYSE Southern Co 94.64B 85.95 -0.39 21.32 0.03
PNW NYSE Pinnacle West Capital Corp 10.40B 86.88 0.39 18.11 0.04
AGO NYSE Assured Guaranty Ltd 4.10B 88.98 0.55 11.13 0.02
SRE NYSE Sempra 58.79B 90.07 -0.73 27.05 0.03
BJ NYSE BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc 11.81B 90.26 -1.33 21.57 0.00
CHH NYSE Choice Hotels International Inc 4.30B 92.89 2.29 11.45 0.01
WFC NYSE Wells Fargo & Co 291.62B 92.90 0.16 15.19 0.02
SCHW NYSE Charles Schwab Corp 168.86B 95.03 1.11 22.48 0.01
AEE NYSE Ameren Corp 26.57B 98.24 -0.64 18.84 0.03
ATGE NYSE Adtalem Global Education Inc 3.64B 100.32 2.62 15.34 0.00
TROW NASDAQ T. Rowe Price Group Inc 22.59B 103.50 -1.34 11.33 0.05
UAL NASDAQ United Airlines Holdings Inc 33.92B 104.79 -0.16 11.27 0.00
WEC NYSE WEC Energy Group Inc 34.13B 104.93 0.17 19.79 0.03
MDT NYSE Medtronic PLC 134.65B 105.03 0.01 26.48 0.03
BANF NASDAQ BancFirst Corp 3.69B 110.69 -0.14 16.04 0.02
CCB NASDAQ Coastal Financial Corp 1.68B 110.78 0.68 36.14 0.00
ALTR NASDAQ Altair Engineering Inc 2.84B 111.85 0.15 0.00 0.00
JCI NYSE Johnson Controls International PLC 69.81B 114.23 0.03 45.19 0.01
AEP NASDAQ American Electric Power Co Inc 63.06B 118.06 -0.99 16.77 0.03
ABT NYSE Abbott Laboratories 210.84B 121.25 -0.69 15.94 0.02
BMO NYSE Bank Of Montreal Common Stock 87.67B 123.67 -0.92 15.71 0.04
BDC NYSE Belden Inc 4.86B 123.79 0.39 21.46 0.00
TWLO NYSE Twilio Inc 19.82B 130.75 0.48 335.37 0.00
A NYSE Agilent Technologies Inc 39.19B 138.44 -0.54 30.46 0.01
GL NYSE Globe Life Inc 11.20B 140.65 0.86 10.21 0.01
PM NYSE Philip Morris International Inc 224.70B 144.35 -0.98 22.54 0.03
BABA NYSE Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 353.54B 148.17 -1.28 20.13 0.01
PG NYSE Procter & Gamble Co 351.21B 150.30 0.49 21.20 0.03
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RJF NYSE Raymond James Financial Inc 32.02B 162.83 -0.63 15.72 0.01
MMM NYSE 3M Co 89.33B 168.15 -0.27 26.03 0.02
AVB NYSE AvalonBay Communities Inc 25.41B 179.46 0.02 21.58 0.04
AGM NYSE Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Common Stock 2.00B 182.99 -0.63 10.12 0.03
HON NASDAQ Honeywell International Inc 122.92B 193.61 -0.13 20.91 0.02
CAH NYSE Cardinal Health Inc 47.07B 198.09 0.05 29.85 0.01
BA NYSE Boeing Co 158.67B 202.62 0.37 102.04 0.00
BOOT NYSE Boot Barn Holdings Inc 6.21B 203.67 3.41 29.81 0.00
AN NYSE AutoNation Inc 7.67B 211.42 0.40 12.23 0.00
CHTR NASDAQ Charter Communications Inc 27.52B 212.68 1.51 5.86 0.00
WDAY NASDAQ Workday Inc 56.52B 214.90 -4.28 91.19 0.00
AIZ NYSE Assurant Inc 11.14B 222.37 0.02 14.22 0.01
AEIS NASDAQ Advanced Energy Industries Inc 8.46B 224.11 1.20 56.03 0.00
ABG NYSE Asbury Automotive Group Inc 4.58B 235.38 -1.39 8.50 0.00
APD NYSE Air Products & Chemicals Inc 53.92B 242.25 -1.13 18.62 0.03
RMD NYSE ResMed Inc 36.94B 253.07 0.32 25.32 0.01
TTWO NASDAQ Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 46.95B 254.08 0.52 28.09 0.00
CRM NYSE Salesforce Inc 239.98B 256.12 0.51 34.03 0.01
FFIV NASDAQ F5 Inc 15.09B 259.77 0.59 21.89 0.00
LH NYSE Labcorp Holdings Inc 21.71B 261.94 -0.85 25.33 0.01
AZPN NASDAQ Aspen Technology Inc 17.64B 264.89 -0.03 0.00 0.00
ACN NYSE Accenture PLC 177.54B 268.86 3.01 22.39 0.02
AAPL NASDAQ Apple Inc 4.12T 278.78 -0.69 36.81 0.00
CME NASDAQ CME Group Inc 101.21B 280.68 -0.28 26.45 0.02
EXPE NASDAQ Expedia Group Inc 34.45B 281.15 2.59 27.46 0.01
ORCL NYSE Oracle Corp 808.99B 281.57 -0.63 35.46 0.01
MAR NASDAQ Marriott International Inc 79.56B 296.46 3.32 32.28 0.01
ADSK NASDAQ Autodesk Inc 64.95B 306.37 -1.26 57.08 0.00
BIO NYSE Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc 8.47B 313.87 -0.36 31.65 0.00
AON NYSE Aon PLC 74.56B 346.90 2.02 28.14 0.01
SNA NYSE Snap-on Inc 18.06B 347.21 0.32 18.28 0.03
ANSS NASDAQ Ansys Inc 34.22B 389.19 3.92 0.00 0.00
WAT NYSE Waters Corp 23.95B 402.32 -1.19 34.79 0.00
ALNY NASDAQ Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 56.81B 430.02 -6.14 1,303.90 0.00
DE NYSE Deere & Co 124.71B 461.31 -0.89 26.24 0.01
TSLA NASDAQ Tesla Inc 1.63T 489.88 3.07 337.85 0.00
MSCI NYSE MSCI Inc 42.46B 565.09 2.52 34.95 0.01
EQIX NASDAQ Equinix Inc 72.72B 740.67 0.10 69.68 0.02
MCK NYSE McKesson Corp 98.07B 794.55 -1.74 25.32 0.00
ARGX NASDAQ argenx SE - American Depositary Shares 51.25B 832.35 0.11 36.42 0.00
MTD NYSE Mettler-Toledo International Inc 28.55B 1,397.79 1.93 34.62 0.00

Introduction

Golden cross is a technical chart pattern indicating the potential for a major rally in a stock or index. This pattern occurs when the short-term moving average crosses above the long-term moving average. Traders often see this as a bullish signal, indicating that upward momentum is strengthening.

What is a Golden Cross?

A golden cross occurs when a short-term moving average, typically the 50-day moving average, crosses above a long-term moving average, usually the 200-day moving average. This signifies a potential shift in momentum from bearish to bullish, with the shorter-term average rising above the longer-term average.

Why is the Golden Cross important?

The golden cross is important because it can signal a significant change in market sentiment. Many traders see this pattern as a strong buy signal, believing that the stock or index is poised for a sustained uptrend. This can lead to increased buying activity and potentially drive prices higher.

Conclusion

The golden cross is a popular technical indicator used by traders to identify potential buy opportunities. It signifies a shift in momentum from bearish to bullish and can be a strong signal for a sustained uptrend. While not foolproof, many traders use the golden cross as part of their trading strategy to capitalize on potential market rallies.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does the golden cross guarantee a stock will go up? - While the golden cross is seen as a bullish signal, it does not guarantee that a stock will go up. It is important to consider other factors such as market conditions, company news, and overall trend before making trading decisions based solely on this pattern. 2. How can I identify a golden cross on a stock chart? - To identify a golden cross, look for the short-term moving average (such as the 50-day MA) crossing above the long-term moving average (such as the 200-day MA). This crossing usually occurs on a stock chart and can indicate a potential bullish trend reversal. 3. What is the opposite of a golden cross? - The opposite of a golden cross is a death cross, where the short-term moving average crosses below the long-term moving average. This pattern is seen as a bearish signal indicating a potential downtrend in the market. Remember, it's always important to conduct thorough research and analysis before making any investment decisions based on technical indicators like the golden cross.