SMA50 crossing above SMA200.
The filter checks for a cross event: SMA 50 was at or below SMA 200 on the prior bar and is now above SMA 200 on the current bar. on the 1-Min chart, SMA 50 spans 50 bars (approximately 12.5 hours, or roughly 1.5 trading sessions) and SMA 200 spans 200 bars (approximately 50 hours, or 6+ trading sessions). The cross fires only at the transition moment — it does not repeat on every subsequent bar where SMA 50 remains above SMA 200. The 46-stock count on the 1-Min chart reflects how many of the top US equities have experienced this structural bullish crossover recently, which is a moderately active count for an intraday MA cross.
The Golden Cross generates significant retail and media attention, which can create self-fulfilling momentum around the event. Studies on daily-chart Golden Crosses show positive average returns over the following 6-12 months, though with wide variance. The 15-minute Golden Cross is faster and more frequent than the daily version, making it more suitable as a short-term swing signal than a long-term position signal. The highest-quality Golden Crosses occur when they are accompanied by other bullish conditions: price above VWAP, RSI reclaiming 50, and volume expanding on the cross bar. A Golden Cross in a declining market (where SPY/QQQ are in a downtrend) has lower success probability than one in a rising market. The Death Cross is the bearish equivalent; MACD Bull Cross is a faster-moving signal that often precedes the Golden Cross in a trend recovery.
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This screener finds stocks where SMA 50 has just crossed above SMA 200 — the Golden Cross. The Golden Cross is one of the most widely watched bullish technical events: it signals that the medium-term average has risen above the long-term average, meaning the uptrend has been sustained long enough to pull the 50-period average above the multi-year baseline. Currently 46 stocks match on the 1-Min chart. Swing traders, long-term investors, and algorithmic systems use it as a signal to enter long positions or increase equity exposure. Who uses this: trend-following traders looking for structural bullish trend transitions, and passive investors timing entries into trending stocks. Failure mode: the Golden Cross is a lagging indicator — the stock may have already rallied 20-30% before the cross fires; the most aggressive entries come from MACD Bull Cross or EMA 9/20 Cross Up, which precede the Golden Cross in a trend development. Related screens: Death Cross and MACD Bull Cross.