Golden Cross Active
50-day SMA is trading above the 200-day SMA — a conventionally bullish long-term structure.
Golden Cross Regime (Days)
37
50 / 200 Day Spread %
+12.35%
BTC Price Above 200 SMA
+13.92%
50 -DAY SMA Slope
+$176
Est. Days to Next Cross
Diverging
50 / 200 SMA Gap: $8,935· 50-Day SMA Slope: 10-day avg. daily dollar changeEst. Days to Cross projection assumes current SMA slope holds.
50 Day MA
$81,260
Medium-term trend baseline
200 Day MA
$72,325
Long-term trend baseline
Data last updated Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:53:07 GMT · Source: Binance.
BTC/USD — 50 / 200 SMA
Daily closes · 50- and 200-day simple moving averages
Recent BTC Crosses — 250+ Day Regimes Highlighted (6mo, 1yr, 2yr Horizons)
The most recent 50/200-day SMA crosses, newest first, with shorter regimes than 250 days greyed out. BTC/USD returns are shown 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years later. Past signals do not predict future ones.
| Signal | Cross Date | Preceding Regime | Cross Price | 6-Month Return | 1-Year Return | 2-Year Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Cross | Sep 8, 2026 | 296 days (Nov 16, 2025) | $78,456 | In Progress | In Progress | In Progress |
| Death Cross | Nov 16, 2025 | 178 days (May 22, 2025) | $94,261 | -17.83% | In Progress | In Progress |
| Golden Cross | May 22, 2025 | 45 days (Apr 7, 2025) | $111,696 | -22.43% | -32.37% | In Progress |
| Death Cross | Apr 7, 2025 | 161 days (Oct 28, 2024) | $79,163 | +57.47% | -9.14% | In Progress |
| Golden Cross | Oct 28, 2024 | 79 days (Aug 10, 2024) | $69,962 | +35.80% | +61.37% | In Progress |
| Death Cross | Aug 10, 2024 | 285 days (Oct 30, 2023) | $60,924 | +58.30% | +95.81% | +5.00% |
| Golden Cross | Oct 30, 2023 | 48 days (Sep 12, 2023) | $34,475 | +85.25% | +110.98% | +219.14% |
| Death Cross | Sep 12, 2023 | 217 days (Feb 7, 2023) | $25,840 | +176.52% | +121.90% | +346.91% |
| Golden Cross | Feb 7, 2023 | 389 days (Jan 14, 2022) | $23,240 | +28.10% | +90.83% | +315.46% |
| Death Cross | Jan 14, 2022 | 121 days (Sep 15, 2021) | $43,060 | -51.63% | -51.34% | -3.08% |
*Preceding Regime displays the total duration and the start date of the prior opposing cross that led into this signal.
Cross research
Read the 250+ day regimes behind every major cross
Plain-language guides to the signals around Bitcoin’s major golden and death crosses: how 250+ day regimes form, what the 50- and 200-day averages reveal, and where each signal reaches its limits.
How a 250+ Day Golden Cross Forms
How the 50-day average overtakes the 200-day average after a 250+ day Bitcoin regime, and what the signal can — and cannot — tell you.
Reading Major Crosses in Context
Why the same golden or death cross means something different depending on the preceding trend, timeframe, and price structure.
The Regime-First Research Routine
A disciplined way to study 250+ day regimes, confirm a cross, and avoid treating one lagging signal as a forecast.
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