The average closing price over the last 50 or 200 days. Price above a rising average suggests an uptrend; the 50 crossing the 200 is the famous golden/death cross.
How to read it
Price above a RISING 200-day average = long-term uptrend intact. Price below a falling 200-day = repair phase. The 50-day tracks the medium swing.
Limits
Averages lag by construction — they confirm trends late and whipsaw in sideways markets.
Related terms
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Definitions describe how Easy Sahm computes and reads each figure. Analysis, not financial advice.