A "death cross" is the bearish mirror of the golden cross: the 50-day SMA crosses below the 200-day SMA, signalling that the medium-term trend has turned down beneath the long-term trend. This scan finds NSE stocks that just formed a death cross.
Trend traders read the death cross as a signal to exit longs or avoid the stock; some use it to confirm a shift into a defensive or bearish stance.
Like the golden cross, it lags. A death cross can appear right as a stock is bottoming, so it is a trend-context tool, not a precise short trigger.
This is a Moving Averages scan. AlphaGrid computes it across 2,000+ NSE-listed stocks using end-of-day and intraday price data, refreshing through the trading session. Results are ranked and can be opened in the full screener, where you can add your own conditions and set alerts.
It is when the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average — a bearish signal suggesting a longer-term downtrend may be developing.
No. It is a lagging signal and can occasionally mark a low. It is most meaningful as confirmation of an existing downtrend rather than a prediction.
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