A death cross is a technical chart pattern that occurs when a security's short-term moving average crosses below its long-term moving average. This is often seen as a bearish signal for investors, indicating that the security's price has been in a downtrend. Traders use the death cross as a potential signal to sell their positions or consider shorting the security in anticipation of further declines. However, while the death cross can be a useful tool for timing trades, it is important to remember that no single indicator can predict market movements with certainty. It is always best to use multiple indicators and thorough analysis before making any investment decisions based on technical patterns like the death cross.
| Symbol | Exchange | Name | MCAP | Price | Change | PE Ratio | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAK | NYSE | Braskem SA ADR | 1.37B | 3.43 | -3.53 | 4.94 | 0.00 |
| BBD | NYSE | Banco Bradesco Sa American Depositary Shares | 43.26B | 4.09 | -1.69 | 9.98 | 0.05 |
| AQN | NYSE | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Common Shares | 5.02B | 6.53 | 0.62 | 95.00 | 0.04 |
| ABR | NYSE | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 1.53B | 7.80 | 2.23 | 9.39 | 0.18 |
| LILA | NASDAQ | Liberty Latin America Ltd | 1.62B | 8.11 | 1.38 | 11.11 | 0.00 |
| LILAK | NASDAQ | Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class C Common Stock | 1.65B | 8.26 | 0.00 | 11.04 | 0.00 |
| WU | NYSE | The Western Union Co | 3.17B | 9.98 | -2.92 | 4.27 | 0.10 |
| CARS | NYSE | Cars.com Inc | 0.68B | 11.36 | -2.58 | 23.83 | 0.00 |
| F | NYSE | Ford Motor Co | 55.17B | 13.83 | 0.11 | 9.86 | 0.05 |
| AES | NYSE | The AES Corp | 10.12B | 14.21 | -2.74 | 10.66 | 0.04 |
| VOD | NASDAQ | Vodafone Group Plc - American Depositary Shares each representing ten Ordinary Shares | 36.08B | 15.49 | 2.49 | 44.05 | 0.03 |
| FMC | NYSE | FMC Corp | 1.95B | 15.60 | -1.30 | 8.23 | 0.13 |
| PCG | NYSE | PG&E Corp | 35.78B | 16.28 | 0.31 | 14.88 | 0.01 |
| CAG | NYSE | Conagra Brands Inc | 8.57B | 17.92 | 1.33 | 10.94 | 0.07 |
| HPQ | NYSE | HP Inc | 17.80B | 19.39 | 2.76 | 7.12 | 0.06 |
| BAX | NYSE | Baxter International Inc | 10.23B | 19.88 | 0.03 | 8.44 | 0.03 |
| HOG | NYSE | Harley-Davidson Inc | 2.39B | 20.20 | 2.52 | 7.09 | 0.04 |
| BWX | AMEX | SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF | 1.79B | 22.84 | -0.66 | 0.00 | 0.95 |
| IPG | NYSE | The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc | 8.93B | 24.57 | -1.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| FL | NYSE | Foot Locker Inc | 2.53B | 26.49 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AMRC | NYSE | Ameresco Inc | 1.41B | 26.63 | -11.33 | 27.46 | 0.00 |
| AGIO | NASDAQ | Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.59B | 27.10 | 0.60 | 3.03 | 0.00 |
| CPB | NYSE | Campbell Soup Co | 8.26B | 27.71 | -0.58 | 14.96 | 0.05 |
| AMPH | NASDAQ | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.31B | 28.61 | -2.23 | 12.62 | 0.00 |
| BEP | NYSE | Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. | 9.20B | 30.08 | -0.70 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| CMCSA | NASDAQ | Comcast Corp | 110.31B | 30.66 | 0.53 | 5.90 | 0.04 |
| HAL | NYSE | Halliburton Co | 27.76B | 33.14 | -1.15 | 22.86 | 0.02 |
| HP | NYSE | Helmerich & Payne Inc | 3.41B | 33.51 | 2.72 | 7.66 | 0.03 |
| MUR | NYSE | Murphy Oil Corp | 4.89B | 34.24 | 5.68 | 46.69 | 0.04 |
| BTU | NYSE | Peabody Energy Corp | 4.20B | 34.58 | -1.85 | 24.51 | 0.01 |
| LKQ | NASDAQ | LKQ Corp | 8.91B | 34.80 | 0.58 | 12.63 | 0.04 |
| MGM | NYSE | MGM Resorts International | 9.56B | 37.35 | -1.87 | 44.99 | 0.00 |
| BP | NYSE | BP p.l.c. Common Stock | 96.44B | 37.65 | -0.62 | 1,823.04 | 0.05 |
| CGNX | NASDAQ | Cognex Corp | 6.48B | 39.09 | 0.11 | 86.28 | 0.01 |
| CMG | NYSE | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | 51.30B | 39.39 | 2.45 | 31.44 | 0.00 |
| CSX | NASDAQ | CSX Corp | 76.06B | 40.90 | 0.45 | 26.43 | 0.01 |
| SEE | NYSE | Sealed Air Corp | 6.18B | 41.95 | 0.20 | 15.59 | 0.02 |
| DVN | NYSE | Devon Energy Corp | 26.91B | 43.39 | 5.55 | 10.37 | 0.02 |
| OXY | NYSE | Occidental Petroleum Corp | 45.59B | 46.27 | -0.84 | 33.45 | 0.02 |
| AAP | NYSE | Advance Auto Parts Inc | 3.32B | 55.30 | 0.00 | 22.88 | 0.02 |
| ASH | NYSE | Ashland Inc | 2.74B | 59.89 | -2.99 | 15.06 | 0.03 |
| MDLZ | NASDAQ | Mondelez International Inc | 77.85B | 60.73 | 1.19 | 33.12 | 0.03 |
| AMWD | NASDAQ | American Woodmark Corp | 0.90B | 61.82 | -3.53 | 13.85 | 0.00 |
| EIX | NYSE | Edison International | 23.92B | 62.17 | -0.13 | 9.05 | 0.05 |
| FCX | NYSE | Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 93.52B | 65.13 | 2.36 | 40.82 | 0.01 |
| PVH | NYSE | PVH Corp | 3.01B | 65.65 | 5.52 | 10.42 | 0.00 |
| BWA | NYSE | BorgWarner Inc | 13.69B | 66.10 | 22.46 | 49.06 | 0.01 |
| ARWR | NASDAQ | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc | 9.53B | 68.06 | -5.66 | 38.99 | 0.00 |
| HOLX | NASDAQ | Hologic Inc | 16.77B | 75.10 | 0.25 | 31.08 | 0.00 |
| CCI | NYSE | Crown Castle Inc | 37.48B | 86.07 | 1.81 | 35.87 | 0.05 |
| BC | NYSE | Brunswick Corp | 5.60B | 86.17 | -0.64 | 20.53 | 0.02 |
| ACLS | NASDAQ | Axcelis Technologies Inc | 2.70B | 88.07 | -4.48 | 21.33 | 0.00 |
| BCC | NYSE | Boise Cascade Co | 3.28B | 88.67 | 4.41 | 17.37 | 0.01 |
| PFG | NASDAQ | Principal Financial Group Inc | 19.77B | 90.95 | 0.49 | 13.27 | 0.03 |
| NEE | NYSE | NextEra Energy Inc | 190.27B | 91.36 | 0.59 | 28.01 | 0.02 |
| ANF | NYSE | Abercrombie & Fitch Co | 4.22B | 91.92 | 0.49 | 8.85 | 0.00 |
| AAXJ | NASDAQ | iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | 3.76B | 99.69 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 3.75 |
| TGT | NYSE | Target Corp | 46.12B | 101.85 | -2.17 | 13.66 | 0.04 |
| KMB | NYSE | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 33.85B | 101.97 | -0.22 | 22.28 | 0.05 |
| SJM | NYSE | JM Smucker Co | 11.47B | 107.46 | -1.88 | 11.53 | 0.04 |
| COP | NYSE | ConocoPhillips | 131.71B | 107.50 | -1.11 | 17.45 | 0.03 |
| BG | NYSE | Bunge Global SA | 21.74B | 112.41 | -0.23 | 28.74 | 0.02 |
| CABO | NYSE | Cable One Inc | 0.64B | 113.58 | 1.10 | 86.38 | 0.03 |
| WYNN | NASDAQ | Wynn Resorts Ltd | 11.87B | 114.21 | 4.53 | 34.35 | 0.01 |
| AWK | NYSE | American Water Works Co Inc | 23.87B | 122.30 | -1.64 | 23.46 | 0.02 |
| LSTR | NASDAQ | Landstar System Inc | 4.68B | 137.36 | -15.61 | 43.01 | 0.01 |
| GPC | NYSE | Genuine Parts Co | 19.39B | 139.38 | 0.29 | 25.41 | 0.03 |
| STZ | NYSE | Constellation Brands Inc | 26.85B | 154.84 | -1.19 | 25.49 | 0.03 |
| ARW | NYSE | Arrow Electronics Inc | 8.06B | 157.81 | 1.15 | 14.24 | 0.00 |
| EXPD | NYSE | Expeditors International of Washington Inc | 21.93B | 163.64 | -0.85 | 22.89 | 0.01 |
| ALGN | NASDAQ | Align Technology Inc | 11.78B | 164.12 | -0.49 | 32.54 | 0.00 |
| PEP | NASDAQ | PepsiCo Inc | 228.19B | 166.97 | 0.30 | 27.87 | 0.03 |
| IQV | NYSE | IQVIA Holdings Inc | 31.60B | 186.33 | -3.30 | 21.54 | 0.00 |
| HSY | NYSE | The Hershey Co | 41.33B | 203.81 | 1.16 | 52.13 | 0.02 |
| TXN | NASDAQ | Texas Instruments Inc | 198.54B | 218.77 | -1.21 | 40.92 | 0.02 |
| FSLR | NASDAQ | First Solar Inc | 23.60B | 219.92 | -3.44 | 16.92 | 0.00 |
| JNJ | NYSE | Johnson & Johnson | 575.10B | 238.64 | -0.57 | 22.17 | 0.02 |
| UNP | NYSE | Union Pacific Corp | 154.34B | 260.10 | -0.64 | 21.85 | 0.02 |
| ADBE | NASDAQ | Adobe Inc | 114.82B | 279.71 | 2.87 | 15.72 | 0.00 |
| UNH | NYSE | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 260.86B | 287.98 | 1.27 | 14.82 | 0.03 |
| HII | NYSE | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc | 15.68B | 399.63 | -1.53 | 26.43 | 0.01 |
| LMT | NYSE | Lockheed Martin Corp | 138.68B | 602.76 | -4.06 | 30.37 | 0.02 |
A death cross is a technical chart pattern indicating the potential for a major selloff in an asset. It occurs when an asset's short-term moving average (such as the 50-day moving average) crosses below its long-term moving average (such as the 200-day moving average). This signal is used by traders and analysts to predict further downturns in the price of the asset.
A death cross occurs when selling pressure increases significantly, causing the asset's short-term moving average to fall below its long-term moving average. This typically happens when investors become bearish on the asset and start offloading their positions, leading to a selloff in the market.
When a death cross occurs, it is seen as a bearish signal by traders, analysts, and investors. Many see it as an indication that the asset's price is likely to continue to decline in the near term. This can lead to further selling pressure, potentially pushing the price of the asset even lower.
Death crosses are a powerful technical indicator that can signal a major selloff in an asset. Traders and investors use this pattern to gauge market sentiment and make informed decisions about their positions. While not foolproof, a death cross can be a valuable tool in predicting potential downtrends in the market.
Q: How accurate is the death cross indicator?
A: The accuracy of the death cross indicator varies depending on the asset and market conditions. While it can provide valuable insights into potential downturns, it is not always a guarantee of future price movements.
Q: Can a death cross be reversed?
A: Yes, a death cross can be reversed if the asset's price experiences a significant rebound, causing the short-term moving average to rise above the long-term moving average. This can signal a potential uptrend in the market.
Q: How should traders react to a death cross?
A: Traders should use the death cross as one of many tools in their analysis. It is important to consider other indicators and factors before making trading decisions based solely on this pattern.