Alert & Filter Category

Moving Average Crossover Alerts and Filters

20, 50 and 200 Day and Intraday SMA

Find stocks crossing above or below the 20, 50 or 200 day moving average, intraday 5/8, 8/20 and 20/200 period SMA crossovers, and stocks trading a set distance above or below a moving average, with Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts (Scanner) and Top Lists (Screeners).

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Stocks crossing their moving averages.

Key point

Searching for a moving average crossover scanner or a 200 day moving average screener? In Trade Ideas, this is Streaming Alerts: the cross alerts fire on the cross, and the distance filters keep only stocks on the side of the average you want.

Streaming Alerts push each alert the moment it fires, the Moving Average filters are checked at that same moment, and Top Lists can sort by them.

Settings

A moving average smooths price over a set number of days or candles; traders watch for price, or a faster average, crossing it. The Moving Average category holds the daily SMA cross alerts (20, 50 and 200 day), intraday period SMA crossovers and thrusts, and filters that measure how far price sits from a daily or intraday SMA.

How Trade Ideas finds it: Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200): by default, the Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average alert appears when the price of a stock crosses above its 200 day moving average with sufficient volume. Change From 200 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA200P): set the min value to 1 to see only stocks that are performing better than their long-term SMA.

Picture in Picture: daily inset, 15-minute chart.
Picture in Picture: daily inset, 15-minute chart.

Find moving average crosses in real time

Stocks crossing above or below the 200, 50 or 20 day moving average

Daily moving average crosses, with volume. Find stocks crossing above their 200-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CA200 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Alerts: Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200) Crossed Below 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CB200) Crossed Above 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CA50) Crossed Below 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CB50) Crossed Above 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CA20) Crossed Below 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CB20)

Stocks above or below the 200 day moving average (filters)

Distance from daily SMAs, in percent or bars. Find stocks trading above or below their 200-day moving average, in percent. Positive = above the 200-day SMA; negative = below. See them as they move.

Filters: Change From 200 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA200P) Change From 200 Day SMA (Bars) Filter (MA200R) 200 Day SMA Filter (SMA200) Change From 50 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA50P) Change From 50 Day SMA (Bars) Filter (MA50R) Change From 20 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA20P) Change From 20 Day SMA (Bars) Filter (MA20R) Change From 10 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA10P) Change From 10 Day SMA (Bars) Filter (MA10R) Change From 8 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA8P) Change From 8 Day SMA (Bars) Filter (MA8R)

Intraday SMA crossovers: 5/8, 8/20 and 20/200 period

Crosses on 1 to 30 minute charts. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the 8 Period SMA Crossed Above 20 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (ECAY5) page, by default, this alert is triggered when the 8 period SMA crosses above the 20 period SMA in a 5 minute timeframe.

Alerts: 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (1 Minute) Alert (X5A8_1) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (1 Minute) Alert (X5B8_1) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (X5A8_2) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (X5B8_2) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (4 Minute) Alert (X5A8_4) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (4 Minute) Alert (X5B8_4) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (X5A8_5) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (X5B8_5) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (10 Minute) Alert (X5A8_10) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (10 Minute) Alert (X5B8_10) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (20 Minute) Alert (X5A8_20) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (20 Minute) Alert (X5B8_20) 5 Period SMA Crossed Above 8 Period SMA (30 Minute) Alert (X5A8_30) 5 Period SMA Crossed Below 8 Period SMA (30 Minute) Alert (X5B8_30) 8 Period SMA Crossed Above 20 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (ECAY2) 8 Period SMA Crossed Below 20 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (ECBY2) 8 Period SMA Crossed Above 20 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (ECAY5) 8 Period SMA Crossed Below 20 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (ECBY5) 8 Period SMA Crossed Above 20 Period SMA (15 Minute) Alert (ECAY15) 8 Period SMA Crossed Below 20 Period SMA (15 Minute) Alert (ECBY15) 20 Period SMA Crossed Above 200 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (YCAD2) 20 Period SMA Crossed Below 200 Period SMA (2 Minute) Alert (YCBD2) 20 Period SMA Crossed Above 200 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (YCAD5) 20 Period SMA Crossed Below 200 Period SMA (5 Minute) Alert (YCBD5) 20 Period SMA Crossed Above 200 Period SMA (15 Minute) Alert (YCAD15) 20 Period SMA Crossed Below 200 Period SMA (15 Minute) Alert (YCBD15)

Upward and downward thrusts

Both SMAs moving the same way. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the Upward Thrust (2 Minute) Alert (SMAU2) page, by default, Upward Thrust (2 Minute) alert appears when a stock's 8 period SMA and its 20 period SMA have both been going up for each of the last 5 periods.

Alerts: Upward Thrust (2 Minute) Alert (SMAU2) Downward Thrust (2 Minute) Alert (SMAD2) Upward Thrust (5 Minute) Alert (SMAU5) Downward Thrust (5 Minute) Alert (SMAD5) Upward Thrust (15 Minute) Alert (SMAU15) Downward Thrust (15 Minute) Alert (SMAD15)

Stocks above or below an intraday SMA (filters)

Settings

Distance from 5 to 200 period SMAs on 2 to 60 minute charts. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the Change From 20 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa20) page, adjust the minimum value to 1 to filter for stocks currently positioned above their 20-period SMA on a 5-minute chart. Set the maximum value to -1 to focus on stocks currently below their 20-period SMA on a 5-minute chart.

Filters: Change From 5 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2SmaLa5) Change From 5 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa5) Change From 5 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa5) Change From 8 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2SmaLa8) Change From 8 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa8) Change From 8 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa8) Change From 8 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60SmaLa8) Change From 10 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2SmaLa10) Change From 10 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa10) Change From 10 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa10) Change From 10 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60SmaLa10) Change From 20 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2SmaLa20) Change From 20 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa20) Change From 20 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa20) Change From 20 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60SmaLa20) Change From 200 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2SmaLa200) Change From 200 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5SmaLa200) Change From 130 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa130) Change From 200 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15SmaLa200) Change From 200 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60SmaLa200) 8 vs. 20 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2Sma8a20) 8 vs. 20 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5Sma8a20) 8 vs. 20 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15Sma8a20) 8 vs. 20 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60Sma8a20) 20 vs. 200 Period SMA (2 min) Filter (2Sma20a200) 20 vs. 200 Period SMA (5 min) Filter (5Sma20a200) 20 vs. 200 Period SMA (15 min) Filter (15Sma20a200) 20 vs. 200 Period SMA (60 min) Filter (60Sma20a200)

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All 77 Moving Average alerts and filters

Moving Average alerts

Crossed above 200 day moving average

Crossed below 200 day moving average

Crossed above 50 day moving average

Crossed below 50 day moving average

Crossed above 20 day moving average

Crossed below 20 day moving average

Upward thrust (3)

  • Upward Thrust (2 Minute) Alert (SMAU2): Find stocks in a 2-minute upward thrust: 8 and 20 period SMAs both rising for 5 straight bars. SMAU2, as it happens. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.
  • Upward Thrust (5 Minute) Alert (SMAU5): Find stocks in a 5-minute upward thrust: 8 and 20 period SMAs both rising for 5 straight bars. SMAU5, as it happens. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.
  • Upward Thrust (15 Minute) Alert (SMAU15): Find stocks in a 15-minute upward thrust: 8 and 20 period SMAs both rising for 5 straight bars. SMAU15, as it happens. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Downward thrust (3)

5 period SMA crossed above 8 period SMA (7)

5 period SMA crossed below 8 period SMA (7)

8 period SMA crossed above 20 period SMA (3)

8 period SMA crossed below 20 period SMA (3)

20 period SMA crossed above 200 period SMA (3)

20 period SMA crossed below 200 period SMA (3)

Moving Average filters

Change from 200 Day SMA (2)

200 Day SMA

  • 200 Day SMA Filter (SMA200): Get each stock's 200-day simple moving average in dollars, as of the previous day, and filter by it, such as a 200-day SMA between $100 and $150.

Change from 50 Day SMA (2)

Change from 20 Day SMA (2)

Change from 10 Day SMA (2)

Change from 8 Day SMA (2)

Change from 5 Period SMA (3)

Change from 8 Period SMA (4)

Change from 10 Period SMA (4)

Change from 20 Period SMA (4)

Change from 200 Period SMA (4)

Change from 130 Period SMA

8 vs. 20 Period SMA (4)

20 vs. 200 Period SMA (4)

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Filters to narrow Moving Average alerts

  • Change (5 min, %) Filter (PUp5): Find stocks moving up or down fast in the last 5 minutes, in percent. Set a minimum to see gainers or a maximum to see drops, in real time.

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FAQ

Which stocks are crossing above their 200-day moving average right now?

Turn on the Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200) in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts. By default, the Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average alert appears when the price of a stock crosses above its 200 day moving average with sufficient volume. Related: Crossed Below 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CB200), Crossed Above 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CA50), Crossed Below 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CB50), Crossed Above 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CA20).

What are Moving Average alerts and filters?

A moving average smooths price over a set number of days or candles; traders watch for price, or a faster average, crossing it. The Moving Average category holds the daily SMA cross alerts (20, 50 and 200 day), intraday period SMA crossovers and thrusts, and filters that measure how far price sits from a daily or intraday SMA.

How do I get alerts for moving average crossovers?

Use the Change From 200 Day SMA (%) Filter (MA200P). Set the min value to 1 to see only stocks that are performing better than their long-term SMA.

How many alerts and filters are in the Moving Average category?

The Moving Average category has 38 alerts and 39 filters (77 in all). Each one links to its own help page with default settings and examples.

Is there a moving average crossover scanner that works in real time?

Yes. In Trade Ideas, it is Streaming Alerts: the cross alerts fire on the cross, and the distance filters keep only stocks on the side of the average you want. Each alert reaches you the moment it fires, not on the next refresh.

Can I backtest Moving Average alerts before I trade them?

Yes. OddsMakerTI Premium, the Trade Ideas backtesting tool, runs event-based backtests on alert-based strategies across thousands of stocks, with no coding. Pick a Moving Average alert as the entry, add filters, and see how the strategy would have done.