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What happens to dYdX after a death cross?

Since 2021, dYdX has shown a death cross 7 times. In the 7 cases old enough to score, the price was higher 7 days later 71% of the time, with a median move of +3.8%. On an ordinary day the median 7-day move for DYDX is −1.7%.

Too few cases

With 7 completed cases there is not enough history to judge this one.

Cases since 20217last on 17 Aug 2026
Higher after 7 days71%ordinary: 44%
Median 7-day move+3.8%ordinary: −1.7%
Could be luck32%allowing for 3,572 studies
Worst / best case−13% / +21%over 7 days
Median path after the signalMiddle half of casesOrdinary DYDX drift
−20%−10%0%+10%+20% -5dsignal+7d+14d+30d
Price change relative to the close on the signal day. Based on the 7 cases with a full 30 days of history after them.

By holding period

AfterCasesHigherMedian moveMiddle halfOrdinary medianGapBy luckProof score
1 day771%+2.0%+0.7% to +3.9%−0.2%+2.1%32%
3 days757%+8.3%−3.4% to +11.0%−0.7%+9.1%1.9%
7 days771%+3.8%−3.0% to +15.7%−1.7%+5.5%32%
14 days743%−7.2%−8.8% to +13.7%−3.9%−3.4%66%
30 days743%0.0%−9.7% to +20.7%−7.8%+7.7%47%

“Ordinary median” is the median move of DYDX over the same number of days starting from any day. “Gap” is the signal's median minus the ordinary one. “By luck” is how often a gap at least that large comes from randomly chosen days, corrected for the 3,572 studies run at each holding period (for this study taken alone: 32%).

Holding it for 7 days

Typical dip on the way−6.1%ordinary DYDX: −10.2%
1 case in 4 dipped past−10.7%before day 7
Fell 10% or more on the way29%ordinary: 51%
Typical best point+14.9%highest price within 7 days
Median after costs+3.5%ordinary: −2.0%
Ahead after costs71%ordinary: 43%

Dips and best points use each day's low and high, measured from the close on the signal day. Costs assume 0.3% for a round trip: a 0.1% exchange fee each way and 0.05% slippage each way.

Every occurrence

One square per occurrence, oldest first. Green: higher 7 days later. Red: lower. Grey: not yet 7 days old.

DateClose+1d+7d+30d
17 Aug 2026$0.1003+2.0%+16.0%+6.0%
24 Jul 2026$0.1241−0.5%−8.5%0.0%
13 Oct 2025$0.3916−4.6%−13.1%−22.5%
13 Feb 2025$0.7806+3.6%+2.5%−18.5%
30 Apr 2024$2.02+2.0%+3.8%−0.8%
14 Jun 2023$1.55+4.2%+20.6%+35.4%
30 Dec 2022$1.05+4.9%+15.5%+122.7%

The 12 most recent. All 7 are in the open data file.

The rule

50-day moving average closes below the 200-day moving average after being above it. The 50-day average crossing below the 200-day average is one of the most publicised bearish signals in any market.

Occurrences closer than 7 days to the previous one are not counted again. The signal is confirmed at the daily close (00:00 UTC) and returns are measured from that close. Full method.

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