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Are most stocks taking part?

Stocks above their 50-day average

30%
of stocks, 5 Oct 2026

Below its usual range of 34% to 74%. The low is 0%, in October 2008. Down from 45% a year ago.

201020200%20%40%80%100%usual range, 34% to 74%30%200520102015202020250%20%40%60%80%100%usual range, 34% to 74%30%200520102015202020250%20%40%60%80%100%usual range, 34% to 74%30%200520102015202020250%20%40%60%80%100%usual range, 34% to 74%30%

What it is. The share of liquid NSE stocks above their 50-session average price.

How to read it. The faster version of the 200-day count. It swings widely within weeks, so read the direction more than the level.

Source: NSE bhavcopy Method Data

The numbers

Latest30%5 Oct 2026
A week ago33%
A month ago48%
A year ago45%
Usual range34% to 74%
Median57%
Lowest0%24 Oct 2008
Highest100%30 Dec 2003
Percentile, full history22
Percentile, last 5 years21

The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2003. A percentile is the share of the 5,729 readings since 11 Sept 2003 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.

To cite: tipsheet, “Stocks above their 50-day average”, data to 5 Oct 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/stocks-above-50-dma/

Read it with

Stocks above their 200-day average 50%usual
Net new 52-week highs −22below usual
Stocks 20% or more below their high 51%usual

the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.