Is Chainlink above its 200-day moving average?

Yes: it closed at $13.81 on October 6, 2026, 43.7% above the 200-day average of $9.61.

When was Chainlink's last golden cross?

August 26, 2026, when the 50-day average crossed above the 200-day with LINK at $11.62.

When was Chainlink's last death cross?

November 17, 2025, when the 50-day average crossed below the 200-day with LINK at $13.33.

What happens after Chainlink's golden crosses?

90 days after a golden cross, LINK was higher 43% of the time (median −8.8%) across 7 crosses, against 54% for a random day. The cross is slow by design: the move it follows has often largely happened.

Chainlink moving averages: 50-day, 200-day and every golden and death cross

Chainlink closed at $13.81 on October 6, 2026, 12.0% above its 50-day average and 43.7% above its 200-day. The 50-day is above the 200-day. Below is every golden and death cross LINK has had, with the 30 and 90-day results.

Vs 50-day: +12.0%
Vs 200-day: +43.7%
50-day vs 200-day: above
Days above the 200-day: 19%

What stands out

Chainlink is 43.7% above its 200-day average and the 50-day is above the 200-day, since the golden cross on August 26, 2026.
90 days after a golden cross, Chainlink was higher 43% of the time with a median move of −8.8% across 7 events (a small sample); on an ordinary day it was higher 54% of the time (median +3.9%), so the result was worse than usual.
90 days after a death cross, Chainlink was higher 38% of the time with a median move of −3.4% across 8 events; on an ordinary day it was higher 54% of the time (median +3.9%), so the result was worse than usual.
The close was above the 200-day average on 49% of days since it could first be calculated, and 19% of the last 365.

Counted from 2,821 daily closes on Binance to October 6, 2026. Events cluster in a few market cycles and overlap in time, so these are small, related samples: a record of what happened, not a forecast.

Chainlink price with 50 and 200-day averages

Daily closes. Hover or touch the chart for a day.

50-day average
200-day average
Golden cross
Death cross

What followed each signal

How Chainlink did 30 and 90 days after each kind of signal, against every ordinary day in the same data. Only events with the full 90 days of data after them count towards the 90-day figures.


Death cross	8	+9.1%	63%	−3.4%	38%
Golden cross	8	+10.0%	75%	−8.8%	43%

Any day	2,791	+2.0%	53%	+3.9%	54%

“Any day” is the yardstick: what followed every day in the data, signal or not.

Every Moving averages signal on Chainlink

16 signals since January 16, 2019, newest first. Select a column heading to sort; hover a return for the prices.


2026-08-26	Golden cross	$11.62	+19.8%	pending
2025-11-17	Death cross	$13.33	−8.0%	−34.1%
2025-08-09	Golden cross	$21.94	+5.0%	−28.0%
2025-03-21	Death cross	$13.97	−4.9%	−6.4%
2024-11-29	Golden cross	$18.24	+14.9%	−17.2%
2024-05-10	Death cross	$13.56	+20.7%	−20.7%
2023-10-14	Golden cross	$7.33	+95.9%	+93.0%
2023-09-12	Death cross	$5.96	+20.8%	+147.9%
2023-08-10	Golden cross	$7.62	−19.1%	+95.8%
2023-06-05	Death cross	$6.05	+4.0%	−0.4%
2023-02-27	Golden cross	$7.27	+1.5%	−8.8%
2021-12-28	Death cross	$20.37	−25.3%	−19.0%
2021-11-02	Golden cross	$32.26	−23.9%	−46.8%
2021-06-30	Death cross	$19.52	+14.1%	+13.2%
2020-02-05	Golden cross	$2.84	+64.9%	+29.7%
2019-12-27	Death cross	$1.88	+37.4%	+23.4%

Newest first. “Pending” means the days after the signal have not all happened yet.

A record, not a forecast. These are the same signals our screener flags, graded on Chainlink's own history. Signals cluster in a few market cycles and the days after them overlap, so a handful of events cannot show an edge.

Questions

Is Chainlink above its 200-day moving average?: Yes: it closed at $13.81 on October 6, 2026, 43.7% above the 200-day average of $9.61.
When was Chainlink's last golden cross?: August 26, 2026, when the 50-day average crossed above the 200-day with LINK at $11.62.
When was Chainlink's last death cross?: November 17, 2025, when the 50-day average crossed below the 200-day with LINK at $13.33.
What happens after Chainlink's golden crosses?: 90 days after a golden cross, LINK was higher 43% of the time (median −8.8%) across 7 crosses, against 54% for a random day. The cross is slow by design: the move it follows has often largely happened.

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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.