Fast EMA crossing above slow EMA signaling a momentum shift.
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EMA 9 exponentially weights the most recent 9 bars of price, while EMA 20 does the same over 20 bars — making EMA 9 roughly twice as fast. The cross fires on the exact bar where EMA 9 transitions from below EMA 20 to above EMA 20. on the 1-Hour chart, EMA 9 spans approximately one trading day and EMA 20 spans roughly 2.5 days; their alignment reflects the direction of the past several days' intraday price action. A fresh cross-up means that despite whatever happened in the prior sessions, buying pressure from the most recent period has now overcome the slightly longer-term average. This is not a trend-following signal in the traditional sense — it is a momentum shift signal that precedes trend changes rather than confirming them.
The EMA 9/20 cross-up on the 1-Hour chart sits between short-term day-trading signals and longer-term swing signals — it is best used by traders with a 1-3 day holding period. The strongest setups occur when the cross happens at a support level (VWAP, SMA 50, prior day's high), when volume expands on the cross bar, and when the broader market trend is bullish. Key failure mode: the cross-up occurs right before an earnings announcement or macro event, making the technical signal irrelevant to what actually drives price next. For a slower, more structural confirmation, see Golden Cross. For a confirming oscillator signal, see MACD Bull Cross. For a faster version of the same concept, the 5-minute EMA 9/20 cross-up is used by pure day traders for intraday entries.
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This screener finds stocks where the 9-period EMA has just crossed above the 20-period EMA — a fast bullish momentum cross. When the faster EMA crosses above the slower one, short-term buying pressure has overtaken selling pressure. Day traders, swing traders, and momentum traders use it as an entry trigger for long positions or exits from shorts within an uptrending environment. Who uses this: trend-following traders looking for a precise entry signal when a short-term upswing has enough momentum to flip the EMA relationship. Failure mode: in sideways or choppy markets, the EMAs cross frequently with no directional follow-through; the signal loses reliability when EMA 9 and EMA 20 are within a few cents of each other. Related screens: EMA 9/20 Cross Down and MACD Bull Cross.
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