Price above EMA20 with EMA20 above EMA50
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The Exponential Moving Average gives more weight to recent prices than a simple moving average, making it faster to respond to trend changes. EMA(20) on the Weekly chart covers approximately 20 months of price history; EMA(50) covers roughly four years. When close > EMA(20) > EMA(50), it means: the current price is above the medium-term trend line, which is itself above the long-term trend line — a stacked bullish structure. This is sometimes called "bullish EMA alignment." on the Weekly chart, this configuration implies a multi-year uptrend that has not been broken at any significant timeframe. No volume or momentum filters are applied; this is purely a trend-position screen.
The Weekly EMA alignment is a trend health filter, not an entry trigger. A stock with close > EMA(20) > EMA(50) on the Weekly chart may be in any phase: early breakout, mid-trend, or late-stage extension. It does not indicate whether the stock is a good buy today. The key failure mode is using this screen as a buy signal rather than a context filter: stocks meeting this condition during a broad market top can still suffer severe drawdowns if the market reverses. A second failure mode is mechanical: the monthly chart updates once per month, so a stock that has already broken down during the current month may still show bullish alignment until the monthly candle closes. For daily entries within stocks passing this filter, see Strong Intraday Uptrend or 20-Day Consolidation Breakout. The inverse condition is Price Below 20/50 EMA. See also Above All MAs Bull for a stricter multi-average alignment filter.
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This screen finds stocks where the close is above the 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and EMA(20) is above EMA(50) — a classic bullish alignment. Trend-following swing traders, long-term investors, and systematic traders use this as a trend qualification layer. Search phrases: price above 20 50 EMA bullish alignment, EMA trend filter stocks, moving average stack bullish screener.
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