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Does the golden cross (50/200) work on DRI?

The golden cross (50/200) does not beat buy-and-hold on DRI: -7.4 points a year over 31 years.

Total return
784.0%
Buy and hold
×71
CAGR
7.2%
Sharpe
0.24
Max drawdown
-43.9%
Trades
45
Out of sample
partly
Years
31
1×10×19961999200220052008201120142017202020232026
StrategyDRI

Findings

  1. The golden cross (50/200) does not beat buy-and-hold on DRI: -7.4 points a year over 31 years.
  2. Against the S&P 500 over the same window: -3.6 points a year.
  3. Total return +784.0% versus ×71 for buy-and-hold, with 45 trades.
  4. The result holds only partly out of sample.
  5. Maximum drawdown -43.9%.
  6. It beats in neither half of the history (split at 2010).
  7. It ranks #132 of 235 markets for this strategy by annual excess over the S&P 500.

Findings derived from the full panel. Each carries its number and its denominator; the computations are reproducible with artifact 8fb75dc6eee1.

Exactly what was tested

Long while the 50-day SMA is above the 200-day SMA; flat when it is below. Next-close execution. No leverage, no stop.

How to read it

The verdict compares the strategy with buying and holding DRI over the same window, with round-trip costs per asset class. “Out of sample” is walk-forward: the rule is fit on one stretch and judged on the next. A result that beats in the full sample but not out of it is overfit. Full methodology in the protocol. How we test.

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How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). Does the golden cross (50/200) work on DRI?. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact 8fb75dc6eee1. https://finaxion.app/en/research/golden-cross/dri

Not a recommendation. Past performance does not guarantee future results.