The death cross and the golden cross are technical indicators that traders use in attempt to predict bearish and bullish market momentum, respectively. Both are breakout patterns formed when a short-term moving average either crosses above (in the case of a golden cross) or crosses below (in the case of a death cross) a long-term moving average. The two technical indicators both have three distinct phases. In the death cross, the first phase coincides with an upward trend coming to an end as bu