# MACD zero-line cross — NSE scan

> The MACD line itself crossing above zero — the 12-day average overtaking the 26-day.

Canonical: https://patternsradar.com/screener/macd-zero-cross

```sift
where macd().line crosses above 0 and close > sma(50)
```

The signal-line cross fires early and often; the zero cross is the slower, sterner version, because MACD above zero means the fast average is now above the slow one outright. It confirms a trend change rather than anticipating one. Rare on any single day, and the names that fire it with price already above the 50-day are usually several weeks into a turn that has further to run.

Category: [Momentum](https://patternsradar.com/scans/momentum.md). Default universe: top 500 NSE stocks by 20-day turnover.

The rendered page runs this scan against the latest session and can replay it across the last 250 sessions to measure its hit rate: https://patternsradar.com/screener/macd-zero-cross.