EMA Stacks and Crossovers

Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) smooth out price noise to reveal the underlying trend. Basejump tracks four key periods: 8, 21, 50, and 200.

The EMA 8 reacts fastest — it follows price closely. The EMA 200 moves slowest — it represents the long-term trend. The 21 and 50 sit in between.

When these EMAs are "stacked" in order (price > EMA 8 > EMA 21 > EMA 50), the trend is clean and bullish. Every timeframe participant — from short-term to medium-term — agrees on direction. This is the highest-conviction trend signal.

When the stack inverts (price < EMA 8 < EMA 21 < EMA 50), the trend is bearish. When the EMAs are tangled ("mixed"), the market is in transition — either building a base or chopping sideways.

Crossovers happen when a faster EMA crosses a slower one. A bullish crossover (EMA 8 crossing above EMA 21) signals that short-term momentum is shifting upward. A bearish crossover signals the opposite.

In Basejump, the EMA Context section shows you the current stack alignment and where price sits relative to each EMA. If price is above all four EMAs and they're stacked bullishly, that's a strong tailwind for any bullish setup.

EMA context feeds into the conviction scoring system as one of five independent voters. A bullish EMA stack adds +1 to bullish conviction.