Stop treating the 200-day MA like a support level.
It's a trend map. A summary of where price has been over 200 days.
Most traders wait for it to hold. Sometimes it does. Sometimes price slices straight through.
The mistake is asking the wrong question.
Don't ask if the 200 MA will hold. Ask if it's rising or falling.
Rising 200 MA + price above = bull market environment. Falling 200 MA + price below = bear market environment.
That's the environment. Everything else is short-term fluctuation.
Moving averages are trend-following tools. Direction is the signal. Level is the noise.
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