The opposite of a death cross is a golden cross. A golden cross is a chart pattern in which a relatively short-term moving average crosses above a long-term moving average.1234 This pattern is bullish and indicates the possibility of a long-term bull market emerging.124 The golden cross is formed from a crossover involving a security's short-term moving average (such as the 50-day moving average) crossing above its long-term moving average (such as the 200-day moving average) or resistance level.124