The Beavis and Butthead death cross happens when Beavis and Butthead’s 50-day SMA falls below the 200-day SMA. Traders usually interpret a death cross as a bearish signal for future price action, but the actual usefulness of this metric is controversial. The Beavis and Butthead golden cross, on the other hand, is generally interpreted as bullish and happens when the 50-day SMA rises above the 200-day SMA. Some traders use different moving averages than the 50-day and 200-day SMAs to define death crosses and golden crosses. However, all definitions include a short-term SMA crossing above or falling below a long-term SMA.