Meta Platforms has moved sideways since the summer, but traders may now expect more upside.
The first pattern on today’s chart is the 50-day simple moving average (SMA), which META broke as it started rallying a year ago. Prices remained above the SMA through August, followed by a period of consolidation on either side of it through late October. The social media stock then climbed back above the 50-day SMA and is now trying to find support at it.
That price action may suggest the intermediate-term trend was bullish, then neutral, and is now getting bullish again.
Second, the current bounce is happening near a 50 percent retracement of the move between the October 26 close and the peak on November 22. That may confirm the most recent surge was the start of a new directional move.
Third, stochastics are rebounding from an oversold condition.
Finally, higher weekly lows since mid-August could indicate the presence of a longer-term uptrend.
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The first pattern on today’s chart is the 50-day simple moving average (SMA), which META broke as it started rallying a year ago. Prices remained above the SMA through August, followed by a period of consolidation on either side of it through late October. The social media stock then climbed back above the 50-day SMA and is now trying to find support at it.
That price action may suggest the intermediate-term trend was bullish, then neutral, and is now getting bullish again.
Second, the current bounce is happening near a 50 percent retracement of the move between the October 26 close and the peak on November 22. That may confirm the most recent surge was the start of a new directional move.
Third, stochastics are rebounding from an oversold condition.
Finally, higher weekly lows since mid-August could indicate the presence of a longer-term uptrend.
TradeStation has, for decades, advanced the trading industry, providing access to stocks, options, futures and cryptocurrencies. See our Overview for more.
Important Information
Past performance, whether actual or indicated by historical tests of strategies, is no guarantee of future performance or success. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to or greater than your entire investment regardless of which asset class you trade (equities, options, futures or cryptocurrencies); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. Online trading is not suitable for all investors. View the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options at www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureOptions. Before trading any asset class, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on www.TradeStation.com/Important-Information/. System access and trade placement and execution may be delayed or fail due to market volatility and volume, quote delays, system and software errors, Internet traffic, outages and other factors.
Securities and futures trading is offered to self-directed customers by TradeStation Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and a futures commission merchant licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). TradeStation Securities is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the National Futures Association (“NFA”), and a number of exchanges. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. offers to self-directed investors and traders cryptocurrency brokerage services under federal and state money services business/money-transmitter and similar registrations and licenses.
TradeStation Securities, Inc., TradeStation Crypto, Inc., and TradeStation Technologies, Inc. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of TradeStation Group, Inc., all operating, and providing products and services, under the TradeStation brand and trademark. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. offers to self-directed investors and traders cryptocurrency brokerage services. It is neither licensed with the SEC or the CFTC nor is it a member of NFA. When applying for, or purchasing, accounts, subscriptions, products and services, it is important that you know which company you will be dealing with. Visit www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies for further important information explaining what this means.