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META

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Technical StanceHOLD
Last Price
$646.00+ 0.72%
1.9% Above the ZoneAt Analysis: $641.81
The View in Brief

Meta at HOLD; the 639.54 pivot, resistance at midday, was reclaimed intraday, with the 642.40 peak just above.

Plan Reading

Price is 1.9% above the zone; the plan does not chase and waits for a pullback toward $634.16.

What Does HOLD Mean?

Risk / Reward1 : 0.7From the Zone Top · $634.16

Risk$32.265.1%Reward$23.433.7%

Entry Zone
622.29 – $634.16
Distance From Price − 1.8%
Targets
657.59, $686.08
Distance From Price + 1.8%
Stop
$601.90
Distance From Price − 6.8%

Risk / Reward1 : 0.7

Risk
$32.265.1%
Reward
$23.433.7%
From the Zone Top · $634.16

The Day's EditionsTuesday, November 10

  1. 08:45 NYPre-Market16:45 TR
  2. 12:45 NYMidday20:45 TR
  3. 14:45 NYLate Session22:45 TRThis One
  4. 08:45 NYPre-MarketNov 11Next
Trend
Mixed
Below the 50-Day, Above the 200
Momentum
Weak
RSI 47 · MACD Below Signal
Volume
Normal
0.8× the Average

Company Analysis

Technical Focus · Tool: Claude

This stock's technical analysis refreshes itself three times a day. The next edition is at 08:45 NY; you may want to wait for it before asking Claude for a new analysis.

Claude writes a second opinion independent of the site's own analysis; while the market is open it reads the live price.

Price Map

  1. Target 2$686.08Distance From Price + 6.2%
  2. Target 1$657.59Distance From Price + 1.8%
  3. Resistance$649.08Distance From Price + 0.5%
  4. Last Price$646.00
  5. ResistancePassed$642.40Distance From Price − 0.6%
  6. Support$639.54Distance From Price − 1.0%
  7. Entry Zone622.29 – $634.16Distance From Price − 1.8%
  8. Stop$601.90Distance From Price − 6.8%

$601.90 · Below This Level: Plan Void

Levels sit on the price axis at their true spacing. Labels of nearby levels are nudged apart to stay readable and a thin line points to the actual level; distances are measured from the current price.

What to Watch

  • A close above the 642.40 peak puts the 20-day at 657.59 in sight.
  • For tomorrow: holding the 639.54 pivot at the close would undo the midday weakness.

Assessment

At midday the price was below the pivot; it is back above now, but there is no close yet. The 100-day at 634.16 and the 200-day at 631.85 offer support below. The stock remains below the 20- and 50-day. RSI at 46.5 is neutral, and MACD has been negative for a long stretch. The waiting zone holds because it contains both long averages.

Reading the Volume

At 0.38 the pace is the lowest on the list; Meta's reclaim attempt comes with thin participation.

Scenarios

Scenarios on the Price Axis

Levels come from the scenario text; only figures that match a recorded level are drawn. Distances are measured from the price above the rail.

Bull Case

For Meta, clearing the 642.40 peak opens the 649.08 R1 and the 20-day at 657.59. Confirmation needs volume to approach an average pace.

Bear Case

A close below the 200-day at 631.85 weakens the HOLD read. The 601.9 stop sits about 0.8 ATR below the 622.29 S2.

Behind the Levels

Targets
The 20-day at 657.59 and the 686.08 chart peak.
Entry Zone
622.29 S2 to the 100-day at 634.16; the 200-day at 631.85 sits inside.
Stop
About 0.8 ATR below the 622.29 S2.

What Does HOLD Mean?

Full Guide

The picture is mixed, or the trend is fine but price is far from the entry zone. There is not enough reason for a new purchase or for selling; the plan is waiting for a level to settle.

If You Don't Own It
No rush. If an entry zone is given, wait for price to reach it and for confirmation (a close that holds in the zone, above-average volume); without a zone, watch the listed supports and resistances.
If You Own It
HOLD does not mean sell: the position is held. Watch the stop if one is given, otherwise the nearest support; a break lower can turn the view to SELL.
All at Once or in Steps?
A new purchase comes after confirmation and is again spread across the zone. Waiting for a BUY view before adding avoids growing a position in a weakening stock.
The Other Views
  • BUYTrend up; entry zone, stop and targets defined.
  • SELLTrend down; no new buying, rallies are a chance to reduce.

Why the View Rarely Changes. The view is reviewed in every edition but changes only on a concrete trigger: a moving average breaking, price closing under the stop, or the entry zone being rebuilt. Indicators come from daily closes; the plan is written for readers of the daily chart, not for intraday trading.

Indicators

Indicators are calculated as of the Nov 9 close; prices are delayed 15 minutes.
Trend
Mixed
Below the 50-Day, Above the 200
Momentum
Weak
RSI 47 · MACD Below Signal
Volume
Normal
0.8× the Average
52-Week Position
17.2% Below the High
Low $520.26 · High $779.82

Moving Averages

Golden Cross · 24 Sessions Ago

The average close of the last 20, 50, 100 and 200 sessions. Above the average, buyers led that stretch; below it, sellers did.

20-Day
$657.59− 1.8%
50-Day
$676.18− 4.5%
100-Day
$634.16+ 1.9%
200-Day
$631.85+ 2.2%

The percentage is the current price's distance from each average; the ladder measures from price to level.

RSI (14)

Neutral Zone

Measures how fast price has risen on a scale of 0 to 100. Above 70 means a fast run up, below 30 a fast drop; on its own it is not a buy or sell signal.

46.5/ 100

Oversold0–30Neutral Zone30–70Overbought70–100

MACD (12, 26, 9)

Below Signal

Tracks the gap between two moving averages. When MACD sits above its signal line the move is speeding up; below it, slowing down.

MACD
-21.12
Signal
-18.47
Histogram
-2.64

Right of zero is positive; left is negative. The histogram is the difference between MACD and its signal.

Volume

How many shares changed hands that session. Above average means real interest behind the move; below it, a thin move.

0.8×Versus Average

Last Session
19.2 M
20-Day Average
24.9 M
Intraday (As of 14:51 NY)
7.68 M

Daily Range (ATR 14)

How much the price swings in an average day. A stop inside that swing gets hit on an ordinary day.

$25.07Share of Price 3.9%

52-Week Range

17.2% Below the High

The lowest and highest price of the past year; the marker shows where today's price sits in that band.

Low $520.26High $779.82

Pivot Levels

Reference prices from the previous session's high, low and close. P is the balance point: above it is the buyers' side, below it the sellers'. R levels are resistance candidates, S levels support.

R2Resistance 2
$656.79+ 1.7%
R1Resistance 1
$649.08+ 0.5%
PPivot
$639.54− 1.0%
S1Support 1
$631.83− 2.2%
S2Support 2
$622.29− 3.7%

Stance History

DateEditionStanceEntry ZoneStopPlan Drift575.50 – $634.16
Nov 10Pre-Market – Late Session3 EditionsHOLD622.29 – $634.16$601.90
Nov 9Midday – Late Session2 EditionsHOLD621.61 – $633.43$601.90
Nov 9Pre-MarketHOLD595.20 – $602.67$575.50
Nov 6Pre-Market – Late Session3 EditionsHOLD$594.81$575.50
Nov 5Midday – Late Session2 EditionsHOLD$594.81$575.50
Nov 5Pre-MarketHOLD621.97 – $632.17$593.90

Editions that stayed the same within a day share one row. The bar shows the entry zone and the stop (red tick) on a common scale between the lowest and highest level in the table.

Moving averages, RSI, MACD, volume and pivot levels are calculated from the site's own daily price data. The stance, levels and scenarios are written on top of those indicators by Claude.

The stance and levels here are a reading of technical indicators. Not Investment Advice; do your own research before deciding.

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