Major Resistances: 5191 (major), 5225, 5240-45 (major)
Trading Strategy
Trading the Chop Zone: The 5088-5115 range is currently a choppy, congested zone. Exercise caution with overtrading and consider sniping within the zone over chasing direction.
Long Opportunities: Look for failed breakdowns at 5088-92 or 5077. After earnings, focus on bids cautiously within the range, prioritizing the knife-catch protocol for deeper longs at major levels.
Short Opportunities: Look for backtests of 5115 or the major 5171-75 zone if reached. Given earnings, a breakout of the current flag pattern is possible and could be considered, but use caution.
Profit-Taking: With Meta earnings, use level-to-level profit-taking on any position.
Bull Case
Holding Support: Defending the current bull flag structure (5088-5115) is critical. Look for a base building within this range or a breakout.
Reclaiming Resistances: Bulls need to push above the 5133-36/5155 zone for a potential run to the next major target, 5171-75.
Bear Case
Breakdown Signals: A convincing break below 5077 triggers the downside move. As always, be wary of traps – look for a bounce/failed breakdown first, then consider shorting with level-to-level profit-taking.
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Earnings Releases
Meta Earnings: Reports weak revenue guidance, drops 16%.