Meta’s Stock Is On A Record Winning Streak—Watch These Price Levels

Meta (META) shares extended their record winning streak Monday to 16 consecutive trading sessions, the longest run of wire-to-wire green days of any Magnificent Seven stock.

The social media giant’s stock has been unstoppable since Jan. 17, gaining momentum late last month after the company reported better-than-expected earnings. 

Even as news of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology from Chinese startup DeepSeek recently rattled many mega cap tech stocks, Meta shares continued their move higher, in part, because investors see the company as more of a consumer of AI rather than a provider. They also favor that the company’s AI model Llama remains open source like DeepSeek’s.

More recently, the stock received a further boost after the company said it plans to commence a previously announced round of performance-based layoffs of about 5% of its staff. 

Meta shares have gained 23% since the start of the year as of Monday’s close and trade more than 50% higher over the past 12 months, comfortably surpassing the S&P 500’s returns over the same periods of 3% and 21%, respectively.

Below, we take a closer look at Meta’s chart and use technical analysis to point out key price levels that investors may be watching.

Ascending Channel Breakout Watch

Meta shares have trended higher within an ascending channel sine July last year. More recently, the stock’s string of consecutive gains sees the price testing the pattern’s upper trendline, potentially setting the stage for a breakout attempt.

Meanwhile, the relative strength index (RSI) has crossed above the 80 threshold for the first time since February last year to confirm strong price momentum but also caution investors of overbought conditions in the stock.

Let’s identify a chart-based target to monitor if the stock moves into price discovery mode and also locate three key support levels worth watching during possible retracements.

Chart-Based Target

If Meta shares continue their move significantly higher, investors can forecast a target by applying the measuring principle, a technique to analyzes chart patterns to projects future price movements.

When applied to Meta’s chart, we calculate the distance from the ascending channel’s lower to upper trendline and add that amount to the top of the pattern. In this case, we add $120 to $722, which forecasts a target of $842, a level 17% above Monday’s closing price where investors may look to lock in profits.

Key Support Levels Worth Watching

Upon an initial dip, investors should watch the $632 level. The shares could find support in this area near the December and January peaks, which currently closely align with the upward sloping 50-day moving average.

A close below this level could see the shares retrace to around $600, a level where they may attract buying interest near the psychological round number and a range of peaks and troughs stretching back to the October swing high.

Finally, a decisive breakdown below the ascending channel’s lower trendline could bring the $530 level into play. Investors may look for entry points in this region near a horizontal line that links a series of comparable price action on the chart from April to September last year.

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