META Follows My Preferred Technical Price Path
by Mike Paulenoff
April 12, 2026 • 4:21 PM EDT
On the morning of April 7, 2026, this is what I posted for MPTrader members about my interpretation of the near-term technical setup exhibited by META:
My preferred technical scenario for META argues that the stock established a significant near-term low at 520.00 on 3/27/26 that resides within an August 2025 to March 2026, incomplete larger corrective process. Near-term, my pattern work indicates that META has another recovery upleg approaching from at or above 550 that will propel the stock to challenge resistance at 605-610, and possibly to the 630 area, where I will be expecting another bout of weakness that will revisit the 520-540 March 2026 low-zone for a final low within the larger, multi-month correction... Last is 566.50...
Fast-forward from last Tuesday morning's (4/07/26) update, we see on my attached 4-Hour Chart that META proceeded to rocket higher from the 565 area to a high at 638.50 on Friday (4/10/26) afternoon before closing at 630.85, right in my "630 target area."
META gained gained 12.7%, and closed the week up 11.4% from my Tuesday morning update.
If META continues to follow the price path anticipated by my technical work, the stock will lose upside momentum and roll over into a significant give-back of the April upmove from 520 to 638.58.
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