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Meta shares in a steady recovery after Q1 earnings plunge Stock remains rangebound below 50-day SMA in past few sessions Momentum indicators fail to turn positive Meta’s (Facebook) stock has been attempting a rebound in the short term following a 15% drop in the aftermath of its Q1 earnings announcement on April 24. However, the recovery has been on hold in the past few sessions as the price is trading sideways a tad beneath its 50-day simple moving average (SMA).
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Market Comment – Yen tumbles to fresh lows, dollar awaits GDP

Yen falls to new 34-year low ahead of BoJ decision Dollar traders await GDP and PCE data Wall Street mixed, gold stays on the back foot Will Ueda appear in a hawkish suit this time? The yen extended its tumble to a fresh 34-year low, falling below 155.00 per dollar. With less than 24 hours to go for the Bank of Japan’s decision, investors are likely sitting on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the gathering’s outcome.
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Meta stock pulls back from its all-time high Violates the 50-day SMA ahead of Q1 earnings call Momentum indicators turn negative Meta’s (Facebook) stock has been in a steep uptrend since the beginning of the year, posting a fresh all-time high of 531.00 on April 8. However, the pair has come under selling pressure following its recent record peak, with the bears pushing the price below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) ahead of its Q1 earnings.
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Magnificent 7 earnings assert dominance, focus shifts to Nvidia – Stock Markets

Magnificent 7 earnings endorse their relentless rally Tesla lags, while Apple shows some signs of weakness Valuations are stretched despite rosy projections   In their own world The so-called Magnificent Seven group comprised of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Tesla has gone parabolic since early 2023, outperforming the broader US stock market by a wide margin.
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Technical Analysis – Meta’s stock to skyrocket on earnings beat

Meta’s stock to jump to a record high Traders may look for some profit-taking   Facebook parent Meta platforms beat Q4 earnings expectations after Thursday’s market close and announced its first ever dividend to shareholders and a huge amount of stock buybacks. The stock has been trading 17.05% higher during Friday’s pre-market hours around 460 in the aftermath of its earnings, where the ascending trendline drawn from February 2023 is located.
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Is the 5,000 milestone in sight for the S&P 500? – Stock Markets

Mega-cap stocks drive S&P 500 towards 5,000 milestone AI and tech dominate the bull charge to unchartered territory But how sustainable is the uptrend? A wobbly start to 2024 It wasn’t the best start for Wall Street in 2024 as the major indices stumbled during the first week of the new year. However, it didn’t take long for Fed rate cut expectations to take off again and revive risk appetite.
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Market Comment – Powell pushes back on March rate cut, BoE on tap

Fed’s Powell says March rate cut not the “base case” Dollar gains, but Treasury yields slide BoE to stand pat, focus to fall on guidance Wall Street tumbles, awaits more earnings results Dollar gains on less-dovish-than-expected Fed The US dollar gained against all but two of its major counterparts yesterday, losing ground only against the yen and ending the day virtually unchanged against the franc.
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Meta Q4 Earnings: Strong ad business and cost-cutting to boost profits – Stock Markets

Meta Platforms earnings are out on Thursday after closing bell Both earnings and revenue expected to skyrocket Stock trades at cheap multiples despite consecutive record highs Stellar year Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc, was the second-best performing stock of the S&P 500 index in 2023, lagging only behind Nvidia.
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Market Comment – Dollar climbs above 150 yen as Treasury yields rebound

Treasury yields rebound, lift the dollar ahead of US GDP data Dollar/yen rises past 150, rings intervention alarm bells ECB to take the sidelines, focus to fall on forward guidance Wall Street tumbles as Alphabet disappoints Will US GDP data add more fuel to the dollar’s engines? The US dollar extended its gains as US Treasury yields rebounded, with the 10-year benchmark rate resuming a move towards the psychological zone of 5.0%, briefly breached on Monday.
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Meta Q3 earnings next on the agenda – Stock Markets

Meta to report strong earnings after market closes Focus remains on AI & Metaverse outlook   Earnings estimates Meta platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will announce third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the market closes. Forecasts point to notable growth, with the consensus recommendation from analysts polled by Refinitiv being a buy.
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Meta stock pulls back from 2023 peak Halts decline and attempts rebound in the last few sessions But oscillators suggest fading positive momentum Meta’s (Facebook) stock has been in a steep uptrend since it bottomed out in October 2022, while defying the broader market pullback since late summer. In the near-term, the price has been showing some weakness after hitting a fresh 2023 high, but near-term risks remain tilted to the upside.
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Market Comment – Better-than-expected US PMIs help the dollar rebound

PMIs suggest the US economy entered Q4 on solid footing The divergence between US/Eurozone outlooks weighs on euro/dollar Aussie rallies on stickier inflation, yen pinned near 150-per-dollar mark Wall Street pays attention to corporate earnings Euro/dollar slides from near key resistance on PMI data Although the 10-year US Treasury yield held steady comfortably below the psychological zone of 5%, the US dollar was able to stage a comeback against most of its major counterpar
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Daily Market Comment – Dollar slides on Fed, ECB and BoJ enter the limelight

Fed Chair Powell appears less hawkish than expected Dollar slides as investors add to their rate cut bets ECB to hike, focus on Lagarde’s remarks BoJ tweak cannot be ruled out Powell disappoints dollar bulls The US dollar traded lower against the majority of the other major currencies on Wednesday and continued sliding during the Asian session today.
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Technical Analysis – Meta stock pauses 2023 rally ahead of earnings

Meta’s (Facebook) stock has been in a steep uptrend since it bottomed out in October 2022, attempting to erase its 2022 slump. However, in the past few daily sessions, the price has experienced a pullback just shy of the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement of the downtrend drawn from the record high observed in 2021 until last year's bottom. The short-term oscillators are reflecting this loss of positive momentum.
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Daily Market Comment – Investors lock gaze on Fed decision

Fed expected to hike, spotlight to fall on hints about next moves Euro awaits ECB; aussie slides on inflation slowdown Wall Street gains, awaits Fed and more tech earnings Will the Fed hint at more hikes? The US dollar traded lower against most of the other currencies on Tuesday, but it seems to be stabilizing today as investors may have turned to a more cautious trading strategy ahead of the FOMC decision later today.
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Technical Analysis – Meta stock fragile ahead of earnings

Facebook’s stock (Meta platforms) closed below the 50-period simple moving average (SMA) in the four-hour for the first time since November 2022, increasing the risk for a bearish continuation ahead of the company’s earnings due today after the closing bell. While the price attempted to bounce from the one-month low of 206.10 earlier today, the channel's broken lower trendline came to block the way near 212. The momentum indicators have not shown significant improvement either, with the
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Technical Analysis – Facebook gets meaningful boost; nearby support important

Facebook’s stock (Meta platforms) closed 23% higher on Thursday and far above its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) for the first time in a year. The spike in the price pushed the RSI comfortably above its 70 overbought mark and straight up to its 2017 and 2013 highs, making some profit-taking likely in the short term. Yet sellers may not take control unless the price dips below the long-term constraining line from August 2015 around 179.50, which triggered the bullish trend in 2018-20

Daily Market Comment – BoJ shocks markets with policy tweak; yen soars, stocks tumble

Bank of Japan makes surprise tweak to its YCC policy, insists it’s not tightening Dollar slumps 3% against yen, Nikkei plunges as markets see move as exit from stimulus Gold supported as broader market mood remains downbeat BoJ widens yield target range The Bank of Japan ended weeks of speculation about a policy pivot and took its first step on Tuesday to move away from years of ultra-loose monetary policy.

Technical Analysis – Is Facebook preparing for a bullish reversal?

The Facebook stock edged south after breaking below the lower bound of the sideways range that contained the price action between June 10 and September 13. The slide found a bottom at 87.00 on November 3, as thereafter the stock formed a higher low on November 28. What’s more, on the first day of December, investors took the price above 118.00, confirming a higher high and the completion of a failure swing bottom.
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Meta Q3 earnings: Carnage ahead as Metaverse and ad service flounder – Stock Market News

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc, is set to report its Q3 earnings on Wednesday, September 26, after Wall Street’s closing bell. The social media behemoth is going to face an extremely tough year-on-year comparison as the global economic slowdown has severely weighed on advertisement revenue, while Metaverse is not progressing at the anticipated pace.



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