# META — passes 4 of 10 technical checks

**Meta Platforms, Inc.** · Communication Services
End-of-day close $576.14 · August 26, 2026
Passes 1 check fewer than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 5 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | fail | below SMA10 | 0.3% market move from passing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | fail | flat / falling | 0.9% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | pass | touched ≤3d ago | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 1.7% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | fail | 2 up-days | — |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | fail | miss detected | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -6.6% | 6.6% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 6.4% | 1.6% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 2.0x ATR | 1.0× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 1.75x · limit 0.8x | 0.95× average volume from passing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — fail

The S&P 500 ($766.08) is below its 10-day average ($768.72), so the market-trend check fails for every stock today, META included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

META's 50-day average is $592.52, down from $597.75 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — pass

META has dipped to its 21-day average ($575.91) within the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check passes — the entry sits near support rather than stretched above it. It flips once price goes more than 3 sessions without revisiting that average.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

META closed at $576.14, 1.8% above its 9-day average ($566.22) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $566.22.

### Not overextended — fail

META has 2 consecutive up-closes into today — at the limit of 2, so this check fails (the entry looks extended). It passes after a flat or down close resets the streak.

### No recent earnings miss — fail

A high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss appeared in META's last 30 sessions, so this check fails. It clears once that event ages out of the 30-session window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

META has trailed the S&P 500 by 6.6 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once META leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($539.30) sits 6.4% below META's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — pass

The stop sits 2.0× the average daily range (ATR) from price, clearing the 1-ATR minimum, so this check passes — the stop isn't buried inside normal noise. It flips if that room tightens inside 1× ATR.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 1.75× META's 20-day average — above the 0.8× threshold, so this check fails (the move is drawing heavy volume). It passes once volume cools below 0.8×.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/meta
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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