Meta Platforms Inc. (META) — Technical state
As of 2026-09-16 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelook diary readings, not advice.
Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +8.4% higher.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+11.9%
- vs 50-day+11.3%
- vs 200-day+8%
- 52-week band15.2% off the high · +29.4% off the low
- Streak4 consecutive up sessions
- Stochastic%K 93.7 · %D 91.7 · up cross
Analyst consensus (context)
Target 730 (+8.4% vs the baked price) · Buy · 52 buy / 11 hold / 2 sell. Third-party consensus, shown for context — not a Closelook view.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-16
Quick answers
What is the current Closelook signal on META?
Trending — Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +8.4% higher. As of 2026-09-16; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is META above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-09-16, Meta Platforms Inc. trades +11.3% above its 50-day and +8% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +11.9% away.
How far is META from its 52-week high?
15.2% below the 52-week high and 29.4% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-09-16.
What is the analyst consensus on Meta Platforms Inc.?
Consensus target 730 (+8.4% vs the baked price), rating Buy, with 52 buy / 11 hold / 2 sell recommendations — third-party consensus data, shown for context, not a Closelook view.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where META appears in the diary — 16 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
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Long reads
- Google and RSI — The Loop Nobody Has Closed
- Magnificent Seven — The Seven at the Shelf
3 · Two consolidations that may be ending — and the two Musk lines META and NVDA on five-year windows — two consolidations, both pressing their exits.
- Pattern 03 — NVIDIA Strategic Authority Investment
Three rhythmic series run alongside the dated events: Hyperscaler earnings (MSFT / GOOGL / META / AMZN, quarterly) — capex disclosures set NVIDIA's tape.
101 and glossary
- The CapEx Cliff Question: When Does AI Infrastructure Spending Peak?
Key Companies ASML ★ Sentinel ASML Order book as CapEx leading indicator MSFT Microsoft Largest AI CapEx spender GOOG Google Second-largest AI CapEx AMZN Amazon AWS CapEx acceleration META Meta Reality Labs + AI CapEx
Dailies
- AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in Tokyo
- Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their lines
- Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jump
- Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave back
- Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
- Decision Time for the Semi Complex
How the complex got to the line NVDA Mon −2.91% — the only red mega-cap MSFT +0.84% · GOOGL +0.94% · AMZN +1.33% · META +1.66% · AAPL +0.32% DRAM (memory) 54.28 −5.89% COHR 275.49 −4.85% · LITE 830.17 −4.22% · FN 421.14 −3.56% · AMAT…
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Hyperscalers Thursday: MSFT −0.65, GOOGL −1.17, AMZN −2.16, META −0.04, NVDA −0.33, AAPL −1.75.
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