FAANGTastic Chart Analysis: FB, AAPL, AMZN, NFLX, GOOGL, TSLA key technicals for May 14

• TSLA shares remain on course for sub-$500.
• Big tech all bounce as AAPL leads.
• AAPL nearly holds 200-day support.

The bounce looked predictable in the end, but then hindsight is always 20-20. Big tech and Apple, in particular, led the indices higher. Some key big tech names had retraced to pretty decent support levels so the bounce for them should not be too surprising. Tesla though remains the name under the most pressure. Today sees futures higher in the premarket, but can the FAANGT round out the week in the green?

Anyway, let us dig in and see if the charts hold anything for us to make some money.

Facebook (FB) stock forecast

A higher low on Thursday may be an initial bullish sign, but it is pretty early. It traded up and stopped at the confluence of the 9 and 21-day moving average on Thursday. This is the first resistance to overcome, the $309 region. After that, there is small resistance at $315 and $321 before testing highs at $330. The brilliant earnings release has already been taken back, as has the previous high at $285.78. Short-term trading relies on the 9 and 21-day moving averages for sentiment, and FB is below both. Breaking the $296 level and small trendline then targets the 100-day MA and 200-day MA at $276. This gets us close to our buy zone. FB consolidated here in March and took off. This should stall any more weakness, at least temporarily, and provide a good entry for speculative longs. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Commodity Channel Index (CCI) have given a nice combination of overbought signals, the last one being after Q1 2021 results.

Support	298-296	285.78	276-200 day ma	266-256 buy zone
Resistance	309-310 MA	315	321.47	331.81

Apple (AAPL) stock forecast

A very nice bounce from the 200-day moving average. This also corresponds to the top of our consolidation 1 zone. This should always have slowed any further falls as there is a lot of price discovery here. Volume is much harder to quantify accurately these days due to the proliferation of dark pools, BATS, etc., but an area of price acceptance has a lot of time and volume. So buyers and sellers are in relative agreement that this is a value area.  A confluence of levels or indicators increases the importance and strength of the level. Pushing above $126.78 and then the short-term moving averages are key to turning the trend bullish. The CCI came close to giving an oversold signal but did not. This needs to be watched as a signal with confirmation from MACD or DMI would be a potential reversal entry.

Support	123	119 pivot	116.21
Resistance	126.78	129.40 weak	131.45	135.51	145.08

 

Amazon (AMZN) stock forecast

It was a pretty stable day for AMZN on Thursday as it kept holding trend line support around the $3,131 region. It has had a look three times now at breaking lower, so be on the lookout.  A break here, and it could get ugly down to $2,883. A small consolidation area was highlighted at $3,080, but it is not very strong. There is very little price discovery and acceptance below $2,883, so a break could see a sharp acceleration toward the buy zone at $2,500-2300. Below that there is a strong buy zone at $1,800-2,000. This is a big consolidation area from March 2020 before the move higher. The highs at $3,555 did not see a matching high in either RSI or CCI, so this is a bearish divergence. Now AMZN has traded down to the long-term trend line in place since the March 2020 lows.

Resistance is the 200-day MA at $3,205 currently. Breaking this targets the short-term MA at $3,245 and then $3,434 before a test of new highs.

Support	3131 key	3080	2883	2500	2300	2000
Resistance	3205 200 day MA	3245	3434	3555

Netflix (NFLX) stock forecast

It was a quiet one for NFLX yesterday. We can see how well the highlighted consolidation area worked to hold the fall for quite some time. Consolidation areas are a representation of price and time. Generally, the longer an asset spends at a price the more accepting buyers and sellers are of that price and usually more volume too. This equates to equilibrium and no sudden moves.

Now NFLX shares have broken lower and are targetting $467. MACD and DMI are in the crossover sell range. RSI and CCI are still stable, so I would expect these to trend lower with a price move lower. A break of $467 is very negative and should see Netflix head for the $420 region. There is not a lot of price discovery below $467 until that level. $360-380 is a better and stronger buy area.

Support	467	420	400	380	360
Resistance	495.55	514-200 day	539	556.92	593.29

Google (GOOGL) stock forecast

There is a nice range play between the two key levels we identified on Thursday at $2,240 and $2,209. That pretty much captured the entire range for Thursday. Google closed at a completely neutral position right in the middle, further confusing us. Breaking $2,209 should see a trade quickly to the next range at $2,100-2,000. Below that is a strong buy zone, range at $1,800-1,700. Nine and 21-day moving averages are still trending lower and so are RSI and CCI, which are helping to confirm. MACD and DMI both remain crossed into bearish territory.  The 200-day MA sits at $1,826, adding to this support region.

To turn bullish, GOOGL needs to get above $2,240 and then the short-term moving averages at $2,275. That should see a test of highs at $2,431.

Support	2209	2100	2000	1911 weak	1800	1700
Resistance	2209	2240 key	2280-90	2431

Tesla (TSLA) stock forecast

Tesla still remains under heavy selling pressure, understandable given its exceptionally strong price ratios, exponential price growth and now it becoming an S&P 500 component. This has reduced the options driven appreciation and introduced TSLA to a whole new world of statistical arbritage desks. 

Tesla is still on course to go sub-$500 with a pit stop at $539 on the way. It had a brief notion to go positive on Thursday, but this was swiftly turned around and now we have a big red candle, never a great sign. Tesla also closed below the 200-day support we identified on Thursday. This now stands at $582.56 and remains a big level. This and the March 30 low at $591 are now resistance. Some Friday profit taking may see a bounce, and nothing goes up or down in a straight line, but Tesla is stuck firmly in a bearish trend. To turn around it needs to break $632, but only on a break of $667 does the bearishness firmly end.

$539 remains the first target and then a test of the sub-$500 consolidation 1 area identified on the chart. This is a pretty decent buy zone. A long period of price consolidations in the middle of a strong upward move.

MACD and DMI crossed into bearish territory. RSI and CCI have trended lower with the price, but both are now close to oversold levels. 

Support	539	500	465	430
Resistance	582	591	667 bullish	715	781	900

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