Hey Gang!

CPI data drops before the market opens today and I want to keep things light on the position side, but yesterday I did put on a small META trade that I need to explain.

August Trading Philosophy Reminder

Remember what I said about August being a trader ego challenge?

I’m sticking to that day laborer approach – smaller bets, shorter timeframes, and treating positions like hired help instead of long-term employees.

With CPI coming and OPEX week ahead, this isn’t the time for heavy swing positions. But sometimes a setup is so clean you have to take the shot, even if you’re keeping it small.

The Technical Story

META is sitting with stacked squeezes across multiple timeframes – 78-minute, 30-minute, 10-minute, and 5-minute all compressed tight.

What’s got me really interested is the EMA squeezes stacked on both daily and weekly charts.

This is textbook coiled spring action in an earnings winner that’s been consolidating since its blowout report.

Why I Couldn’t Pass This Up

META crushed earnings with that move from expected 5.7% to actual 11.3% – the kind of statistical edge I hunt for in my Opening Bells Aftershocks strategy.

Since then, it’s been doing exactly what strong stocks do: resting without falling apart.

No panic selling, no violent reversals – just methodical digestion while building pressure for the next move.

My Small Bet

I bought META 8/15 $800 calls at $1.42.

My thinking: these stacked squeezes don’t stay compressed forever. When they release an earnings winner with this kind of momentum backdrop, you can get explosive moves toward overhead resistance.

I’m scaling out over $2+ and holding without a stop. Sometimes you need to let momentum plays develop without micromanaging them to death.

Your Action Plan

The $800 level is my target – it’s where this setup pays off if the technical picture is right.

But with CPI and OPEX week, this is sized exactly like my August philosophy suggests: small enough that if it goes wrong, it’s just another base hit attempt that didn’t work.

Plus… I will likely hit my profit target before the stock hits $800 if I can get the move early in the week.

Want to Learn More?

This META setup is exactly the kind of statistical edge I teach in Opening Bells Aftershocks – finding earnings winners that exceeded their expected moves and tracking their momentum patterns.

If you want to understand how I identify these setups and time the entries, check out Opening Bells Aftershocks.

Keep it sized appropriately and watch for that breakout momentum.