Sunday Playbook — Top 5 Setups

The day's five highest-conviction setups, ranked by technical inflection, profit-probability, and trade quality — 5 long, 0 short. Trade your plan and manage risk first. Also screened: $IBIT, $CVNA, $AAOI, $SPY, $AMZN, $SHOP.

1$METAMAG7LongMedium convictionscore 74
Inflection60
Probability78
Quality91

META trades at 648.03, extended above both the 50-SMA (600.90) and 200-SMA (623.23) with a confirmed bullish MACD posture, placing the stock at a continuation inflection where trend followers must decide between chasing strength or waiting for a pullback.

META chart with 50 and 200 day moving averages

Price sits 3.98% above the 200-SMA and roughly 7.8% above the 50-SMA, evidencing a healthy uptrend now that the 50-SMA has recaptured the 200-SMA proximity. MACD at 14.02 versus signal 4.14 shows a wide, positive spread — momentum is firmly with the bulls. RSI at 67.18 is strong but sits just below the 70 overbought threshold, leaving limited buffer before mean-reversion risk rises. The structural bias remains long as long as price holds above the 200-SMA at 623.23.

EntryPreferred: staggered longs on a pullback into 630–635 (near-term demand shelf above the 200-SMA). Alternative trigger: breakout and hold above 655 on strong closes.
InvalidationDaily close below 622 (loss of the 200-SMA at 623.23), which would invalidate the trend structure and signal a shift back toward the 600.90 50-SMA.
TargetsFirst target: 668–672 (measured continuation from the current MACD impulse) → Second target: 690 (extension objective if RSI momentum sustains above 65)
TimeframeSwing (2-6 weeks)
2$TXRHTradedLongMedium convictionscore 74
Inflection75
Probability64
Quality86

TXRH is testing its 200-SMA (180.01) from above with price at 181.22, just 0.67% above this long-term trend anchor while RSI(14) at 28.58 signals deeply oversold conditions. This confluence of oversold momentum at critical trend support marks a potential technical inflection for the Long bias.

TXRH chart with 50 and 200 day moving averages

Price at 181.22 is trading well below the 50-SMA at 197.68 (roughly 8.3% below) but is pressed directly against the 200-SMA at 180.01, the last major trend defense. RSI at 28.58 is in oversold territory, historically a zone where mean-reversion attempts develop, though MACD at -5.22 versus signal -2.83 confirms downside momentum is still active and unturned. The setup is a classic 'reaction zone' test: oversold into major support, but without a momentum crossover yet, requiring confirmation before commitment.

EntryStaged entry: initial tranche 180.50-181.50 while price holds the 200-SMA; add on reclaim confirmation above 184.00 with an intraday close.
InvalidationInvalidation on a daily close below 177.50 (roughly 1.4% under the 200-SMA), which would signal a decisive loss of the long-term trend support and open the path to deeper downside.
TargetsFirst target 191.00 (mid-gap toward the 50-SMA, mean-reversion bounce zone) → Second target 197.68 (200-SMA reclaim leading to a full retest of the 50-SMA)
TimeframeSwing (2-6 weeks)
3$ASANTradedLongMedium convictionscore 73
Inflection69
Probability69
Quality86

ASAN is coiling right at its 200-SMA (8.74) with price at 8.77, sitting at a decision point where the trend regime flips bull or bear. With a trade-quality score of 86.4 and technical-inflection of 68.6, the long bias is justified but requires confirmation given MACD (0.04) has crossed below signal (0.25).

ASAN chart with 50 and 200 day moving averages

Price is 0.29% above the 200-SMA (8.74) and comfortably above the rising 50-SMA (8.54), preserving a constructive structure. However, RSI at 46.4 is sub-50 and MACD trailing its signal line (0.04 vs 0.25) confirms near-term momentum has cooled into the retest. The 50-SMA at 8.54 is the key higher-low reference; holding the 8.54–8.74 shelf keeps the long thesis intact, while reclaiming momentum above 8.90 would signal buyers regaining control.

EntryTactical entry on a reclaim/hold of the 200-SMA in the 8.74–8.80 zone, or a pullback into 8.55–8.60 near the 50-SMA; confirmation trigger on a close back above 8.90.
InvalidationInvalidation on a daily close below 8.45 (under the 50-SMA), which would break the higher-low structure and flip the moving-average stack bearish.
Targets9.20 — prior resistance and momentum reset zone → 9.60 — measured extension if MACD recrosses higher
TimeframeSwing (2-6 weeks)
4$GOOGLMAG7LongMedium convictionscore 73
Inflection63
Probability69
Quality93

GOOGL is coiling directly on top of its 200-SMA at 336.81 with price at 338.50, offering a high-quality risk-defined long setup as the stock tests structural support while trading below a declining 50-SMA at 347.18.

GOOGL chart with 50 and 200 day moving averages

Price sits just 0.50% above the 200-SMA (336.81), making that line the pivotal line-in-the-sand for the medium-term uptrend. RSI at 46.79 is neutral-to-soft, signaling momentum reset rather than breakdown, while MACD at -3.61 below its -3.18 signal confirms short-term downside pressure has not yet exhausted. The 50-SMA at 347.18 now acts as immediate overhead resistance and the key line to reclaim to confirm a bullish inflection. With trade-quality scoring 93.3 and profit-probability 69.0, the reward-to-risk framing is favorable so long as the 200-SMA holds on a closing basis.

EntryStagger entries between 336.80-339.50, with an add-on trigger on a reclaim and close above the 50-SMA at 347.18
InvalidationDaily close below 333.50 (roughly 1% under the 200-SMA); losing this level breaks the medium-term trend structure and invalidates the mean-reversion long thesis
TargetsFirst target 347.20 at the 50-SMA where sellers are likely to defend → Second target 355.00-358.00 on MACD bullish crossover and RSI reclaim of 55
TimeframeSwing (2-6 weeks)
5$QCOMSemiconductorsLongMedium convictionscore 70
Inflection45
Probability93
Quality80

QCOM is trending above both the 50-SMA (168.60) and 200-SMA (168.10), which are tightly stacked and now serving as a converged support shelf roughly 8.25% below spot. Price at 181.97 with MACD (2.56) well above signal (0.27) marks a momentum inflection, though RSI at 66.29 signals the tape is approaching overbought.

QCOM chart with 50 and 200 day moving averages

The 50/200 SMA cluster near 168 forms a well-defined structural base, and the wide MACD spread of +2.29 confirms trend acceleration rather than exhaustion. RSI at 66.29 is strong but not yet stretched past 70, leaving modest room before momentum risk elevates. The 8.25% extension above the 200-SMA reflects a healthy but no longer early-stage move, arguing for disciplined entries rather than chase-buying. Trade-quality (79.6) and profit-probability (93.0) support the long bias, while inflection score (44.9) tempers urgency.

EntryPreferred accumulation on pullback into 175.00-177.50; breakout add-on above 183.50 on expanding momentum.
InvalidationDaily close below 172.00 invalidates the setup by breaching near-term structure and threatening a retest of the 168 SMA confluence.
Targets188.50 as initial measured extension of current thrust → 195.00 as secondary objective on continuation
TimeframeSwing (2-6 weeks)

Ranked by technical inflection, profit-probability, and trade quality. Educational only. Not financial advice.

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