Meta Platforms (META), Feb 3, 2022

US stock · 60 daily candles up to Feb 2, 2022

META daily candles before 2022-02-03; the event day is hidden360.31334.38308.46282.53

Did META close higher or lower on Feb 3, 2022?

Compared with the previous close. The hidden candle is the dashed box.

Turn on JavaScript to make your call, or open the answer below.

Show the answer
META daily candles around 2022-02-03, with the event day highlighted368.50309.83251.16192.49

META closed down 26.39% at 237.76.

The hidden day

Over the prior 20 sessions it lost 4.0%, and RSI(14) sat near 53 (neutral).

Opening gap
-24.26%
Day range
3.79%
Volume vs 50-day avg
8.9×

What happened next

Next session
-0.28%
5 sessions later
-4.08%
20 sessions later
-15.86%

Measured from the event-day close.

Background

Meta (then still widely called Facebook) reported its first-ever quarterly decline in daily active users and gave weaker revenue guidance, citing Apple's privacy changes. It was the stock's biggest one-day drop on record.

Source: CNBC — Facebook stock plummets 26% in its biggest one-day drop ever

What you can see before the call

Last visible close
323.00
20-session trend
-4.0%
RSI (14)
53
vs 50-day SMA
-1.1%
vs 200-day SMA
-4.4%
vs 52-week high
-16.0%

Try a similar case

Keep practicing

Historical practice only. Past price moves say nothing certain about the next one, and nothing here is investment advice.