Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

We are exiting our December 2nd short idea in Facebook (FB) this morning for a 7% gain.

Analysis and Rationale

In our Dec 22nd report, entitled Facebook (FB):Breaking Down From Indecision, we said:

Facebook, Inc. (FB)  is breaking down from 4 months of sideways indecision amid an early November trend of Strategic relative underformance versus the S&P 500.  A sustained decline below the $273.35 area would further confirm recent weakness and target an additional 20% decline to $215.00 per share.

Although our $215.00 downside target still remains valid, FB’s current test of formidable underlying support at $246.92 to $244.13 per the chart below, with Q4 earnings due to be reported in just two weeks, we are making a money management decision to close out this short idea for a 7% gain in just 14 days.

During this same 14 day period, FB also underperformed the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) by 9%.

FB daily since July 2020