Wolfe's Shweta Khajuria stated in a research note to clients that Meta benefits from its massive scale, along with robust growth in its top line. In addition, the expert stated that META stock could enjoy a tailwind from the underlying company's investments in artificial intelligence.

Most importantly, Khajuria believes that Meta's advertising platform represents a must-have solution for digital-centric enterprises. However, it's the ad ecosystem itself that has also contributed to challenges for META stock.

Further, skeptics will note that in terms of earnings surprises – or the magnitude by which bottom-line results beat analysts' targets – the trend has been decisively negative since the third quarter of 2023. In other words, there's plenty of fodder for both bulls and bears of META stock.

On the other end of the scale, the Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares (NASDAQ:METD) provides a 1X inverse exposure to META stock; that is, as the target equity falls in value, this ETF rises. However, because of the similar compounding effect, investors should be in and out of their position within the same day.

The METU Chart: Since its introduction in early June to the first few days of July, METU witnessed a significant surge in value. However, as selling pressure impacted META stock, the leveraged fund witnessed a considerable erosion in sentiment.

• The July 17 session saw METU drop more than 11% as tech sector woes dragged down large-capitalization innovators.
• In the technical charts, METU printed a red candlestick with no upper wick or shadow. This dynamic may indicate that sellers dominate the market.

The METD Chart: As expected, the trend of the METD ETF represented the inverse of META stock, slipping during the period between early June and early July. However, in the past few sessions, the bear fund rocketed higher as top-tier tech names struggled under volatile pressure.

• On July 17, METD gained 5.87% of market value, which was almost the exact inverse performance of META stock, which dropped 5.68%.
• METU charted a white candlestick with no lower wick or shadow. This suggests that from the opening bell, pessimists were bullish on the inverse fund (meaning bearish on the underlying asset), thus establishing control of the market.

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