GOOGL | At A Key Flip Zone — Earnings Tomorrow Decide The Path!Alphabet Inc. Class ABATS:GOOGLBigBeluga By analyzing the #GOOGL (Alphabet) chart on the 4H timeframe, we can see that the broader trend remains bullish, and price is now sitting at a decisive Flip Zone right before a major catalyst. The next move hinges on whether buyers can reclaim the level above — so let's break down both scenarios. 📊 4H Timeframe On the 4H, the higher-timeframe trend is up. After bottoming with a Liquidity Sweep below the Protected Low at $272.04, price rallied hard and reclaimed structure. Most recently it had been correcting inside a descending channel — but it just broke that channel to the upside and printed a clean bullish sequence: an internal CHoCH (i ch), followed by i BOS and another i BOS. That's the internal structure shifting bullish. Price is now trading around $352.06, right at the Flip Zone. The key level overhead is the Protected High at $375.93, and just above it sits the buy-side liquidity (BSL) at $408.43. There's also an FVG marked overhead ($353.33 – $369.03) that comes into play in the bullish path. 🎯 The Bias Two scenarios are on the table, and tomorrow's earnings will likely be the trigger: Scenario A — Bullish continuation: if price breaks the Protected High ($375.93) with force, the FVG above flips into an inverse FVG (IFVG). In that case I'd look for a pullback to retest that flipped imbalance, then a strong push higher to target the BSL at $408.43 and beyond. Scenario B — Extended correction: if price fails to break the Protected High with conviction, then it's still correcting — and the draw shifts down toward the weak low at $334.94. In that case, the correction likely takes more time to play out before the next leg up. In my view, the higher-timeframe trend favours the bulls, but I'm respecting that price needs to prove itself by reclaiming $375.93. Until then, both paths stay live — and the earnings print is the catalyst that likely resolves it. 📰 Fundamental Backdrop The technical decision point lands right on top of a huge catalyst: Alphabet reports Q2 2026 earnings tomorrow, July 22, after the US close — a genuinely binary event for this chart. The setup into it is strong: Q1 delivered a third straight quarter above $100 billion in revenue ($109.9 billion, up 22% YoY) with a record 36.1% operating margin, and Google Cloud accelerated to $20 billion (+63% YoY), the standout of the whole business. Consensus for Q2 is around $116.9 billion in revenue and ~$2.90 EPS, with investor focus squarely on Cloud growth, TPU chip momentum, Gemini's progress against ChatGPT, and — critically — the roughly $190 billion AI capex bill, which the market wants to see translating into real returns. But there are fresh headwinds to respect: the EU Court of Justice just finalized a €4.1 billion ($4.67 billion) Android antitrust fine, the Digital Markets Act is forcing Google to open parts of Android, and the Gemini 3.5 Pro model saw delays — a cluster of negatives that pushed the stock down ~2.2% into the print. The stock is also flagged as richly valued by some models. Net-net: the bullish trend and strong fundamentals support Scenario A, but the earnings reaction is the real decider — expect a sharp move in whichever direction the print dictates, so manage risk accordingly into the event. This analysis will be updated as the market evolves. If this breakdown added value, drop a like 👍 and a comment 💬 to support the work — and share where you see Alphabet heading next! Best Regards, BigBeluga 🐳