When I first wrote about Meta on September 11, the market was beginning to price in the potential of its new Muse AI assistant. Shares had climbed from around $623 to $665, but sellers leaned against a well-defined trend line. The question was whether buyers could get above that line and then take out the next resistance area at $685–$690.By September 16, the price had reached $690. Sellers leaned again, pushing the stock modestly lower. That pause mattered. A trend does not have to move higher every day to remain healthy. What matters is where buyers show up on the pullback. In Meta’s case, they regrouped near $665 on Friday, September 18, keeping the broader move intact.The next test came on September 21. This time, buyers pushed through $685–$690, and the break brought another wave of momentum. The stock reached roughly $756 on September 22, moving above its January high at $744.10. It stopped short, however, of the October 28, 2025 swing high at $759.16.After a few days of consolidation, buyers are making another run today. Shares have broken above $759.16 and reached $776.58. They are currently trading near $774.46, up $31.50, or 4.24%. From roughly $625 to today’s high, the move is about 24%.So what comes next?The next target is the all-time-high area between $790 and $796.25. That is where traders should watch the reaction, not just whether the price touches the level. If buyers break above it and stay above it, the trend has room to extend. If sellers lean there, another period of consolidation would be possible.There is a fundamental story behind the move. Muse has given investors a reason to reassess Meta’s AI spending and its potential to produce growth. JPMorgan initially raised its price target to $820; today, the firm raised that target again, to $920. That is an analyst’s projection, though. The price action around $790–$796.25 will tell traders what buyers and sellers are willing to do now. Technically, Meta has done what buyers want to see in a trend. The price moved to a target, stalled, pulled back without giving up too much ground, and then started another leg higher. It repeated that pattern at $690 and again near $759. Today’s break is the start of another potential leg, with the all-time highs now in focus.For traders managing risk, $744.10 is the closer level to watch. A move back below that January high would take some shine off the latest breakout. The more important support area remains $685–$690. That was resistance before the September 21 surge; buyers looking for a sustained trend would want it to hold as support on any deeper correction.Catching a trend can be like catching a wave. Meta traders are riding it now. The key is to keep checking whether each pullback finds buyers—and whether the next break can hold. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.