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GoPro's High-Altitude Blowoff: Why a Short-Term Pullback Is Imminent After the Rocket Ride

Current Price: $1.51
Yesterday's Close (July 25): $1.51
Major Unusual Price Movement on July 23:
- Surge from $1.37 (July 22 close) to a volatile high of $2.37, closing at $1.54 (July 23), with intraday price range between $1.46–$2.37.
- Volume: 252M+, a huge spike vs. prior days' sub-10M averages.
Volatility Remains Elevated: Next two days' intraday trading ranged $1.36–1.70 and $1.34–1.56, respectively. Despite a fade from the speculative spike, the price has established a new trading range well above pre-spike levels.<br>

Volume Surge: The volume on July 23 (252M shares) dwarfs prior record highs by more than 20x, signaling an extraordinary liquidity event likely triggered by fundamental news or speculative interest, possibly a short squeeze or takeover rumor.
Subsequent Days: Volume remains elevated compared to pre-spike levels (14M and 33M), then tapers to 14M on July 25. This generally aligns with the dissipation of speculative fervor and market digestion after a large move.

Short- to Medium-Term Trend (20/50 SMA):
- 20-period SMA (approximation): Pre-spike average near $0.85–$0.90; 50-period SMA near $0.75–$0.80. With the price now sustaining above $1.50, both averages will soon turn sharply upward, reflecting the new trend regime.
- Momentum: Remaining above critical resistance-turned-support levels; RSI (if calculated) would likely be overbought (>70) post-spike, but cooling slightly now that price is consolidating.
MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence):
- Would show a massive bullish crossover, with the MACD line rocketing away from the signal line, but just beginning to flatten as buying pressure wanes.

Support:
- $1.36–$1.40 (July 24 low and support during spike consolidation phase).
- $1.51 (current/last close) is a psychological and technical level (recent closing prices).
Resistance:
- $1.56–$1.70 (intraday high zone from July 24/25).
- $2.37 (major spike high from July 23; major resistance for potential further rallies).
Pattern:
- Volatility contraction: Classic post-parabolic spike, with price entering a high-level range-bound consolidation. Typically, such moves are digested with either a pullback/retrace (mean reversion) or, less commonly, a secondary rally attempt.

Intraday Tails and Body Formation: Sloppy, wide-ranging candles from July 23–25 indicate uncertainty and a battle between profit-takers and fresh speculators.
No Reversal Candles / Engulfing patterns yet: No clear bullish or bearish engulfing candle post-spike, but Friday's ($1.51) close suggests sellers are not yet capitulating.

Compared to Previous Baseline: The current price is nearly double the pre-event range ($0.75). Sustained trading above prior highs implies market is repricing GPRO with new expectations.
Short interest and potential further squeezes: The magnitude of the spike and volume surge suggest a possibility of further short-squeeze volatility, especially if bearish consensus is being challenged by new developments (e.g., a bid, contract, or squeeze).

23.6% retracement: ~$1.81 (still above current price, so not a useful support in the near term)
50% retracement: ~$1.42–$1.46 (aligns closely with the consolidation lows, confirming this key area as support)
61.8% retracement: ~$1.29 (below current consolidative range; significant risk long if breaks down)

ATR (Average True Range): Would have soared with the spike, currently remains highly extended, indicating very risky holding overnight in either direction.
Probability of retracement (mean-reversion): Following extreme moves, it's common to see at least a partial retrace, as arbitrageurs and profit-takers step in.

Order Book (From Tick Data): Final hours on July 25 show price holding $1.50 without a major collapse, but with a slight inability to reclaim local highs, suggesting bid support is present yet momentum is fading.

Post-blowoff trading: Volatility is the new norm. Weak hands likely shaken out, but unclear if strong hands intend to drive a follow-up rally or if the pop was entirely speculative.
Key Levels watched: Speculators and algorithms will key off the $1.36/$1.40 support and $1.56/$1.70 resistance in the short run.

Upside: If price breaks $1.56–$1.70, momentum could target $2.00+ on renewed squeeze speculation.
Downside: A breakdown below $1.40 likely leads to further retrace toward $1.29; possible collapse toward pre-spike norms if all bullish news is fully digested.
Neutral path more likely: The current tape suggests more consolidation and volatility within the $1.40–$1.56 band, with a bias toward profit-taking.

Trend Following: Wait for clear breakout ($1.70+) or reversion ($1.36−$1.29) before catching trend. Current level: No clear trending signal pre-breakout.
Contrarian: Fade the exhaustion move post-spike as upside momentum appears spent for now.
Momentum: Only re-engage long on a decisive volume-driven move through $1.56–$1.70.
Scalping/Range Trading: High volatility within range ($1.40–$1.56) may reward active, nimble short-term trades.
Delta-neutral/Options: No data, but elevated IV implied.

Bias: Medium-term, long-term: potentially bullish if new fundamentals justify, but in the ultra-short run (24hrs), market likely digests the recent blowoff.
Near-term (next 24h): Maximum probability is a partial retrace or sideways action as sellers and profit-takers dominate.
Decision: SELL/SHORT with a tight stop above $1.56, targeting a move toward support at $1.41–$1.42, with the potential to close just above the 50% post-spike retracement level ($1.43).

Action: SELL / SHORT at $1.51, Target $1.43.