Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) is a space company that provides small satellite launch services and end-to-end space systems solutions for commercial, civil, and defence customers. The company’s stock is showing strength after completing a retracement to support near the 200-day moving average before bouncing and establishing a higher swing low at $56.13. Strength was subsequently confirmed with a reclaim of the 100-day moving average. Last week a reclaim of the 50-day moving average began, further confirming improving demand.
The 50-day moving average has acted as dynamic resistance since it was broken to the downside on February 11. However, both Wednesday and Tuesday’s price range was trading above the average, confirming its switch from resistance to support. These were the first full days to close above the 50-day average, and it represents improving demand.
As Rocket Lab stock has advanced over the past year or so, it formed a rising parallel trend channel. The expectation is for that channel to progress towards a new trend high, now that the correction is complete. A bullish reversal from the bottom of the pattern supports the possibility of an upside target near the top channel line. So, this suggests that lower targets, relative to the top channel line, have a higher probability of being reached first within the broader trend structure.
An initial upside target is the trend high at $99.58. That level is followed by a 127.2% Fibonacci extension of the recent pullback at $111.40. A bullish measured move target follows near $118.14. The current upswing matches the price rise seen in the prior upswing, which identifies a potential pivot once there is a symmetrical relationship between the swings, suggesting a possible equilibrium zone where momentum may pause or rotate.
The next bullish indication would be on a rise above a resistance shelf at $78.67. A breakout above that level will signal a trend reversal for the bearish correction as a lower swing high will be broken to the upside. However, aggressive traders will also be watching for short-term weakness against support of the moving averages, which have converged from $69.82 to $67.54. Structure support is at the recent minor higher swing low of $66.34, which now serves as a key near-term invalidation level for the current bullish structure.
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With over 20 years of experience in financial markets, Bruce is a seasoned finance MBA and CMT® charter holder. Having worked as head of trading strategy at hedge funds and a corporate advisor for trading firms, Bruce shares his expertise in futures to retail investors, providing actionable insights through both technical and fundamental analyses.