AAPL Bullish Breakout: Retest Buy Toward 282–286

Apple (AAPL) is trending firmly higher on the 1D chart, with multiple break-of-structure pushes and price riding the upper Bollinger Band. The recent surge cleared resistance and printed a new high at 271.60, while the 20/60/120 MAs remain positively stacked and rising. Short-term momentum favors continuation, but a brief pause wouldn’t surprise given the extension.

My primary path is a buy-the-retest setup: a dip into the former ceiling turned demand at 260.00–264.00 holds, followed by a constructive bounce. If that plays out, I’m looking for a grind toward 278–280 first, then an extension into 282–286 as higher highs resume. Alternatively, strength through resistance is a momentum trigger— a daily close above 271.60 (aggressive >272.00) would validate a break-and-hold and open the same targets.

Invalidation is clean: a decisive daily close below 260.00 breaks the structure and risks a deeper pullback. Until then, the bias stays bullish; consider partial sizing on initial entries and add on confirmation to respect expanding volatility. Stops can sit just below 260.00 (around 258.00) for retest entries, or tucked under the breakout level if trading the close-above trigger.

This is a study, not financial advice. Manage risk and invalidations