MET Should I Buy

MET is not a strong buy right now for a beginner long-term investor with $50,000-$100,000 to deploy. The stock has an overall constructive longer-term setup, but the current picture is mixed: price is above major moving averages and analyst targets are mostly supportive, yet options sentiment is bearish, hedge funds are selling, and the stock has already run into the upper resistance zone. For an impatient investor who does not want to wait for an optimal entry, I would not call this a clear buy today. The better call is to hold and wait for a cleaner setup or a deeper pullback.

Technically, MET is in a bullish medium-to-longer-term trend because SMA 5 > SMA 20 > SMA 200. However, momentum is not fully confirming the trend: MACD histogram is -0.0526 and still below zero, showing short-term weakening. RSI_6 at 71.737 suggests the stock is stretched rather than cheap. Price at 89.23 is near resistance, with R1 at 89.133 and R2 at 90.521, while pivot support sits at 86.887. This means the stock is trading close to resistance after a strong move, so upside from here looks limited in the near term.