TMUS: Holding $155–$160 and Reversing Above $240 Could Set Up a $500–$550 Target
T-Mobile US (TMUS) is developing a potentially significant Elliott Wave structure that could lead to a much larger advance if several important technical conditions are satisfied. The proposed pattern begins with a powerful Wave 1 advance from approximately $25 to $275, followed by a substantial Wave 2 correction that carried the stock down toward $160.
The key issue now is whether the $155–$160 area can hold as the proposed Wave 2 low. If TMUS successfully establishes support in that zone and subsequently reverses above $240, the stock could be setting up for a much larger advance toward the $500–$550 area.
The structure therefore has two critical requirements: $155–$160 must hold, and TMUS must eventually reclaim $240.
The first major wave in the proposed count was the move from approximately $25 to $275. That represents a tremendous advance and establishes the initial bullish impulse. Such a move can fundamentally change the long-term structure of a stock, but it can also create conditions for a significant correction as investors take profits and the market reassesses expectations.
That correction is represented by Wave 2.
TMUS declined from approximately $275 to the $160 area, retracing a substantial portion of the preceding advance. While that decline may appear severe, the Elliott Wave interpretation is that it could represent a corrective phase within a much larger bullish cycle rather than the beginning of a permanent long-term reversal.
The distinction is extremely important.
If the $155–$160 region holds, the correction could be nearing completion. If the stock instead breaks decisively below that area, the proposed Wave 2 low would come into question and the bullish scenario would require reassessment.
For that reason, $155–$160 is the most important support zone in the current setup.
The market does not necessarily need to reverse sharply from exactly one price. A zone is more appropriate because markets rarely respect technical levels to the exact dollar. What matters is whether buyers defend this region and prevent the stock from continuing substantially lower.
If TMUS establishes a durable low in this area, attention can then shift toward the upside confirmation level.
That level is $240.
A move above $240 would be significant because it would demonstrate that the stock has recovered a large portion of the Wave 2 decline and is beginning to regain the momentum necessary for a larger bullish reversal.
The sequence is therefore clear:
Wave 1: $25 → $275
Wave 2: $275 → approximately $160
Critical support: $155–$160
Bullish confirmation: reversal above $240
Potential long-term target: $500–$550
The $240 level is particularly important because a recovery through that price would begin to invalidate the idea that TMUS remains trapped in a prolonged corrective structure.
Once the stock moves above $240, the previous $275 high becomes the next major hurdle. A move through $275 would provide an even stronger indication that the Wave 2 correction has ended and that a new impulsive phase may be underway.
This is where the potential $500–$550 target becomes increasingly relevant.
The target should be viewed as a long-term Elliott Wave projection, not as an immediate forecast. A move from the $160 area toward $500 or $550 would be enormous, and such a move would almost certainly contain multiple periods of consolidation and correction.
Major third waves rarely travel in a straight line.
Instead, the stock could experience a series of intermediate advances and pullbacks as the market gradually recognizes the new trend. Short-term weakness following a breakout would not necessarily invalidate the larger bullish structure as long as the broader sequence continues to produce higher highs and higher lows.
The most important thing is that the proposed Wave 2 low remains intact.
This is why the $155–$160 zone is so important.
If buyers successfully defend that area, the market would have established a clear reference point from which a new advance could develop. The subsequent move above $240 would then provide the confirmation that the stock is transitioning from correction to expansion.
A successful reversal above $240 would also have psychological significance.
Investors who sold during the decline from $275 toward $160 would have watched the stock recover a substantial portion of its losses. Momentum traders who were waiting for confirmation would have a reason to become more interested. Long-term investors who viewed the decline as a correction could also begin increasing exposure.
That combination can create additional buying pressure once major resistance levels are overcome.
The first major resistance would naturally be the $275 Wave 1 high.
Breaking above $240 would be encouraging, but clearing $275 would represent an even more important structural achievement. It would mean TMUS had completely recovered from the previous Wave 2 decline and was trading above the level that began the correction.
At that point, the market would have substantially strengthened the case for a new impulsive advance.
The potential $500–$550 objective would then become the longer-term target to monitor.
It is important to emphasize that the target remains conditional. Elliott Wave analysis is a framework for identifying potential market structures, and those structures must be continuously validated by price action.
If TMUS fails to hold the $155–$160 area, the bullish interpretation becomes weaker.
If it holds that zone but repeatedly fails below $240, the market has still not provided the confirmation required for the larger upside scenario.
But if the stock holds $155–$160, reverses higher, and eventually breaks $240, the technical picture changes considerably.
That would create a sequence of higher lows and higher highs consistent with the possibility that Wave 2 has completed.
The potential reward from the proposed setup is substantial precisely because the stock has already experienced such a deep correction. The market may have effectively reset sentiment around TMUS while preserving the underlying long-term bullish structure.
The initial Wave 1 advance from $25 to $275 demonstrates that the stock is capable of producing a major sustained move. The Wave 2 correction to approximately $160 then provides the potential launching point for another major advance.
The key question is whether history repeats itself through another impulsive wave.
If it does, the $500–$550 region represents the potential destination.
From a risk-management perspective, the setup also has a clearly defined invalidation reference. The $155–$160 region provides an important structural boundary. Rather than treating the $500–$550 target as guaranteed, traders can monitor whether the stock continues to respect the proposed Wave 2 low.
That is one of the advantages of having clearly defined Elliott Wave levels.
The analysis does not require predicting every short-term move. Instead, it identifies the levels that matter most.
For TMUS, those levels are currently $155–$160, $240, $275, and $500–$550.
The first question is whether $155–$160 holds.
The second is whether TMUS can reverse above $240.
The third is whether the stock can ultimately reclaim the $275 Wave 1 high.
If all three developments occur, the probability of a larger bullish continuation increases substantially.
The $500–$550 target would then represent the potential objective for the next major impulsive phase.
The broader Elliott Wave structure is therefore straightforward. TMUS advanced from $25 to $275 in Wave 1. It subsequently entered a major Wave 2 correction toward $160. If the $155–$160 region holds, that correction may represent the completion of Wave 2. A subsequent reversal above $240 would provide the first major confirmation that the stock is beginning a new bullish phase.
A break above $275 would strengthen that signal considerably.
From there, the $500–$550 region becomes the major long-term target to watch.
For now, the most important level is not $500 or $550. It is the $155–$160 support zone. That is where the proposed Wave 2 structure must prove itself.
If that zone holds and TMUS begins building upward momentum, the $240 level becomes the key confirmation threshold.
A successful reversal through $240 could therefore transform the current correction into the potential launch point for a much larger advance.
The setup is ultimately simple: hold $155–$160, reverse above $240, reclaim $275, and the $500–$550 Wave 3 scenario becomes increasingly compelling.

