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Post by chinacat on Sept 17, 2019 4:55:25 GMT -8
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Post by socal Film Composer on Sept 17, 2019 5:29:52 GMT -8
Thanks for opening the thread Chinacat. Welp, here we are around 220, which is basically where we were post earnings in August. with all that's happened, including trade war, looming tariff threat, and a non 5g iPhone cycle unveiling, I'd say both the stock and the #s so far out of china on the iPhone 11 sales #s are very promising.
Since AAPL officially stopped selling the SE form factor I'll be curious to see when they drop the new iPhone mini option. That could do very well, both in the U.S. and abroad.
from the article above re. China and the sales #s
"Reuters details that several analysts and retailers are citing supply chain and shipment checks as they claim massive improvements in new iPhone demand compared to last year. JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce site, says that iPhone 11 pre-orders are up 480 percent compared to last year.
In terms of colors, the retailer says that midnight green is the most popular color for the iPhone 11 Pro. For the iPhone 11, black and purple are said to be topping the charts in China. Meanwhile, iPhone 11 sales on Alibaba’s online Tmall commerce platform are reportedly up 335 percent compared to the iPhone XR last year.
Elsewhere, Instinet analysts, a division of Nomura bank, say that iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro demand is “ahead of last year’s launches.” They say that an increase in unit sales could offset a potential drop in average selling price:"
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Post by dreamRaj on Sept 17, 2019 5:42:01 GMT -8
Great news that the new phones are getting positive reviews across the board.
I feel I can reiterate what I'd said on the day of the event: The new iPhone 11 at $699 will be the star this year all around the world!
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Post by dreamRaj on Sept 17, 2019 5:45:05 GMT -8
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Post by dreamRaj on Sept 17, 2019 6:24:00 GMT -8
Just HAD to mention with a hat-tip this AMAZING feature that Apple is introducing in iOS 13: Multiple camera simultaneous recording. When the triple camera rumor became certain a few months ago, it did come to my mind that there's a good chance that Apple -- the only company with the ability to beautifully merge its own hardware with its own software -- will introduce a way to use the triple cameras to shoot separately and also give the ability to edit/select which camera to highlight on the fly. Imagine an interview and being able to shoot, say a wide angle shot and also a close up of the face simultaneously, and switching between the two like we see on TV. At the event, they did just this and then some! Although the native Camera app doesn't yet support multiple cam streams, the third-party app 'Filmic Pro' guys demoed separate live feeds from all four of the iPhone 11 Pro’s cameras at the same time. Not sure how many of you are super-excited about this but all those who are even a little bit into video editing or filmmaking, this feature is mind-blowing!
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Post by sponge on Sept 17, 2019 6:51:54 GMT -8
Chances of seeing 225 this week decrease with each passing hour. While chances of seeing sub 210 increase with each passing hour. A quick trip to the 50 MA seems very likely.
Someone just bought $2.8 million in Jan170 puts. If the stock hits my 140 they stand to make 1800% or walk away with a total of $53 million.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 17, 2019 6:55:21 GMT -8
"Reuters details that several analysts and retailers are citing supply chain and shipment checks as they claim massive improvements in new iPhone demand compared to last year. JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce site, says that iPhone 11 pre-orders are up 480 percent compared to last year. In terms of colors, the retailer says that midnight green is the most popular color for the iPhone 11 Pro. For the iPhone 11, black and purple are said to be topping the charts in China. Meanwhile, iPhone 11 sales on Alibaba’s online Tmall commerce platform are reportedly up 335 percent compared to the iPhone XR last year. Wow!!! If those numbers are anywhere close to accurate, and they follow through into the release for at least a few weeks, that will be very significant. I wouldn't bank on it yet since there's too many funny numbers in this point of the cycle, but that will be something to watch.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 17, 2019 7:23:01 GMT -8
Someone just bought $2.8 million in Jan170 puts. If the stock hits my 140 they stand to make 1800% or walk away with a total of $53 million. Of course they also could have opened them short as a way to make some money on extra cash or buying power. The ~.9% would be nearly 3% annualized, but it's more like free money since you're not paying interest on that buying power that gets tied up. I forget the buying power factor used, but that $306M to cover the full 18k of options at $170 is quite a bit. Offhand I don't see a lot of big purchases out there to offset it, but 1K of calls at both $300 and $310 for Jan '21 stands out. It's probably just someone with a very big position hedging their bets. I could see Buffet and gang doing that, though they have the cash to be on the other side of the trade too. A bet for a 22% drop in ~4 months is an insurance policy, as someone just looking to profit significantly off of a drop like that would likely spread it out a bit, with at least some of the purchase at closer to the money values, just in case only a 18% drop happened. We'll see. But if you really do think a purchase that size is a solid sign on it happening, then you should place one too. But for me, I'd be more likely to write 100 Jan 170 Puts than to buy them, and the extra $15.5k could buy a few new Apple toys while not adding much risk.
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Post by sponge on Sept 17, 2019 7:42:21 GMT -8
Someone just bought $2.8 million in Jan170 puts. If the stock hits my 140 they stand to make 1800% or walk away with a total of $53 million. Of course they also could have opened them short as a way to make some money on extra cash or buying power. The ~.9% would be nearly 3% annualized, but it's more like free money since you're not paying interest on that buying power that gets tied up. I forget the buying power factor used, but that $306M to cover the full 18k of options at $170 is quite a bit. Offhand I don't see a lot of big purchases out there to offset it, but 1K of calls at both $300 and $310 for Jan '21 stands out. It's probably just someone with a very big position hedging their bets. I could see Buffet and gang doing that, though they have the cash to be on the other side of the trade too. A bet for a 22% drop in ~4 months is an insurance policy, as someone just looking to profit significantly off of a drop like that would likely spread it out a bit, with at least some of the purchase at closer to the money values, just in case only a 18% drop happened. We'll see. But if you really do think a purchase that size is a solid sign on it happening, then you should place one too. But for me, I'd be more likely to write 100 Jan 170 Puts than to buy them, and the extra $15.5k could buy a few new Apple toys while not adding much risk. Normally I would agree with you in a bullish market. But lots of data indicates that we are not going to be growing like we once did. Quite the opposite, even Apple is guiding possible negative growth for Q4. The events of Feb last year and Dec., should be a wake up call that clear skies ahead is not happening. We dropped 38% last year. 20% is not that bad when the p/e is at 19. Those puts and the Nov 195 are yellow alerts of danger ahead.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 17, 2019 8:24:58 GMT -8
Of course they also could have opened them short as a way to make some money on extra cash or buying power. The ~.9% would be nearly 3% annualized, but it's more like free money since you're not paying interest on that buying power that gets tied up. I forget the buying power factor used, but that $306M to cover the full 18k of options at $170 is quite a bit. Offhand I don't see a lot of big purchases out there to offset it, but 1K of calls at both $300 and $310 for Jan '21 stands out. It's probably just someone with a very big position hedging their bets. I could see Buffet and gang doing that, though they have the cash to be on the other side of the trade too. A bet for a 22% drop in ~4 months is an insurance policy, as someone just looking to profit significantly off of a drop like that would likely spread it out a bit, with at least some of the purchase at closer to the money values, just in case only a 18% drop happened. We'll see. But if you really do think a purchase that size is a solid sign on it happening, then you should place one too. But for me, I'd be more likely to write 100 Jan 170 Puts than to buy them, and the extra $15.5k could buy a few new Apple toys while not adding much risk. Normally I would agree with you in a bullish market. But lots of data indicates that we are not going to be growing like we once did. Quite the opposite, even Apple is guiding possible negative growth for Q4. The events of Feb last year and Dec., should be a wake up call that clear skies ahead is not happening. We dropped 38% last year. 20% is not that bad when the p/e is at 19. Those puts and the Nov 195 are yellow alerts of danger ahead. I still think they're hedges for a big position. But while I initially only thought of them as a hedge for a big AAPL position, one has to remember that AAPL is a big player now, so one could use the hedge against the S&P/DOW. In marketwide drops, AAPL often (2001/2008/2018) drops first, furthest, and/or quickest. At 170, one could just be looking for protection against a 25-30% drop. With the added tensions of SA/Iran, now is the time to hedge up. And with AAPL, you have the added bonus of potential "gains" if the iPhone rollout or trade issues go horribly wrong. But with Jan's, you're only looking for protection (for the buyer) over the short term, so a specific timeframe on that wall of worry. For AAPL specifically, if expecting iPhone issues and really wanting to hit the low, regardless of last year's movement you might instead pick March monthly expirations to maximize gains to the low side, with results/forecasts at the end of January, and then a couple weeks to a month to get to the very bottom, plus a few weeks to spare. I'm strongly considering writing some Jan puts. 155 would be take a 30% drop, but not be worth much. OTOH I'd be willing to buy some shares at $180, so writing 20 180 Jan Puts for around $2.50 could be a good idea, giving me $5k for something I would do anyway. We got a big downpour yesterday so the trails should be magical. This will be something to think about while out there on a great ride.
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Post by plcm123 on Sept 17, 2019 9:06:12 GMT -8
Don't need any technical charts, it's new iPhone and back-to-school season, and the cheap AppleTV+ and Arcade subscription services, Apple will make a lot of money and stock will go up. After that, the FUDsters and bears will come up in full force to drive the stock down so they can make a few bucks, and the cycle repeats itself. AAPL longs are sitting back and enjoying the ride up no matter what happens in between. Sponge is doing what he's doing because it's too late for him to join the longs train, he's too old, and getting desperate.
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Post by chinacat on Sept 17, 2019 11:59:28 GMT -8
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Post by hyci004 on Sept 17, 2019 12:17:28 GMT -8
“In a follow-up research note with TF International Securities today, seen by MacRumors, Kuo now specifies that the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max models have accounted for 55 percent of pre-orders to date. By extension, that would mean the lower-priced iPhone 11 has comprised 45 percent of pre-orders.” www.macrumors.com/2019/09/17/iphone-11-pro-models-55-percent-preorders/
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Post by therealmercel on Sept 17, 2019 16:14:33 GMT -8
"Reuters details that several analysts and retailers are citing supply chain and shipment checks as they claim massive improvements in new iPhone demand compared to last year. JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce site, says that iPhone 11 pre-orders are up 480 percent compared to last year. In terms of colors, the retailer says that midnight green is the most popular color for the iPhone 11 Pro. For the iPhone 11, black and purple are said to be topping the charts in China. Meanwhile, iPhone 11 sales on Alibaba’s online Tmall commerce platform are reportedly up 335 percent compared to the iPhone XR last year. Wow!!! If those numbers are anywhere close to accurate, and they follow through into the release for at least a few weeks, that will be very significant. I wouldn't bank on it yet since there's too many funny numbers in this point of the cycle, but that will be something to watch. The Chinese have an orgasm when they see any shade of green.
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Post by silkstone on Sept 17, 2019 17:54:40 GMT -8
Don't need any technical charts, it's new iPhone and back-to-school season, and the cheap AppleTV+ and Arcade subscription services, Apple will make a lot of money and stock will go up. After that, the FUDsters and bears will come up in full force to drive the stock down so they can make a few bucks, and the cycle repeats itself. AAPL longs are sitting back and enjoying the ride up no matter what happens in between. Sponge is doing what he's doing because it's too late for him to join the longs train, he's too old, and getting desperate. Yea, sponge has been wrong more than a broken clock, it might be time to rest the hard drive. It’s looking more and more like Apple is having a fantastic fourth qtr. Any good China news at all and we’re off to the races.
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Post by hledgard on Sept 17, 2019 18:42:07 GMT -8
The first link is interesting for sure as a topic, but the link seems messed up.
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Post by hledgard on Sept 17, 2019 18:43:46 GMT -8
Don't need any technical charts, it's new iPhone and back-to-school season, and the cheap AppleTV+ and Arcade subscription services, Apple will make a lot of money and stock will go up. After that, the FUDsters and bears will come up in full force to drive the stock down so they can make a few bucks, and the cycle repeats itself. AAPL longs are sitting back and enjoying the ride up no matter what happens in between. Sponge is doing what he's doing because it's too late for him to join the longs train, he's too old, and getting desperate. Yea, sponge has been wrong more than a broken clock, it might be time to rest the hard drive. It’s looking more and more like Apple is having a fantastic fourth qtr. Any good China news at all and we’re off to the races. Sponge is a wonderful contributor to tis board. Be good.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 17, 2019 19:03:07 GMT -8
The first link is interesting for sure as a topic, but the link seems messed up. Story synopsis from reading it a day ago: The iPhones have a longer battery life, while also being a little thicker than previous generations. The thought was if Jony was still driving things, even if the new camera lens made it thicker, he would have pushed for sacrificing battery size in order to make it thinner than previous generations. Weight it up a tiny bit too. Whether that theory is true or not, we do have new iPhones that are a little thicker and a little heavier. One side note they gave was that this might help them be less flexible, a good thing for those of us that had screens break for unknown reasons (hopefully not many of us, but "flexgate" tried to get traction back with the 7 or so). I think that covers it, more or less. Of course, all of us preordering without every placing our hands on one are feeling solid in Apple making a great product, and not too worried about slight changes in dimensions or weight.
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Post by sponge on Sept 17, 2019 20:17:24 GMT -8
Look Apple makes great phones. Number one issue for many is battery. Ever since the 6+ most have not complained as much about that. My 8 does pretty good all day, and when I know I won’t be charging on the go, I have an external charger. At events and Disneyland most people have chargers.
What I am hearing is that for many a new look is what they want to see. From 6 to 11 we have the same look. Sure bigger screen or bigger camera bumps, but they all look the same. That’s five years, no wonder margins are so strong. I still think most want a smaller skinner iPhone versus a bigger bulky look. I will miss JY.
I still don’t see the camera as a big upgrade reason unless you take lots of pictures and are anal about quality. My 5 took great shots and videos that I enjoy viewing today.
Glad to see big battery improvement and I think there may be a few 6 owners that will finally upgrade.
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Post by 4aapl on Sept 17, 2019 21:22:18 GMT -8
That's the beauty of new colors. You can have a new look, without changing the form factor that is pretty solid. Already there was a huge screen size change by getting rid of the home button, and adding screen around the notch. But think of other screens you look at. The screen is the product, not the trim kit. Sure, the trim gets smaller and smaller, and they might style it a bit, but in the end you're not as likely to buy a new monitor or TV based on upgrades to the trim, but rather upgrades to the screen itself. With smartphones, it's just that there are also other things, like the cameras, battery, and processor that all work in there, arguably as a much more important thing than the trim. CNN just had this article out on Samsung's R&D. They say they always feel like their in crisis, and are trying to come up with the next big thing. Sound familiar? Though with Apple, it was more of being an underdog and trying to do things better and make things easier for the customer. (I don't know how well the underdog culture is going now that they are the big dog) www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/09/business/samsung-headquarters-south-korea/index.htmlOne could say, just as one often says about Apple's things, that none of this is innovation. Take the exoskeleton, which is already available commercially in a variety of tasks per the article. And if I remember correctly, an older gentlemen on the ski lift with me last year talked of the wonders of a battery powered leg aid that let him ski like he was 30 years younger. At the same time, like with Apple, that would be assuming that one iteration of a product is just as good as another, and thus that there is no innovation to be had once a product is out there. We know that is false. It was an interesting look into things, though I'm sure there's some things they are guarding more than others. The story makes them seem to be on the ball. Alas, using my 2 year old Samsung washer and dryer makes me think otherwise, being ridgid on it's set of functions (like if you set it on easy care or even normal, you can't adjust the temp up), and not having a spin & drain cycle but only a rinse/spin/drain one, which isn't the best choice if a load of wash is too wet and you want it to pull more water out before putting it into the dryer. It's not rocket science, and our previous GE had that setting. Maybe they just Think Different (FYI, another article talked about SpaceX putting a fleet of satellites into orbit to give all of Southern US internet...by the end of 2020. And the advantages of this for places like Puerto Rico, especially when storms knock out ground based systems.)
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Post by plcm123 on Sept 17, 2019 23:13:05 GMT -8
Look Apple makes great phones. Number one issue for many is battery. Ever since the 6+ most have not complained as much about that. My 8 does pretty good all day, and when I know I won’t be charging on the go, I have an external charger. At events and Disneyland most people have chargers. What I am hearing is that for many a new look is what they want to see. From 6 to 11 we have the same look. Sure bigger screen or bigger camera bumps, but they all look the same. That’s five years, no wonder margins are so strong. I still think most want a smaller skinner iPhone versus a bigger bulky look. I will miss JY. I still don’t see the camera as a big upgrade reason unless you take lots of pictures and are anal about quality. My 5 took great shots and videos that I enjoy viewing today. Glad to see big battery improvement and I think there may be a few 6 owners that will finally upgrade. The 6 looks entirely different than the 11. There’s no chin or forehead on the 11 front, and the cameras are totally different. Please, you are insulting us with your lies.
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Post by audiosculpture12 on Sept 18, 2019 1:29:29 GMT -8
I'm sorry Sponge - I do enjoy your presence on the board - to compare the quality of the 5 to the 11 for photos in the way that you have seems a little self-depracating. I'm not anal about quality, but you're surely trolling with that. Either that or you really don't grasp the implications of what you're saying, rendering the haphazard character of your trading commentary somewhat less surprising, but no less enjoyable.
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Post by chinacat on Sept 18, 2019 5:06:33 GMT -8
The first link is interesting for sure as a topic, but the link seems messed up. Fixed
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Post by dmiller on Sept 18, 2019 5:11:28 GMT -8
I still don’t see the camera as a big upgrade reason unless you take lots of pictures and are anal about quality. My 5 took great shots and videos that I enjoy viewing today. The camera is a huge reason to upgrade, for anyone, without needing to be “anal” about picture quality. If you compare an iPhone 5 to any of the many iPhones which followed it, “great” shots from the 5 compared to the others are far from “great”. Taking care not to throw stones, and putting this as nicely as possible: making that statement is a vast misunderstanding of the end results from capturing images and videos with an iPhone. I can’t even begin to describe the vastness. But let me try. There have been huge improvements in iPhone camera image quality for both still images and video, year on year, EVERY year. The difference from going from a 5 (or 5S, whatever) to a 6, 6S, 7, 7S, 8, 8S, X, XS, and now 11 Pro is significant, each and every year and regardless of whether the year was a tick or a tock. - increases in sensor pixel count; lower noise; better low light sensitivity; optical image stabilization; larger aperture for better light gathering and shallower depth of field; addition of the 2nd telephoto lens; and now the addition of the ultra wide lens. These are year on year major improvements in the camera module alone. (Keep reading) It’s tragically flawed analysis to ignore (Pooh Pooh) these aspects alone and I’m not close to finished yet. Let’s continue. - Every year, a new generation A-series processor with custom silicon to provide faster image processing and, as time went on, “computational photography”. The early iPhones were simple image capture from the sensor. Period. And for instance, the iPhone 5. Later iPhones added custom silicon for advanced image processing at capture time that nobody could have imagined years ago - all instantaneous and magically invisible to the user, and without impacting speed or battery life. (This is all post-Steve btw for anyone who wants to trot out the “no innovation” trope). Fusion of image content from multiple cameras at varying computationally created focal lengths. Image pipeline of many to dozens of images streamed, captured, and magically merged on a per pixel basis. All done under Tim Cook btw. I’ll let that comment sit. To blithely ignore all of this and think that iPhone 5 shots are just great is a huge disservice to the continual massive innovation that we as investors and users all benefit from. Let’s continue. - I’m using an iPhone X, for example, which I probably should have upgraded to a XS last year. Just for the camera, and just for shooting photos in places I might never get to again. The XS would be better because of big improvements in how dynamic range and computational image capture happen, thanks to improved hardware and processors in last year’s iPhone. I shoot a lot of panoramas; one of the BEST uses of iPhones if, like me, you normally prefer to shoot with large DSLRs and big heavy lenses. The pans in shooting with the X (which are far better than with any previous iPhones) still don’t measure up to what the XS would do - exposure across the pan isn’t well maintained and the highlights and skies tend to blow out. I know the differences because I’ve seen it in the reviews. Same comments apply generally to all photos shot with a X (better than all previous iPhones) and last year’s XS. Let’s continue. - Optical image stabilization has been gradually added to the camera modules and individual lenses over the years. Think that doesn’t matter? Think again. In low light, you don’t get blurry shots. When you’re shooting VIDEO; any video; it’s like magic. You have a Steadicam in your pocket; for all video; except these IS NO PHYSICAL STEADICAM and no cost and you can carry it in your pocket up cliffs and use it at the beach or anywhere and shoot birthday videos around candlelight and just move with the camera and when you play the video back later, it floats like the camera in The Shining. And this works with whatever lens or virtual lens you’re recording with (magical chip-level fusion of the optical feed and pipeline from both sensors) and it’s always on. It just works. This is voodoo magic and nobody would have ever believed it possible. To ignore these things and say nobody should care about getting a newer iPhone because shots with a years’ old iPhone are just “great” is being completely oblivious to these amazing facts. Let’s continue. - Now we have 3 lenses and even more magic going on, with the new lens being ultra wide. Nobody saw that coming, many thought another lens might be more tele. How that ultra wide lens is useful is just being touched on in reviews now. And maybe subject for another long writeup in a subsequent daily thread. I could keep going on and on, but I think I’ve made my point. Any questions?
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Post by walterwhite on Sept 18, 2019 6:13:41 GMT -8
I still think most want a smaller skinner iPhone versus a bigger bulky look. I will miss JY. what *you* (or I for that matter) think is irrelevant... apple was absolutely murdered in the press in 2013-2014 for being late to large phones... don't you remember? it was all samsung-samsung-samsung-samsung, plus a few others... september 2014 was a watershed for apple not only because of the watch announcement, but also finally the larger screen... it's what has paved the stock to move from $100 to $200 (and $233 high watermark last year)
i agree with others that you're trivializing the role of incremental upgrades... read dmiller's post above on cameras just for one area, but there's more like finally becoming water-resistant (iPhone 7) and faceid (iPhone X)... ludicrous to disregard these massive improvements
also... who the hell is JY?? i've seen you use these initials before... if you mean jony ive, check your spelling, spoonge
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Post by rickag on Sept 18, 2019 9:52:53 GMT -8
Normally I would agree with you in a bullish market. But lots of data indicates that we are not going to be growing like we once did. Quite the opposite, even Apple is guiding possible negative growth for Q4. The events of Feb last year and Dec., should be a wake up call that clear skies ahead is not happening. We dropped 38% last year. 20% is not that bad when the p/e is at 19. Those puts and the Nov 195 are yellow alerts of danger ahead. I still think they're hedges for a big position. But while I initially only thought of them as a hedge for a big AAPL position, one has to remember that AAPL is a big player now, so one could use the hedge against the S&P/DOW. In marketwide drops, AAPL often (2001/2008/2018) drops first, furthest, and/or quickest. At 170, one could just be looking for protection against a 25-30% drop. With the added tensions of SA/Iran, now is the time to hedge up. And with AAPL, you have the added bonus of potential "gains" if the iPhone rollout or trade issues go horribly wrong. But with Jan's, you're only looking for protection (for the buyer) over the short term, so a specific timeframe on that wall of worry. For AAPL specifically, if expecting iPhone issues and really wanting to hit the low, regardless of last year's movement you might instead pick March monthly expirations to maximize gains to the low side, with results/forecasts at the end of January, and then a couple weeks to a month to get to the very bottom, plus a few weeks to spare. I'm strongly considering writing some Jan puts. 155 would be take a 30% drop, but not be worth much. OTOH I'd be willing to buy some shares at $180, so writing 20 180 Jan Puts for around $2.50 could be a good idea, giving me $5k for something I would do anyway. We got a big downpour yesterday so the trails should be magical. This will be something to think about while out there on a great ride. I would bet that this is definitely a hedge, probably for both the seller and the buyer. They could be hedges for stock owned or options sold and/or bought, probably a blend of all. In my meager trading account I target low volatile(re: beta < 1 preferably < .95) safer dividend stocks. I will pick a price point I am comfortable with, then sell a put, depending on the history and safety of the stock I then may buy 1 or 2 puts at a lower strike at the same or longer expiration date. The goal with these stocks is to have my option to buy exercised, and possibly make some money on the puts I bought and or have some downside protect. As I trade the goal is to lower my cost per share making the dividend more attractive. If the stock price falls below my entry point I am not that concerned unless the fundamentals/safety of the stock worsens dramatically. Since these are relatively low volatile stocks I don’t have to constantly watch them, going days without pulling up my trading account on the computer. Three of the stocks I own the stock price is lower than my entry point but haven’t missed a dividend, increase their dividends annually and either maintained or raised their dividends through the last recession. This is an experiment with a few stocks and modest investment using my cash account I built up for any major disruptions in the market.
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