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Post by firestorm on Jan 21, 2013 13:37:15 GMT -8
any particular AMEX or all cards? I'm actually in the market for a new card with the wife and was browsing all the deals for best rewards % etc. Right now I'm looking at the Blue Cash Preferred. It really depends on what you like to do. Tammy and I usually go on 4 trips a year so I /we get cards that encourage travel. Delta is based out of Atlanta and is our preferred airline. Because of this I got the AMEX Platinum Delta card. They give you sign up points, wave the first year fee, give you a free companion airfare ticket (US travel), first checked bag free for up to 8 people in your group. (That adds up in a hurry) You also get to buy travel packages from time to time. Last year I bought the Palazzo strip view Sienna package which covers room, taxes, and fee's. Worked out to over a 50% savings. I normally would not book that kind of room, but the price was to good to pass up. The big kicker is the companion ticket. Since we get two, Tammy has the card also, we get to fly 2 for 1 twice a year with AMEX. (I have the CITI Premier card also that gives a companion ticket also.) When you add in the checked bags, $50 each way and the free ticket, it is a deal. The key is if you are going to use it the way it is intended. If you just want a reward card there are better cards out there with lower fees. Mark, my wife and I got two Delta cards for precisely the same reasons you listed (we ex-Detroiters think alike, LOL). It has been a good strategy for saving money on travel.
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Post by terps530 on Jan 21, 2013 13:38:11 GMT -8
any particular AMEX or all cards? I'm actually in the market for a new card with the wife and was browsing all the deals for best rewards % etc. Right now I'm looking at the Blue Cash Preferred. It really depends on what you like to do. Tammy and I usually go on 4 trips a year so I /we get cards that encourage travel. Delta is based out of Atlanta and is our preferred airline. Because of this I got the AMEX Platinum Delta card. They give you sign up points, wave the first year fee, give you a free companion airfare ticket (US travel), first checked bag free for up to 8 people in your group. (That adds up in a hurry) You also get to buy travel packages from time to time. Last year I bought the Palazzo strip view Sienna package which covers room, taxes, and fee's. Worked out to over a 50% savings. I normally would not book that kind of room, but the price was to good to pass up. The big kicker is the companion ticket. Since we get two, Tammy has the card also, we get to fly 2 for 1 twice a year with AMEX. (I have the CITI Premier card also that gives a companion ticket also.) When you add in the checked bags, $50 each way and the free ticket, it is a deal. The key is if you are going to use it the way it is intended. If you just want a reward card there are better cards out there with lower fees. Thanks MB. We do not travel that much yet, however I am going to at least Nashville and Vegas this year for bachelor parties, so I was thinking about getting a travel card as well. I just don't expect us to travel that often in the next few years (though AAPL could help change that ).
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 13:40:14 GMT -8
I mistyped, but whatever.
Apple was not _reacting_ to the 7" _tablet_ trend, I meant. Even as Steve dismissed it (hey, it's still not exactly setting the world on fire, is it?), prototypes were being made (with or without Steve's approval).
Would it have been better for Apple to release an A4 iPad mini? No, I think the best case scenario would've been to launch iPad mini with the A5 soon after iOS 6, but then you run into a little problem called iPhone 5.
Apple launched iPad mini just when it needed to. Typical Apple move. And like I said, now that Apple launched it, I'm sure it fully expects iPad mini to be the best-seller by far and never look back. What that means in terms of iPad mini feature parity to iPad Retina moving forward aside from a screen upgrade, we'll see.
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Post by appledoc on Jan 21, 2013 13:54:21 GMT -8
Just got my confirmation for my stay in Vegas at the end of March. Last year (when I had money) I bought a weekend stay at the Palazzo through AMEX. It was one of those to good to pass up offers. They did not tell me I was going to have to jump through a hundred hoops to actually get it. Geeeeeez I love American Express. The cost of the card is nothing when compared to the benefits you receive. (special purchase deals not available to the general public. Hotels, shows, concerts, companion tickets, free luggage on flights, etc......) any particular AMEX or all cards? I'm actually in the market for a new card with the wife and was browsing all the deals for best rewards % etc. Right now I'm looking at the Blue Cash Preferred. BCP is awesome. I had my $75 yearly fee back in the first three months and I'm single and don't drive a whole lot. I think it's their best everyday use card.
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 13:58:30 GMT -8
Just got my confirmation for my stay in Vegas at the end of March. Last year (when I had money) I bought a weekend stay at the Palazzo through AMEX. It was one of those to good to pass up offers. They did not tell me I was going to have to jump through a hundred hoops to actually get it. Geeeeeez I love American Express. The cost of the card is nothing when compared to the benefits you receive. (special purchase deals not available to the general public. Hotels, shows, concerts, companion tickets, free luggage on flights, etc......) any particular AMEX or all cards? I'm actually in the market for a new card with the wife and was browsing all the deals for best rewards % etc. Right now I'm looking at the Blue Cash Preferred. I use Chase Sapphire. 1 for 1 on any reward you like (you basically transfer the points 1 for 1) including cash. No foreign transaction fee. As someone said, it depends on what you want and how you use it. Card is also security conscious in that the number is not on the front. Durable too with a metal core.
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Post by appledoc on Jan 21, 2013 14:01:11 GMT -8
Well I feel silly. I thought earnings were tomorrow. A Redler tweet just saved me.
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 14:01:38 GMT -8
No, it's Wednesday, as you now know.
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Post by chinacat on Jan 21, 2013 14:05:56 GMT -8
The Inauguration coverage just included several minutes of the First Family taking pictures of each other and playing with their iPhones.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 14:08:22 GMT -8
The name iPhone Math is crazy. But the concept of a larger screen iPhone is valid.
- The 2nd most popular smartphone on the market is the galaxy S3, so there is obviously a significant sized market for larger screen devices. - there are obvious sections of the population that benefit from larger phones, like those with poor vision, or those that prefer a single device as compared to smartphone + tablet (this could be a solution for those on a small budget also, which might explain the popularity of large screen phones in emerging markets). - consumer behaviour: some people are of the opinion that a bigger screen is better, regardless of quality or portability. When they see larger screen devices sitting next to iPhones in stores, they are easily swayed by carrier salesman (who get bonuses for pushing Samsung), to go with the larger screen rivals.
A larger screen iPhone would fit nicely.
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 14:12:44 GMT -8
The name iPhone Math is crazy. But the concept of a larger screen iPhone is valid.... A larger screen iPhone would fit nicely. I vote we to put a dial pad on the iPad Mini and be done with it: beat that!
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 14:31:16 GMT -8
Of course iPhone Math is a crazy name. That's because it's the result of media telephone with language translations and, well, a product that's never been launched. I'm sure they _meant_ to say iPhone Max or something - not like Apple would ever use that.
iPhone 5S and iPhone 5SX? At least that sounds plausible.
Btw, the reason for Samsung's SIII being the #2 smartphone? Because, uh, it's Samsung, and that's the screen size they chose. If the #2 smartphone maker, whoever it was, decided to differentiate by going big, well there's your captive market right there. And if _everyone_ differentiates by going big - which everyone is doing - every non-iPhone will have a big screen. Boom, instant market.
Remember, Apple never claimed to want to dominate smartphones. Apple's audacious, ridiculous, impossible initial sales goal was 1% of the handset market. Today, it's about 8% of all handsets (assuming 50M iPhones sold this quarter and 1.7B handsets sold worldwide in 2012 extrapolating from Gartner data). I suspect it still thinks it's in fine shape right now, even as it's probably testing prototypes like it always does.
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 14:55:32 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 15:39:48 GMT -8
Here's something I just thought of, someone might want to check my math.
If a bigger iPhone used the same display density as the 9.7" iPad retina, then it can retain the same pixel count and ratio as the iPhone 5, except the screen would be 4.9" in size.
This would eliminate fragmentation issues, and we know apple has a large supply of this glass to use, especially since the iPad mini has likely cannibalised some amount of 9.7" displays.
Just a possibility...
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Post by mbeauch on Jan 21, 2013 15:51:38 GMT -8
Here's something I just thought of, someone might want to check my math. If a bigger iPhone used the same display as the 9.7" iPad retina, then it can retain the same pixel count and ratio as the iPhone 5, except the screen would be 4.9" in size. This would eliminate fragmentation issues, and we know apple has a large supply of this glass to use, especially since the iPad mini has likely cannibalised some amount of 9.7" displays. Just a possibility... A very good possibility. OK, I can't help myself. It was estimated that 700k people attended the inauguration. Thankfully only 300k missed work. ;D
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Post by stevereel on Jan 21, 2013 16:00:15 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 16:07:48 GMT -8
Nick Nansen's case for stock split and BOD reaction to manipulation. Time For Apple TO Show The LovePosted on January 21, 2013 LINK: nanseninvestments.com/If Apple splits the per share price under 100, how will this effect the coming mini options contracts which start this spring? exchanges.nyx.com/us-trading-news/launch-mini-options-contractsProbably no split because the plans are in the cards. How will the mini options effect the cause and effect of price action? And how does this bode for the long term regular Apple common shareholders. Seems to me they have to now time the options movement in order to activate their retirement plans more profitably. Anything that increases the number of small, retail investors is bad for the equity. This is the group that adds the irrationality that adds fuel to sell offs
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Post by bud777 on Jan 21, 2013 16:10:12 GMT -8
This just in.....The iPhone Math name seems to be based on a revolutionary Apple manufacturing process that allows iPhones to be built on a form factor based on a Klein bottle. This surface, famous in topology, is a 3 dimensional analogue to a Mobius strip. In effect, the shape has only one surface, allowing Apple to create a 10 inch display in the form factor of the current iPhone 5.
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Post by mbeauch on Jan 21, 2013 16:21:11 GMT -8
Anything that increases the number of small, retail investors is bad for the equity. This is the group that adds the irrationality that adds fuel to sell offs Bull Shit! Yep, this 200 point drop was because of the retail investor. Stuff like this just gets in my crawl. Retail investors are a small percent of owners in AAPL except through mutual funds.
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Post by lovemyipad on Jan 21, 2013 16:30:41 GMT -8
(eyes roll in text since madam dictator won't fix the smiley) ROFL!!! Mark, I gotta admit, every time I see your beer cheer, it cracks me up!!! Do I have to fix the eye-roll? ?? Seriously, I have yet to try because the comedic value of all these beer cheers in place of eye-rolling is hilarious!!!!!! (And when I look at my decimated AAPL holdings, I need reason to laugh!!! ;D )
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 16:31:15 GMT -8
If Apple splits the per share price under 100, how will this effect the coming mini options contracts which start this spring? exchanges.nyx.com/us-trading-news/launch-mini-options-contractsProbably no split because the plans are in the cards. How will the mini options effect the cause and effect of price action? And how does this bode for the long term regular Apple common shareholders. Seems to me they have to now time the options movement in order to activate their retirement plans more profitably. Anything that increases the number of small, retail investors is bad for the equity. This is the group that adds the irrationality that adds fuel to sell offs Gregg respectfully, what is the evidence do you see supporting more irrationality with a lower price and hence retail investors? I don't see any more irrationality (as in price swings greater as a percentage) to the following companies and outstanding share count. Apple has 950 mil shares outstanding AMZN has about 450M GOOG has 328M DELL has 1.7B CSCO has over 5B Also maybe not a good example because it just listed but FB seems relatively stable recently and there are more than twice the share count of Apple (2.17B) outstanding. With all BUT FB (and they could get a pass given they only IPO'd in the past 12 mos) I don't see more volatility based on shares outstanding.
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Post by lovemyipad on Jan 21, 2013 17:05:10 GMT -8
I was lurking on the old AFB since 2008 and then started to participate and eventually made my way over to Lovey's Place when she hung her shingle out. I don't think that in all this time - INCLUDING THE DAY AFTER SJ'S DEATH - I have felt such uncertainty with which way this stock is going and how earnings will be. There are usually a few - at a minimum - who are very confident with their numbers. I see none of that this time around. Maybe AAPL has shown us that they can be fallible or maybe they have shaken many of us to the core - literally. I personally have never felt this uneasy which is why my positions are much smaller...but I just know how upset I will be if they are good and I am not all in - damn! Yep. As much as I say I am a technical trader, obviously every purchase I made since we lost the daily SMA-200 was influenced by fundamentals. I'm torn between adding to all positions on Wednesday before market close (or possibly putting in some conditional orders to trigger on the off-chance we have yet another retest of the lows), OR just letting what's already in place work (or not work).
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Post by mbeauch on Jan 21, 2013 17:09:51 GMT -8
That's a lot of or's. Insert eye roll. ;D
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 18:22:09 GMT -8
I have a basic idea what I'm doing if AAPL is stable or better. I'll probably put less money at higher risk. At least I won't feel as frozen if I guess wrong.
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 18:30:23 GMT -8
Fun mental exercise: If the Nas 100 futures over two days hint at +0.5%, and say a third to a half of that is due to AAPL, what might that imply in terms of AAPL's anticipated jump tomorrow? Sure, it might not be AAPL related - just like the red Nas close Friday. . But the relative strength of the Nasdaq futures two days in a row is...curious.
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 18:43:15 GMT -8
I was lurking on the old AFB since 2008 and then started to participate and eventually made my way over to Lovey's Place when she hung her shingle out. I don't think that in all this time - INCLUDING THE DAY AFTER SJ'S DEATH - I have felt such uncertainty with which way this stock is going and how earnings will be. There are usually a few - at a minimum - who are very confident with their numbers. I see none of that this time around. Maybe AAPL has shown us that they can be fallible or maybe they have shaken many of us to the core - literally. I personally have never felt this uneasy which is why my positions are much smaller...but I just know how upset I will be if they are good and I am not all in - damn! Yep. As much as I say I am a technical trader, obviously every purchase I made since we lost the daily SMA-200 was influenced by fundamentals. I'm torn between adding to all positions on Wednesday before market close (or possibly putting in some conditional orders to trigger on the off-chance we have yet another retest of the lows), OR just letting what's already in place work (or not work). The 64K question is: what is the doubt based on? Movement, rumors, conference call, overall sentiment form Apple based on new releases Pretty solid evidence based on options there WAS in fact a reason to get the stock below 600 and arguably 500 (based on closing at the very point). On the other hand trading based on rumor from "a person familiar with the situation" is hardly a strategy one can replicate going forward and would have been completely wrong last year (supply issues, order cuts etc...). I would be interested to hear views on what doubt is based on (think curious not sarcastic)? IPhone "Math" indeed....
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 18:57:54 GMT -8
Wha?
Apple is the Rodney Dangerfield of stocks. There's ALWAYS doubt. Apple is beset by FUD at all hours of the day, even weekends.
The market/media memory of negative Apple chatter is maybe a month at most, and only if it's repeated and debunked enough. Skepticism is usually on Apple rather than the rumor/"reliably anonymous" source.
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Post by artman1033 on Jan 21, 2013 18:59:26 GMT -8
Does anyone know if data exists that would track open interest of past options. For example, if I wanted to find out the Open interest of the Jan '13 500 CALL OI, on the first of each month for 12 months prior to that option's expiration? I know TD has something called ThinkBack, but I've never tried it so I don't know if it would have that data. I have TOS (think or swim) from TD. The ON DEMAND buttom will do it. If you had asked on Friday, I could have given it to you in real time. The one below is for Feb. $500 AAPL from today.
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 19:05:04 GMT -8
Wha? Apple is the Rodney Dangerfield of stocks. There's ALWAYS doubt. Apple is beset by FUD at all hours of the day, even weekends. The market/media memory of negative Apple chatter is maybe a month at most, and only if it's repeated and debunked enough. Skepticism is usually on Apple rather than the rumor/"reliably anonymous" source. Yeah whatever Mav. Enough with that nonsense: Just tell me when I can order my iPhone Math
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Post by Mav on Jan 21, 2013 19:08:24 GMT -8
Those who don't learn from history. Or apply (/sarcasm) to be safe. Hope you get that Math of your dreams. Just call it the big iPhone already people, it's obvious iPhone Math was a little lost in translation: daringfireball.net/linked/2013/01/21/iphone-mathOh wait! Calculator! That's IT!
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Post by fas550 on Jan 21, 2013 19:08:58 GMT -8
Does anyone know if data exists that would track open interest of past options. For example, if I wanted to find out the Open interest of the Jan '13 500 CALL OI, on the first of each month for 12 months prior to that option's expiration? I know TD has something called ThinkBack, but I've never tried it so I don't know if it would have that data. I have TOS (think or swim) from TD. The ON DEMAND buttom will do it. If you had asked on Friday, I could have given it to you in real time. The one below is for Feb. $500 AAPL from today. Humm. OI is at an All Time High (ATH)! Go figure
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