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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 3:33:38 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 3:43:43 GMT -8
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Post by Lstream on Feb 17, 2015 4:59:46 GMT -8
JD. If you are reading this, do not click on that Forbes link. All you need it know is how this guy characterizes Apple Maps - "dismal". The rest of it is bush league speculation. Sorry, Mr. 84, but I wished I had not clicked. It is pure link bait.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 5:33:44 GMT -8
Unfortunately Lstream so much written about Apple is.
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Post by Lstream on Feb 17, 2015 5:39:59 GMT -8
Unfortunately Lstream so much written about Apple is. Ya, I know. I end up feeling like a sucker when I am drawn in. The business model of the Internet, where you get paid for a click, even if you write fabrication and garbage has pretty much destroyed quality journalism, especially when it comes to tech.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 5:42:28 GMT -8
Yep. Even more unfortunate, rumors, even blatantly false click baity ones, often appear to move the stock. Makes investing in AAPL a challenge.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 5:44:21 GMT -8
I liked it more when AAPL was up over $1 in premarket. Perhaps this morning's FUD was effective.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 5:47:33 GMT -8
As a believer in the benefits of competition, I appreciate the iVehicle rumors. If nothing else, it will encourage Tesla et al to do better. Vehicles have a long way to go to reach perfection.
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Post by artman1033 on Feb 17, 2015 6:07:50 GMT -8
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Post by phoebear611 on Feb 17, 2015 6:56:22 GMT -8
I'm reading that if we can break thru 127.50 with some gusto, the next stop is mid 130's. Let's see what happens. Feel free to chime in on levels or what you may see technically.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 7:39:58 GMT -8
More trimming. Next stop for more? Apple's media announcement.
To be clear, I don't mind if WSJ reports that Apple has pulled some health sensor features, but to foment the idea that Apple struggled to find a purpose for the watch is PURE clickbait, as is "What Exactly Is an Apple Watch For? DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI writes like a troll. That's not a compliment, WSJ.
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Post by podboy on Feb 17, 2015 7:42:33 GMT -8
at $900 pre split, pretty amazing.
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Post by chinacat on Feb 17, 2015 7:54:40 GMT -8
This price action can't all be from car talk, can it? Or maybe it just reminded people that Apple has the people and resources to produce the Next Big Thing, whatever that may be.
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Post by gtrplyr on Feb 17, 2015 7:56:42 GMT -8
at $900 pre split, pretty amazing. I have no idea what you are referring to 900 is a BIG number ... 130 is much smaller ..... smaller is better .... that means the stock is cheap .... whats a PE ? I don't know ... but 130 is cheaper than 900 ..... Cheers to the longs !
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Post by Lstream on Feb 17, 2015 8:08:04 GMT -8
This price action can't all be from car talk, can it? Or maybe it just reminded people that Apple has the people and resources to produce the Next Big Thing, whatever that may be. People are not too bright if they are investing today based upon this rumour. On second thoughts, the rumour might explain everything.
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Post by rickag on Feb 17, 2015 8:19:19 GMT -8
AAPL dipping a little, could a few of the ~124,000 calls at a strike of $120 be getting exercised?
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Post by JDSoCal on Feb 17, 2015 8:43:42 GMT -8
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Post by macwire on Feb 17, 2015 8:47:41 GMT -8
aapl is pushing to pretty extreme RSI on the daily. FYI. Theres room to still run another few points for sure but its getting up where it just start trading really nutty.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 8:50:06 GMT -8
It would be nice if AAPL were up more, but it is up while the market is down.
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Post by Mav on Feb 17, 2015 9:14:01 GMT -8
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Post by archibaldtuttle on Feb 17, 2015 9:18:13 GMT -8
I sold out of my April positions and half of my Julys. Feels like we're close to a near-term top here...
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Post by rob_london on Feb 17, 2015 9:20:17 GMT -8
Ben Bajarin tweeted:
"I have multiple supply chain sources which suggest a lot more than 5m Apple Watches being built."
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Post by Apple II+ on Feb 17, 2015 9:34:30 GMT -8
at $900 pre split, pretty amazing. Yep, and plenty of room to go: At today's market cap without the buyback, AAPL would be at ~800 pre-split, up ~100 from the ~700 2012 high. Looks like about half the gain is due to the buyback. Market cap is up ~12.8% since then, ~5% market cap CAGR, ~10% share price CAGR. Dividends have been great, too! Thank you, Tim and Apple BOD. Can't wait to see the updated capital return plans!
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Post by rob_london on Feb 17, 2015 9:59:17 GMT -8
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Post by rezonate on Feb 17, 2015 10:20:12 GMT -8
Laissez les bon temps roulez! Happy Mardi Gras everyone. Go easy on the hurricanes and hand grenades down on Bourbon Street. My bride and I will call it quits early and head down to our local Irish pub. Just because one of the Fat Tuesday colors is green, and we need to get rid of some leftover green beads. Green seems to be the color du jour too. For those still following my book writing West By Sea saga, I'm getting closer, just battling with the automated format checker now. It likes 30% transparency, but not 50%. Nothing about the project would be possible without Apple stuff. Thank you Apple! (and AAPL).
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Post by alxyz on Feb 17, 2015 10:45:57 GMT -8
Neil Cybart's article has excellent ideas and good arguments for the car project. His thinking is way beyond my short-term view and makes me think the car might be real.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 17, 2015 11:07:39 GMT -8
Let's see what 2:14 brings today.
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Post by artman1033 on Feb 17, 2015 11:11:50 GMT -8
China Frenzy Over Apple Pay Just Negotiation ‘Optics,’ Source Says BY JJ HORNBLASS China‘s reported push back today against Apple’s entry into the Mainland’s payments space is nothing more than “optics” for negotiation purposes, a payments source close to Apple told Bank Innovation. “This is classic China negotiations — the agreements were signed months ago,” the source said. “This is a way to claw back some provisions and was anticipated by Apple.” A story on Caixin Online, a business website based in Beijing, reported yesterday that Chinese officials maintain that Apple “has not yet ‘acknowledged regulators’ and as a result ‘it’s unclear whether the product meets the government’s requirements’ for a commercial operation. Apple is also struggling with its relationship with UnionPay, China’s state-owned credit and debit card system operator. Sources close to the companies said that talks aimed at an agreement that would open China to Apple Pay have stalled. The central bank official who asked not to be named said regulators have not intervened in negotiations between Apple and UnionPay, which began last year and were reportedly aimed at an agreement by March. But our source pointed out that Apple Pay is “already live and [has] been tested in China for a few months” by UnionPay employees. “China knows this well. The deal now is to close the vice on Apple to get a realignment, perhaps a few extra points back.”Interestingly, the Caixin post quotes a bank source as saying that “Apple Pay’s 0.15% fee is too high for China,” even as China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, allows payments companies to charge merchants fees between 0.38% and 1.25%. Alipay, by comparison, charges at least 70 basis points per transaction. From Caixin: Sources close to the talks between Apple and Chinese banks with which it’s negotiating say these talks are revolving around how the American company might cooperate with UnionPay. The talks, which started late last year, involve at least eight banks including China Merchants Bank, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The talks have also hit snags over profit-sharing issues, according to sources. …Some industry watchers say Apple is also facing headwinds because UnionPay does not want to lose the power it has over financial transactions. China is apparently trying to force Apple to open a mainland data center to house all Chinese customer-related information tied to Apple Pay clients to “prevent data leaks.” “This was all anticipated by Apple,” our source told us. “This is just a way for China to keep Apple awake; this is politics more than anything.” Apple launched Apple Pay last September. bankinnovation.net/2015/02/china-frenzy-over-apple-pay-just-negotiation-optics-source-says/
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Post by pauls on Feb 17, 2015 11:15:09 GMT -8
Great piece. He might be right. If so, time will fly over the next 3-5 years. Every car ad I see now looks so dated.
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Post by rob_london on Feb 17, 2015 11:15:55 GMT -8
An interesting chart illustrating the relative size of AAPL:
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