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Post by phoebear611 on Mar 10, 2014 3:09:36 GMT -8
Good morning~ This Daylight Saving Time is exhausting. I'm so damn tired. Anyway - futures are flat. Investors keeping an eye on the Ukraine - getting worse, not better - Putin is digging his heels in as expected. 10 year yield is at 2.79%. Malaysia airline flight 370 is still missing with no signs anywhere of anything (for the moment). No real news on AAPL but lots of technicians looking for a big move or at least the beginning of one this week. In the meantime, it's as AAPL has a mind of its own and makes fools of us. Always does the unexpected but we'll see. As I type, AAPL is virtually unchanged. Could be a quiet day... Oh and pretty cool concept on this imagined phone: www.iclarified.com/38959/holographic-iphone-6-concept-the-dream-video
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Post by artman1033 on Mar 10, 2014 4:02:26 GMT -8
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Post by hledgard on Mar 10, 2014 4:29:59 GMT -8
Indeed, amazing concept. Thanks!
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Post by geraci on Mar 10, 2014 7:43:02 GMT -8
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Post by jmolloy on Mar 10, 2014 8:16:59 GMT -8
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Post by Mav on Mar 10, 2014 8:26:25 GMT -8
You might not get much access if Apple suspects you have a FUD book on the way.
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Post by jmolloy on Mar 10, 2014 9:09:01 GMT -8
7.1 Out... Sorry I did this as a screen shot but Apple hasn't posted this info online yet so I could not cut and paste, had to screen grab the iPad image. Charles Arthur found this: www.apple.com/ios/ios7-update/From the bottom of the page: • Touch ID fingerprint recognition is improved. • An occasional Home screen crash bug has been fixed. • iPhone 4 users will enjoy improved responsiveness and performance.
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Post by JDSoCal on Mar 10, 2014 12:55:11 GMT -8
Whoa, I hadn't seen this: Trip Chowdhry calls for Tim cook to step down. When I saw the headline, I thought it would be some Ed Crapzitsky type, only quoted because he's saying something outlandish. But Chowdry is a mainstream analyst. I wonder if others will jump on the dump Tim bandwagon. Chowdry also wants incoming CFO Luca Maestri to sleep with the fishes.
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Post by Mav on Mar 10, 2014 13:08:32 GMT -8
Chowdhry be trippin'. Rubenstein as CEO? Really?
Sentiment are far as actual voting shareholders go hasn't shifted even if you look at board vote, which EVERYONE breezed through. I was expecting at least one director to feel some extra heat, but nope.
I wonder what other analysts might say if Apple ups the ante with a $150B or more revised shareholder return program within the next month or so while we wait on Apple's refreshes and new product categories. (That MacRumors post about unreleased iPads being compatible with iOS 7.1 was...interesting.)
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 10, 2014 13:13:52 GMT -8
Even though it wasn't referenced in the article, one of the commenters brought up "the exchange" from the shareholders meeting: "After that stupid, narcissistic, comment he made regarding ROI and telling weather change nonbelievers to sell their stock, he should have been immediately terminated by the board. As a long time AAPL supporter, his comment made me sick to my stomach. He has tarnished Steve Jobs legacy and he should take his non technical, non creative, supply chain background and hit the bricks. Just sayin." Another commenter remembered the incident the way I remember it: "I was there at the shareholder meeting when Tim Cook made this arguably offensive remark to a man who sounded like a global warming denier., i.e. "you should get out of the stock." I don't think the press has mentioned that Cook got a loud, sustained round of applause for the comment.. Cook has very strong support. Cook's comment was not stupid. What was stupid was the other man's demand that Apple not spend money on anything that did not make money, no matter what the social or environmental value."
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Post by JDSoCal on Mar 10, 2014 14:20:24 GMT -8
Even though it wasn't referenced in the article, one of the commenters brought up "the exchange" from the shareholders meeting: "After that stupid, narcissistic, comment he made regarding ROI and telling weather change nonbelievers to sell their stock, he should have been immediately terminated by the board. As a long time AAPL supporter, his comment made me sick to my stomach. He has tarnished Steve Jobs legacy and he should take his non technical, non creative, supply chain background and hit the bricks. Just sayin." Another commenter remembered the incident the way I remember it: "I was there at the shareholder meeting when Tim Cook made this arguably offensive remark to a man who sounded like a global warming denier., i.e. "you should get out of the stock." I don't think the press has mentioned that Cook got a loud, sustained round of applause for the comment.. Cook has very strong support. Cook's comment was not stupid. What was stupid was the other man's demand that Apple not spend money on anything that did not make money, no matter what the social or environmental value." Yeah, let's start up that debate again.
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Post by larrydoyle on Mar 10, 2014 16:10:50 GMT -8
Jan. 3, 2014
"Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry reiterated his Overweight rating and $800 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Friday, saying the company can continue to expand gross margins in 2014 and beyond."
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 10, 2014 16:14:19 GMT -8
Even though it wasn't referenced in the article, one of the commenters brought up "the exchange" from the shareholders meeting: "After that stupid, narcissistic, comment he made regarding ROI and telling weather change nonbelievers to sell their stock, he should have been immediately terminated by the board. As a long time AAPL supporter, his comment made me sick to my stomach. He has tarnished Steve Jobs legacy and he should take his non technical, non creative, supply chain background and hit the bricks. Just sayin." Another commenter remembered the incident the way I remember it: "I was there at the shareholder meeting when Tim Cook made this arguably offensive remark to a man who sounded like a global warming denier., i.e. "you should get out of the stock." I don't think the press has mentioned that Cook got a loud, sustained round of applause for the comment.. Cook has very strong support. Cook's comment was not stupid. What was stupid was the other man's demand that Apple not spend money on anything that did not make money, no matter what the social or environmental value." Yeah, let's start up that debate again. You're right. I don't want to start up that debate again. But I am surprised you said this: Whoa, I hadn't seen this: Trip Chowdhry calls for Tim cook to step down. When I saw the headline, I thought it would be some Ed Crapzitsky type, only quoted because he's saying something outlandish. But Chowdry is a mainstream analyst. I wonder if others will jump on the dump Tim bandwagon. He may be a "mainstream analyst", JD, but he's clearly not someone who has just decided Tim's the wrong guy for the job. He was on the "dump Tim" bandwagon at least 7 months ago. tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/07/apple-analyst-trip-chowdhry/Just to clarify, the comments in italics below were made by Philip Elmer-DeWitt. They're not mine. And he was on the "Innovation at Apple is over" bandwagon longer than that. This is the comment (referenced by Philip Elmer-DeWitt) made by this mainstream analyst on 10/23/12, following the introduction of the iPad Mini and the updated fourth generation iPad: www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21835796/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-surprise-fourth-generationSo 17 months after he said, "Innovation at Apple is over" and 7 months after he called for the ouster of Cook and Oppenheimer, I'm probably not going to get too excited about Chowdhry again calling for Tim to be replaced.
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Post by Mav on Mar 10, 2014 16:41:08 GMT -8
Chowdhry's trippin' even more than I thought. Thanks again for the perspective LC.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 17:09:01 GMT -8
That trademark for iWatch from last year is sure working out well...at least they're laser focused on trademarks that other companies will just blindly ignore with consequence anyways.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 19:35:56 GMT -8
The weekly options have put AAPL on ice, and it looks like a replay of last week. Groundhog Day. AAPL is likely closing < $535 on Friday without a catalyst and has a good chance to close Friday where it opened today. The only ones making coin on this stock are the call writers. This stock is so predictable you can set you time with it -- who needs an iWatch?
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Post by phoebear611 on Mar 10, 2014 20:08:49 GMT -8
High put interest $515. /. high call interest $530 for this Friday as of now
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 20:56:02 GMT -8
The weekly options have put AAPL on ice, and it looks like a replay of last week. Groundhog Day. AAPL is likely closing < $535 on Friday without a catalyst and has a good chance to close Friday where it opened today. The only ones making coin on this stock are the call writers. This stock is so predictable you can set you time with it -- who needs an iWatch? Perhaps if there was a reason for Apple to rise, like a new product or growing net income, the stock might have a reason to rise.
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