Since84
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Post by Since84 on Jan 8, 2015 3:50:51 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Jan 8, 2015 4:03:42 GMT -8
My favorite line from the Samsung article: While Samsung's decline began a year ago, its sudden profit collapse wasn't predicted by journalists such as Daisuke Wakabayashi of the Wall Street Journal, who had instead helped maintain "a story line" that Apple's "formidable growth had petered out and Samsung Electronics Co. was eating its lunch." Moral -- Always question everything you read and hear.
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Post by phoebear611 on Jan 8, 2015 4:57:33 GMT -8
Moral -- Always question everything you read and hear. “Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.” ― Edgar Allan Poe (This was once quoted to me directly (I kid you not) by a mob boss daughter - lol.)
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Post by rezonate on Jan 8, 2015 5:31:01 GMT -8
Did my part and ordered a new iPhone 6 for my YL ("young lady" if you are not yet into ham radio). Ordered yesterday, free shipping, on the truck for delivery today. How's that for channel time, pundits? Apple has stepped up yet again to drive a vast installed base for the next ecosystem expansion device, the Apple Watch (which needs iPhone to work). As Mav wrote the other day, Apple is like a slowly-growing volcano in your back yard, spewing greatness at the top until the overall cone is wide and tall. Mac->iPod->iTunes->iPhone->Apple Watch and the cone just keeps growing.
I will henceforth call the new Apple campus The Caldera.
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Post by Ted on Jan 8, 2015 6:48:19 GMT -8
Early trading wheee! So this is why I bought back all those short calls . . . Here's to a fine earnings run up!
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Jan 8, 2015 6:50:13 GMT -8
The 8 day is recaptured.....let's hold here for an hour....then on to 110
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Post by macwire on Jan 8, 2015 7:22:23 GMT -8
Nice.
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Mav
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Post by Mav on Jan 8, 2015 7:47:18 GMT -8
Cupertino's backyard volcano? Thanks for reading the post tho. Have a little follow-up on Samsung's guidance soon.
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Post by podboy on Jan 8, 2015 7:47:30 GMT -8
Rolled all my JAN15 LEAPS to JAN17. I trade once every two years, let the good times roooolll.
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Post by phoebear611 on Jan 8, 2015 8:35:50 GMT -8
Any technicians here think we have seen the low before ER or are we still waiting for a deeper pullback? Thoughts?
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Post by chinacat on Jan 8, 2015 8:52:36 GMT -8
What we need here is an official announcement of the earnings release date, then viewpoints can coalesce as to just how outstanding this quarter will be. Well, so far so good (overlooking the brief dip Tuesday morning). It is a looooonnnngggg time until the 27th, though, so be careful out there.
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Post by Since84 on Jan 8, 2015 9:00:25 GMT -8
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Post by Mav on Jan 8, 2015 9:07:45 GMT -8
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Post by artman1033 on Jan 8, 2015 9:46:21 GMT -8
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Post by macwire on Jan 8, 2015 10:08:01 GMT -8
excuse my French but...BOUT FUCKING TIME!
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Post by Mav on Jan 8, 2015 10:08:05 GMT -8
Wow.
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Post by bud777 on Jan 8, 2015 10:12:17 GMT -8
Man...This is just KILLING our dividend yield
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Jan 8, 2015 10:14:54 GMT -8
Big day in App Store in this, current quarter....ah, off and running.
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Jan 8, 2015 10:15:57 GMT -8
Man...This is just KILLING our dividend yield Yeah, they better raise the dividend...like in April....
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Post by jz on Jan 8, 2015 10:24:20 GMT -8
Any technicians here think we have seen the low before ER or are we still waiting for a deeper pullback? Thoughts? Non-technical observation: Keep in mind the HUGE volume of option contracts expiring Jan. 17 before earnings. My conservative side says hold on for a near-certain golden earnings report. The gambler in me says there is money to be made on expected volatility before then. My best WAG is a climb from here to 115 and then another drop to 107 before Jan. 17. But I think I'm going to avoid pigginess and just hold from here to earnings, with a few small side bets to satiate the gambler's need to be right.
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Post by artman1033 on Jan 8, 2015 10:32:50 GMT -8
www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/01/08App-Store-Rings-in-2015-with-New-Records.htmlApp Store Rings in 2015 with New Records CUPERTINO, California―January 8, 2015―Apple® today announced that the first week of January set a new record for billings from the App Store℠ with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases, and New Year’s Day 2015 marked the single biggest day ever in App Store sales history. These milestones follow a record-breaking 2014, in which billings rose 50 percent and apps generated over $10 billion in revenue for developers. To date, App Store developers have earned a cumulative $25 billion from the sale of apps and games. The introduction of iOS 8, the most significant iOS update ever, gave developers the ability to create amazing new apps and offers innovative features which proved wildly popular with App Store customers around the world. “This year is off to a tremendous start after a record-breaking year for the App Store and our developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We're so proud of the creativity and innovation developers bring to the apps they create for iOS users and that the developer community has now earned over $25 billion.” During the holiday season App Store customers helped make history with their support of Apps for (RED), a special initiative on the store with exclusive content where all proceeds went to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. Apple donated a record-shattering $20 million this quarter, and since partnering with (RED) has donated over $100 million. Developers of all sizes, across the App Store’s 24 categories, create incredible apps for iOS, and an especially inspired segment is the newest generation of independent game creators, including the UK’s ustwo, maker of the fantastic game Monument Valley; Australia’s Hipster Whale, creator of the clever and intuitive game Crossy Road; and US developer Sirvo, inventor of Threes!, a puzzle game that was named the App Store’s Game of the Year on iPhone®. “We could never have dreamed of this level of success, with Crossy Road only being available on the App Store for the last six weeks of the year,” said Matthew Hall, co-founder of Hipster Whale. “In a couple of months we were able to create a simple, fun game that was featured on the App Store and climbed to the top of the App Store charts around the world—it’s amazing.” Developer innovation on the App Store in 2014 was fueled by iOS 8 featuring Swift, a powerful new programming language that makes it even easier for developers to create great apps, as well as the introduction of robust frameworks HealthKit and HomeKit. HealthKit lets health and fitness developers share data with the Health app while HomeKit is a framework allowing developers to create software that discovers, configures, communicates with and controls devices for home automation. iOS 8 also introduced developers to Metal, a graphics technology created to maximize the performance of the A7 and A8 chips, which is being embraced by major game developers around the world. In 2014, the App Store also unveiled new features for developers including app previews and app bundles, TestFlight for beta testing pre-release apps, an expanded Kids Category to showcase apps specifically made for children under 12, China UnionPay as a payment option for customers in China and Apple Pay™, making secure purchases even easier. Since its October release, Apple Pay has been a favorite of customers, merchants and app developers. More banks and credit unions continue to add support for Apple Pay, now representing about 90 percent of credit card purchase volume in the US. Leading merchants including Bloomingdale’s, Disney Store, Duane Reade and Walgreens are letting their customers enjoy the ease of use, security and privacy of Apple Pay. Some of the most popular apps including HotelTonight, OpenTable, Target and Ticketmaster are also enjoying the convenience and privacy of Apple Pay, making it even easier for users to make secure purchases. “The response we’ve seen from HotelTonight customers since the introduction of Apple Pay has been fantastic,” said Sam Shank, CEO, HotelTonight. “Our current customer base is enjoying the convenience of Apple Pay and we’re continuing to see a growing number of new customers because of Apple Pay’s easy and secure approach to payments.”
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Post by Since84 on Jan 8, 2015 10:39:22 GMT -8
It's not even 2:15 yet!
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Post by artman1033 on Jan 8, 2015 10:40:15 GMT -8
new from : The numbers at a glance 1,027,000 U.S. jobs created or supported by Apple
627K Jobs attributable to the iOS ecosystem
334K Jobs at other companies resulting from Apple’s spending and growth
66K Apple employees in the U.S. www.apple.com/about/job-creation/SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE LINKED ABOVE THIS IS A BIG "FING" DEAL NEW TODAY I BELIEVE!
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Post by phoebear611 on Jan 8, 2015 11:01:01 GMT -8
Surprisingly - CNBC went thru those numbers - pretty sweet!
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Post by Odd-Lot Richard on Jan 8, 2015 11:05:40 GMT -8
Red, you magnificent knife-catching bastard you! Are you still holding your nibbles from the other day?
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Post by macwire on Jan 8, 2015 11:12:16 GMT -8
Would love a hold of the 50ma. 118.89
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Jan 8, 2015 11:25:49 GMT -8
Red, you magnificent knife-catching bastard you! Are you still holding your nibbles from the other day? Yes I am. I only wish I had gobbled instead of nibbled.....106 looks very double bottomy now...but who knew?
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Post by PikesPique on Jan 8, 2015 11:54:56 GMT -8
I bought a few ITM calls (10/15 and 01/16 expiry dates) yesterday morning and am up about 10% on those today. I should have bought back some short legs on some BCSes. Oh well... I might get another chance before earnings.
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Post by artman1033 on Jan 8, 2015 12:17:58 GMT -8
$AAPL Apple Hires HP Veteran to Head Corporate Sales stks.co/f1X7f
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Post by osx10 on Jan 8, 2015 12:35:57 GMT -8
Programming note: Uncle Carl is supposed to be on CNBC's Fast Money at 5pm Eastern
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