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Post by Since84 on Feb 28, 2018 3:40:09 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 27, 2018 13:45:54 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 27, 2018 10:28:58 GMT -8
AAPL's performance this afternoon is quite strong relative to the rest of the market.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 27, 2018 7:14:51 GMT -8
Looks like AAPL is going for an ATH.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 27, 2018 3:46:01 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 26, 2018 9:58:29 GMT -8
Interesting day. AAPL has quite a bit of momentum.
Haven't pulled any triggers yet. I'll be pleasantly surprised if AAPL hits $1T without a step back.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 26, 2018 5:22:04 GMT -8
I am generally reticent to share future plans. When one places a limit order, the market makers and algorithms see those conditional orders and react to them. Given where AAPL is and is heading, I thought I would share my recent thoughts.
I have children in college, whose college funds are in AAPL. (Thanks AAPL, you put all my kids through college). They are dependent on regular sales to fund their education. I manage the accounts and try to catch the waves for expenditures.
When AAPL rises above its current all time high ($180), I expect the ATH to gain a few bucks, perhaps all the way to $185 before it retrenches and then takes another run toward $1T. I do not expect AAPL to run unhindered to $1T. It will get there eventually, but its not the way the market works.
My intended strategy, subject to whims, is to sell the balance of shares needed to fund the rest of this year in the bulge between the current ATH and the next, which I do not expect to be significantly above $185. $185 is an arbitrary point, a bit below the midpoint between the current ATH and $1T.
This strategy is based on the anticipated resistance in actually achieving $1T.
Thoughts?
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Post by Since84 on Feb 26, 2018 4:46:06 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 26, 2018 3:20:26 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 23, 2018 13:56:50 GMT -8
Nice close. Unfortunately with another pesky gap.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 23, 2018 12:15:58 GMT -8
Well AAPL is over $175. Can it hold through the close?
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Post by Since84 on Feb 23, 2018 7:36:27 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 23, 2018 3:39:30 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 22, 2018 3:15:42 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 21, 2018 5:48:23 GMT -8
US Markets and the FTSE have turned GREEN. Hopefully it bodes well for the day.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 21, 2018 3:16:06 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 21, 2018 3:14:51 GMT -8
Quiet around here today. Interesting day range. Trying to decide which way to go. Personally I would prefer to close the gap sooner than later. For those who haven't looked at the weekend thread, I posted some comments on the annual meeting as well as pictures of Apple Park. Curios to know which gap you are referring to. I see one on the 8th, 9th and the 14th. I focus on gaps up, newest to oldest. The gap up on the 16th has my attention. There is one on the 12th as well.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 20, 2018 14:01:56 GMT -8
Quiet around here today.
Interesting day range. Trying to decide which way to go. Personally I would prefer to close the gap sooner than later.
For those who haven't looked at the weekend thread, I posted some comments on the annual meeting as well as pictures of Apple Park.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 20, 2018 3:34:42 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 19, 2018 10:38:54 GMT -8
Good morning all. Back from California and ready to reinvest the dividend. Unfortunately someone ran AAPL up a bit much. Noting last weeks gap, I put a limit order in at 167.50. My experience is it will execute. Eventually. For the sake of all we'll hope for a quick bounce. There was a fair amount of timely discussion of the Annual Meeting and Apple Park, but here are a few observations. The meeting itself was quite different than other annual meetings I've attended. It was broken into two parts, the business meeting conducted by the new Chief Counsel and a Q&A session with Tim. The business meeting was poorly run. Many off topic questions were allowed that ate the time. The Q&A was interesting. Tim called on questioners randomly in the audience. The questions were interesting. Tim handled them well. Apple Park is beautiful. It is shame they do not give tours. [One of the questions, no, for security/confidentiality]. Incidentally, security at the meeting was very tight -- metal detectors, bomb sniffing dogs and many LEO's of various agencies. Here are a few pictures...
The metal Detectors with the Spaceship behind
The walk to the Steve Jobs auditorium
The Spaceship from the auditorium
The Spaceship from the auditorium reception room
The crowd inside the auditorium reception room
Descending to the auditorium -- what an amazing space.
Inside the auditorium. I was fortunate enough to be in the third row.
The Spaceship from the visitor's center roof deck.
Me in front of Steve Job's childhood home. The 'garage' where it all began is barely visible over the fence to my right. Thanks LuckyChoices for taking the picture and meeting up.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 6, 2018 16:51:13 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 6, 2018 4:26:42 GMT -8
I'm traveling tomorrow through next week. If you're interested in meeting after the annual meeting PM me.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 6, 2018 3:39:18 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 5, 2018 15:43:00 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 5, 2018 12:16:11 GMT -8
What happened? One minute AAPL is GREEN, the next minute its -2.00...
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Post by Since84 on Feb 5, 2018 3:32:48 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 4, 2018 3:52:35 GMT -8
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Post by Since84 on Feb 3, 2018 14:02:34 GMT -8
Perhaps what we are witnessing is the market struggling with what type of stock AAPL is -- Aggressive Growth, Growth or even Income?
While I expect to AAPL to continue having record quarters, I consider growth at past levels unlikely. Why? Because to achieve that, AAPL needs to be growing exponentially. It is not. Further, it is unlikely to do so beyond short spurts around new products which themselves need to grow dramatically.
This is not meant to be contemptuous of AAPL's growth. What AAPL consistently does quarter after quarter, year after year is darn impressive.
However, given that AAPL's yield is not what one would expect from an income stock, less than 1.6%, the market does not value it as an income stock. Instead it continues to judge AAPL against Growth and even Aggressive Growth peers.
AAPL finds itself on the continuum between Growth and Income, where AAPL's performance is not 'exceptional' by either measure.
AAPL needs to recognize its transformation toward an Income stock and significantly increase the dividend. The dividend yield should be no less than 2% (3.20) and a lot closer to 3% (4.80) -- and those numbers are at current values.
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Post by Since84 on Feb 2, 2018 15:21:48 GMT -8
Hum...
The DOW dropped 666. Anyone superstitious?
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Post by Since84 on Feb 2, 2018 12:49:48 GMT -8
Another thought... It would be foolish to expect the run to $1T to be uninterrupted. AAPL will get there, but not without a few ups and downs along the way. Though it does look close.
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