Zach Bass

Trade Apple Like a Fool

You assertion that TA relies on past events is completely off mark. TA uses patterns and various other tools to determine mob behavior. The measurement of this behavior has nothing to do with the types of behavior, or what influenced it, or what specific events happened. TA is simply an objective read on the limits to which that behavior was exerted.

What you are describing is like saying that I can no longer measure that line with a ruler, because the line has been made with something not previously seen. Well, I don't care what made the line, I can still use the ruler to measure it.


On Jan 12 12:43 PM David Forjan wrote:

> Mr. Bass,
>
> You may be right with your opinion, but your rationale is flawed.
> It's been flawed for some time now. Time to rethink.
>
> Our current economic situation is so different than anything seen
> in the last 40 years, that technical analysis is not a viable tool.
> Technical analysis relies on interpreting current market trends in
> light of how past trends occurred and how they were reacted to.
> In other words, technical analysis interprets today in relation to
> history.

More Proof the Bear Rally Is Over

The problem of Apple penetrating corporate America is not one of technology, because we all know that Apple builds technically superior products to the likes of Dell and Microsoft. The problem is the corporate buyer. Apple simply does not market or sell to the corporate buyer, who is far more concerned with expense than cost.

Apple markets to the individual. The Mac needs a Trojan horse to bring it into the enterprise, much like execs did with the iPhone, helped by Apple providing minimal enterprise support. Once you get past the buyers, then you need to get past the IT guys who don't want to support another platform.

I think if Apple concentrates more on small to medium sized businesses, it will have far more success, and it's a bigger market to boot.


On Dec 19 08:42 AM Roger Knights wrote:

> ... its fundamental design is much more robust and
> secure than Windows, protecting users (for the most part) from losses
> and headaches due to malware, and from overhead due to malware-protection
> software. An article by John Markoff in the NYT a couple of weeks
> ago estimated the annual direct and indirect losses from such malware
> at $100 billion worldwide, and mentioned that the Mac has escaped
> so far. A large segment of the computer user population is wising
> up to that fact -- that's the strong foundation of Apple's franchise.
> It's not just cool-appeal or slickness. That's where conventional
> analysts like Huberty go wrong.

Should Apple Investors Feel Good About Yesterday's Rally?

It's unfortunate that the markets are what they are. I would much rather report on bullish news. One thing is for certain, I will not report something that I don't believe is so. And I've been right about this bull market from its inception.


On Nov 25 10:59 AM sfhc21 wrote:

> You can always tell a Zach Bass article by it's title...Doom and
> Gloom boys. Doom and Gloom. Even a monkey is right 50% of the time.
>
>
> But Zach is right. Cash is king until sanity returns to the market.
> It may take awhile. Maybe January earnings will be that turning point,
> once "investors" realize that Apple blew out expectations once again.......nah.

Should Apple Investors Feel Good About Yesterday's Rally?

We are currently at an important juncture, testing the resistance at the top of the current diagonal in the S&P and AAPL. There will likely be selling from mid day on, now it remains to be seen if the Bulls have the gusto to buy up that selling, or if the Bears can successfully bring the market down.

So, I would say taking long positions right now would not be prudent. Wait and see what transpires at this important pivot point. See the following link: tinyurl.com/65jybh

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On Nov 25 09:21 AM Buy AALP wrote:

> I,m look at buying Apple and my question is should I wait till it
> go's to 85 or NOW.

Apple Falls Flat as Market Rebounds - Is There Really Investor Confidence?

Take a chill pill, I was only kidding. Look at the exchange above.


On Nov 24 02:14 PM bobsaf wrote:

> Zack:
> Whether or not you have a hidden agenda in your AAPL views, I had
> more respect for you before your slide into the kind of slurs that
> don't belong here,specifically in your reply to ND:
> "How about Apple Lemming or Mac Psycho? Would that work better for
> you, you PC piece of crap!"

Apple Falls Flat as Market Rebounds - Is There Really Investor Confidence?

I was just kidding around too. And yes, PC was meant to be Politically Correct. I like iPsycho!


On Nov 24 01:32 PM ND wrote:

> "Mac Psycho?" Now THAT has a nice ring. Or maybe iPsycho. BTW: I
> was being facecious (maybe I should start using a "smiley face")
> Hope PC in your post means "politically correct." 'Cause I'm a Mac.

Apple Falls Flat as Market Rebounds - Is There Really Investor Confidence?

I am simply repeating a widely used term in connection with Apple. Fan obviously refers to Fanatic, and Fanatic Boy simply doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely. I refer to myself as a fanboy, and I'm not gay.

How about Apple Lemming or Mac Psycho? Would that work better for you, you PC piece of crap!


On Nov 24 12:40 PM ND wrote:

> I don't like the term "fanboy." It sounds like a gay slur. Well,
> I like Apple, AND I like women. Do backers of other stocks get called
> names like this? Just wondering.

Apple Falls Flat as Market Rebounds - Is There Really Investor Confidence?

Because Brewer, I don't give a damn about Microsoft! I'm an Apple guy. And I'm not talking the company down, on the contrary, you'll not find any articles where I say the company is not great. What I'm saying in my market analysis is, that it doesn't matter how great Apple is in this environment, investors need to get their heads out of the fan-boy cloud and look at the reality square in the face. This market is going to bring good and bad down with it, whether you like it or not.


On Nov 24 10:16 AM brewer wrote:

> Zach, at first you tried to make it sound like you were trying to
> 'save' investors when you first started 'warning' about the economy
> and about Apple (while professing to be a fan of the company).
>
>
> Now you don't seem to bother with that, you just insist that it must
> go lower. Why?

Apple Investors: The Bottom's Not In - Just Yet

The reason I threw AAPL in here is that this is a reprint of a post from my blog www.zacharybass.com where I post about investing in Apple, with a strong focus on market and sector analysis. Sometimes my blogs are focused completely on Apple, sometimes focused completely on the market. And always focused on helping the Apple investor out of the Wilderness ;-)

Cash Position Best for Apple Investor

@Apple Heavy wrote: All I have to say is that those who take his advice and sell at these levels will likely regret doing so very soon.

I have been suggesting a cash position since early September. Had you listened, you would not be worrying about the near-term.

Post-Labor Day Strategy for Apple Traders

Donald, if I chose to sell a put that deep in the money, the return would potentially be bigger, but the stock price would have to move higher to realize that max return.

By doing it near the money the price doesn't have to move much at all to realize the max return. Also, my margin requirements might make the position too expensive, even though it's a net credit trade.

Post-Labor Day Strategy for Apple Traders

So pabs, how does it fail to deliver? What do you expect me to deliver in terms of what I effort to provide, which is analysis of AAPL and the markets, commentary and investment strategies?

Monday's Apple, General Market Fundamentals Favor Bears

Thompr,

I'm not a day trader, I'm a Swing Trader and Trend Trader (investor). I apply the SiFT method to picking stocks and entering positions; SiFT stands for Screening, important Fundamentals, and Technical Analysis (I just made SiFT up, but it's essentially what I do).

I use technical Analysis to determine market sentiment. I take a contrarian approach to that analysis, so I'm usually quite pleased when everything is going to hell in a hand basket, because it means good times ahead.

My point of the article was to point out the where the sentiment currently lies, and the likely scenarios we will endure on this slide down. By identifying critical events, levels and trends, I hope to help investors make informed, reasoned decisions that will maximize their trading and investing performance. Man, that sounded like a commercial!

I guess if we all had half a brain, and had ambition to become one of the richest people in the world, then we'd simply follow your advice, right? Damn Thompr, where have you been all my life? I'm gonna do it the Warren Buffet or John Henry way. Then I can just sit back and watch the billions flow in. Thanks man!

Apple and the Major Indexes: A Technical View

In response to John Scott: I was referring to the Indices daily charts to look for a reversal in the MACD (12,26,9) and the 60 minute charts for a positive divergence. I will be more specific in future posts, thanks.

Apple and the Major Indexes: A Technical View

marcos wrote: So, basically stock fundamentals regarding income, sales, profits are meaningless in the market today. Doesn't 'big money' care about these things?

Sure they care, but fundamentals are like the Earth's jetstream, or ocean currents, affecting the weather in the large. TA does not drive the market, it is simply an analytical method used to illustrate market/mob behavior as trends and patterns.