Why Apple Is Floundering And The Stock Price Is Down [View article]
Aapl will never bounce back. I have to assume that the majority of iphone / ipad users simply have yet to use an android device. I switched to the nexus 4, 6 months ago and can't even hold an iphone 5 without thinking how incredibly old it feels.
People might hate the MS surface pro, but it is leaps and bounds beyond ipads, which are in reality, one of the most worthless pieces of hardware out there. Seriously...you need to spend 500 dollars on a larger screen when you have the same software on your phone?
Facebook Home - What It Means For Apple, Google, And Microsoft [View article]
Facebook is dying a slow death. I was a sophomore in college when it was released. I remember signing the petition to get it to come to our school.
It was fun back then, but as with all things, it has gotten old. I check it perhaps once a week, briefly, only to see if I missed messages.
AIM used to be popular too. But interest wanes as things become too common place.
Facebook is far too integrated into our lives to be good. Its getting annoying, and if you ask anyone they will agree. The only people who post anymore are grandma's, young married women who love god and hate their lives, and catladies with nothing else going on in their lives so they need to share a quote I don't care about.
Google plus on the other hand, acts as it should, as a portal for cloud storage. Its unobtrusive and acts merely as a service. I don't have to see it in my face (no pun intended) every second of my online life.
You didn't touch on googles little gem they call "YouTube." Remember when they streamed the State of the Union a few months ago? And they've been testing many other live streaming services to literally millions of viewers. Google is in a very lucrative position of creating an online network (in the same vein as ABC/NBC/CBS).
The world is changing...and google is leading the way. They have foundations in enough vital areas to take over this world. Cars, mobile(OS and hardware), search, internet, maps, cloud, web hosting, enterprise(google drive/chrombook), social media. And they are the top of the industry for each, albeit, they are doing it under cover without making huge headlines.
But back to fiber...While were saying goodbye to comcast, lets say goodbye to T,S, and VZ with googles introduction of google wireless.
Could Mini-Options Boost Your Retirement Portfolio? [View article]
I've noticed that the prices for minis are still pretty high. I expected them to be 1/10th of the equal strike for the normal option...but this isn't the case.
You mention they are a bit inflated at this point, any idea how long you expect that to be the case? And is it possible they remain roughly the same cost?
In addition, do you think it just MIGHT be a possibility that you lucked out with your 'premonition?" Did you mention at all in your prediction about profit taking due to the end of tax cuts? For some reason, I doubt it.
I think it was safe to say that a drop to 590 was justified as 705 was far too high a price (at the time). But down to 505? That was clearly based on a huge sell-off from some very strong positions which just so happened to occur immediately following the election.
Now, im not one to say AAPL has a stronger future than GOOG, which is already justified in their PEs, but AAPL still has strong margins on their products and many loyal fans. While their market share may be shrinking, the market itself continues to grow. Itunes continues to be the best selling app store out there thanks solely to the devoted apple fans and their careless attitude to throw away money at things that should be free.
Short term, this is great for AAPL. They enjoy large margins on their hardware, and get strong sales on their software front(the true future and $maker of mobile market). This will be a great quarter for aapl. And its silly, if not downright stupid to be short aapl right now.
More on the iPhone: Gene Munster says his latest Apple Store checks indicate "the iPhone 5 has finally reached a point where consumers can walk into an Apple Store and walk out with a phone." He also notes AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are all "showing 90%+ availability" for the iPhone, which recently saw its shipping time on Apple's online store fall to 1 week. Munster still forecasts 45M Dec. quarter iPhone sales - he was predicting 49M when the quarter started. (previous) [View news story]
its not that hard to predict...go into any apple store and any day and watch them fly off shelves.
Citi and Piper's reports are helping Apple (AAPL +3.1%) turn in another strong performance; shares are now up 16% from their Nov. 16 low. The gains come even though Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves is slashing estimates (albeit keeping them above consensus) and predicting Apple's gross profit per iPhone unit has peaked after steadily rising for 5 years. Hargreaves now thinks the iPhone 5 will have a cost of goods sold of $370, up from a prior forecast of $353. [View news story]
with more market saturation, comes more ad revenue and itune sales. The time has come..its no longer about hardware(even though aapl is still doing FINE), but pushing media through your online store to all those users who own your device. Which is why AMZN is still sitting pretty with that HUGE PE.
And APPLE users spend the most money on their devices, and there are millions of them.
How To Play The Google Earnings Announcement (Vs. Apple) With Options [View article]
I don't consider myself as avid an option trader as any of you guys...but it is clear to me that both AAPL and GOOG have just tested their highs.
AAPL's last low was 570ish, and that was after a missed earnings last quarter. For me, this marks their lowest support level. Don't see them going below this ..ever.
Were setting up for AAPLs biggest quarter (holiday season) as well. After JUST testing an all time high, its now sitting at a paltry 630.
Its clear that it will be returning to 700 range between now and jan 24th. If it drops below 600, im not even looking at spreads...its an all out call buy at 650+ strike for jan.
Goog, like you said, is a different beast. Its sitting on all time highs with no real news or announcements regarding new revenue streams. Its going to drop hard imo...and the only thing I would buy following a positive earnings report are 690 puts.
Both Goog and Aapl are in the middle of major peaks and valleys respectively. I dont think the need for risk offsetting is the move here.
Im sorry, but this article has little relevance to anything. Its more like a really bad advertisement for some software you early adopted that is extremely unimportant.
Twitter is the equivalent to MySpace. Its used by a large niche, and will disappear once Facebook does it better.
Why Apple Is Floundering And The Stock Price Is Down [View article]
People might hate the MS surface pro, but it is leaps and bounds beyond ipads, which are in reality, one of the most worthless pieces of hardware out there. Seriously...you need to spend 500 dollars on a larger screen when you have the same software on your phone?
Facebook Home - What It Means For Apple, Google, And Microsoft [View article]
It was fun back then, but as with all things, it has gotten old. I check it perhaps once a week, briefly, only to see if I missed messages.
AIM used to be popular too. But interest wanes as things become too common place.
Facebook is far too integrated into our lives to be good. Its getting annoying, and if you ask anyone they will agree. The only people who post anymore are grandma's, young married women who love god and hate their lives, and catladies with nothing else going on in their lives so they need to share a quote I don't care about.
Google plus on the other hand, acts as it should, as a portal for cloud storage. Its unobtrusive and acts merely as a service. I don't have to see it in my face (no pun intended) every second of my online life.
sell facebook, buy goog.
Comcast Is In Trouble [View article]
The world is changing...and google is leading the way. They have foundations in enough vital areas to take over this world. Cars, mobile(OS and hardware), search, internet, maps, cloud, web hosting, enterprise(google drive/chrombook), social media. And they are the top of the industry for each, albeit, they are doing it under cover without making huge headlines.
But back to fiber...While were saying goodbye to comcast, lets say goodbye to T,S, and VZ with googles introduction of google wireless.
Could Mini-Options Boost Your Retirement Portfolio? [View article]
You mention they are a bit inflated at this point, any idea how long you expect that to be the case? And is it possible they remain roughly the same cost?
Apple Shares Are A Screaming 'Bye' [View article]
In addition, do you think it just MIGHT be a possibility that you lucked out with your 'premonition?" Did you mention at all in your prediction about profit taking due to the end of tax cuts? For some reason, I doubt it.
I think it was safe to say that a drop to 590 was justified as 705 was far too high a price (at the time). But down to 505? That was clearly based on a huge sell-off from some very strong positions which just so happened to occur immediately following the election.
Now, im not one to say AAPL has a stronger future than GOOG, which is already justified in their PEs, but AAPL still has strong margins on their products and many loyal fans. While their market share may be shrinking, the market itself continues to grow. Itunes continues to be the best selling app store out there thanks solely to the devoted apple fans and their careless attitude to throw away money at things that should be free.
Short term, this is great for AAPL. They enjoy large margins on their hardware, and get strong sales on their software front(the true future and $maker of mobile market). This will be a great quarter for aapl. And its silly, if not downright stupid to be short aapl right now.
More on the iPhone: Gene Munster says his latest Apple Store checks indicate "the iPhone 5 has finally reached a point where consumers can walk into an Apple Store and walk out with a phone." He also notes AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are all "showing 90%+ availability" for the iPhone, which recently saw its shipping time on Apple's online store fall to 1 week. Munster still forecasts 45M Dec. quarter iPhone sales - he was predicting 49M when the quarter started. (previous) [View news story]
Citi and Piper's reports are helping Apple (AAPL +3.1%) turn in another strong performance; shares are now up 16% from their Nov. 16 low. The gains come even though Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves is slashing estimates (albeit keeping them above consensus) and predicting Apple's gross profit per iPhone unit has peaked after steadily rising for 5 years. Hargreaves now thinks the iPhone 5 will have a cost of goods sold of $370, up from a prior forecast of $353. [View news story]
And APPLE users spend the most money on their devices, and there are millions of them.
How To Play The Google Earnings Announcement (Vs. Apple) With Options [View article]
AAPL's last low was 570ish, and that was after a missed earnings last quarter. For me, this marks their lowest support level. Don't see them going below this ..ever.
Were setting up for AAPLs biggest quarter (holiday season) as well. After JUST testing an all time high, its now sitting at a paltry 630.
Its clear that it will be returning to 700 range between now and jan 24th. If it drops below 600, im not even looking at spreads...its an all out call buy at 650+ strike for jan.
Goog, like you said, is a different beast. Its sitting on all time highs with no real news or announcements regarding new revenue streams. Its going to drop hard imo...and the only thing I would buy following a positive earnings report are 690 puts.
Both Goog and Aapl are in the middle of major peaks and valleys respectively. I dont think the need for risk offsetting is the move here.
Amazon.com, The 10-Q Surprises [View article]
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Twitter is the equivalent to MySpace. Its used by a large niche, and will disappear once Facebook does it better.