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Consider short selling a 10% tranche right here around $31.17 to $31.70 on potential disappointment after Facebook announces its new graph search. No stop for the time being. Target zone $27 to $28.… Please click here or the title below to read more.
In stock trading, twin practices have coexisted for ages. First, a large number of investors enter stop-loss orders to protect themselves. Second, such stop-loss orders become sitting ducks for some professionals.
In the past, it was a common complaint that market makers and brokers tended to run the stops. These days hunt-and-destroy algorithms have evolved to run down the stops. Such algorithms simply try to guess where the stops are grouped, and if stops are hit, the algorithms take advantage, first, by short-selling and then buying to cover. The complexities are overly simplified here to illustrate the point.
Apple Is vulnerable to stop running
Monday morning, Apple AAPL dipped to $497 in the premarket as both The Wall Street Journal and Japan’s Nikkei reported that Apple had cut orders for screens and other parts for the iPhone 5.… Please click here or the title below to read more.
As some investors face jitters about how low Apple (AAPL) stock can go, astute investors have been enjoying handsome profits in Apple competitors Nokia (NOK) and Research In Motion (RIMM). Since August, Nokia stock has beaten Apple stock by 182%; Research In Motion stock has beaten Apple by 98%. The chart tells the story.
Yesterday Research In Motion stock was very strong based on the report that the company has received 1500 apps for its upcoming BB 10 operating system in less than two days. There is no information available as to the quality of these apps but the market did not care.… Please click here or the title below to read more.
It was not long ago that teens flocked to Apple (AAPL) products because they were ‘cool.’ iPods were first adopted by teens and then migrated to their parents.
Of late, Apple is losing its ‘cool factor.’ As innocuous as it may seem, the perception of the loss of ‘cool’ has increased the long-term risk in Apple stock. Recently Forbes quoted Buzz Marketing Group in stating that young are turning away from Apple as they do not perceive it as cool. According to the group, Apple is not connecting with Millennial Kids.
Wal-Mart is offering an unlimited plan requiring no contract for Apple iPhone 5 for $45 per month. … Please click here or the title below to read more.