January 27, 2014

INCREDIBLE MULTI-YEAR IPHONE RUN ENDS $AAPL $CHL $T $TMUS #APPLE EARNINGS

INCREDIBLE MULTI-YEAR IPHONE RUN ENDS $AAPL $CHL $T $TMUS

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings after the market close. The Apple stock ended the regular session at $550.50. In the after-hours it has touched $501, down about 8%.

As I listened to the conference call, just like I have listened to every conference call since before the launch of iPhone, I could not help but conclude that the incredible multi-year iPhone run has ended. Here is why.

Apple only sold 51 million iPhones during the quarter. This compares to consensus of about 56 million iPhones. This is one of the biggest misses in recent memory.

There were two big surprises on the conference call. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

January 27, 2014

TAKE PARTIAL PROFITS ON GENERAC $GNRC

40% of the full core position size is being held. IT is time to take profits on a 10% tranche in the zone of $45.32 to $46.26. The stock is at $46.15 as of this writing. Consider continuing to hold the remaining position… Please click here or the title below to read more.

January 27, 2014

TAKE PARTIAL PROFITS ON JOHNSON CONTROLS $JCI

This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert

After Friday’s profit taking, 30% of the full core position size is being held in JCI from an average price of $51.79. Consider taking partial profits on a 10% tranche in the zone of $45.231 to $46.81.. The stock is at $46.56 as of this writing.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

January 27, 2014

DON’T EXPECT SOLAR CELLS IN THE NEXT IPHONE $AAPL $GTAT $MMM #APPLE

DON'T EXPECT SOLAR CELLS IN THE NEXT IPHONE $AAPL $GTAT $MMM #APPLE

Back in November of 2013, I explained in detail the rationale for a sapphire screen on Apple (AAPL) iPhone 6 in my column on Forbes titled Sapphire Screen For iPhone 6 Could Be A Real Gem. Since then, media has picked up on the story. Now there is a new twist that Apple will combine solar cells with a sapphire screen in iPhone 6.

The argument for sapphire screen was based on Apple advancing $578 million to GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) to produce sapphire on a large scale at an Apple facility in Arizona.

This morning my screen lit up with several trades on GT Advanced in the pre-market, the stock was trading up about 5% at the time of this writing. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

January 27, 2014

SAMSUNG GUIDANCE CHANGES APPLE EARNINGS BATTLE PLAN $AAPL $CHL $LNGVF

Apple will report earnings after the market close on Monday January 27. My battle plan has changed after Samsung just provided weak guidance.

Fourth quarter results for Samsung were mostly in line. Earnings came at 8.3 trillion won and revenues came at 59.7 trillion won. In Seoul South Korea, Samsung shares traded up 1.2%. Of concern is that for 2014 Samsung expects competition to intensify and sees weaker demand for mobile devices in the current quarter.

The increased competition Samsung sees is mostly coming from Apple and Lenovo (LNVGF). My read of Samsung report is that it is likely good for Apple in the very short-term but bad for Apple in the medium-term.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

January 27, 2014