It is time to take partial profits, especially on short-term trades on Apple AAPL and its supplier Avago. In the case of Apple, China Mobile CHL is likely to officially announce tomorrow that it will carry iPhone. In the case of Avago, it just almost doubled its size by acquiring LSI (LSI). Professionals often surround their long-term
On December 12, the Patently Apple AAPL website was first to report that Apple had filed for a restaurant-related patent. The stock market smelled what was cooking. The stock of Open Table, which specializes in restaurant reservations, fell from a high of $80.20 to a low of $74.65 before staging a mild recovery. In social
Rebalancing between bonds and cash at year-end is quite common. Traditionally some practitioners have suggested a higher proportion of bonds as an investor ages. A split of 60% for stocks and 40% for bonds is quite popular. In a year like 2013 when stocks have been up strongly, to maintain
There is no shortage of conspiracy theories related to gold and silver. However, I have never found much credible substance in such theories. For the first time in recent years, there is a report that is worth monitoring. German regulators are investigating Deutsche Bank regarding gold and silver price manipulation.
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) HOUSE PASSES BUDGET, INFLATION UNDER CONTROL, SENTIMENT OVERLY POSITIVE December 13, 2013 The House passed the budget deal; this is causing mild optimism in the stock market.
Apple investors need to be alert to both positive and negative upcoming fundamental developments, one of which may give a boost to Samsung’s mobile fortunes. An upcoming negative development for Apple AAPL is the potential release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 with a curved screen, which the iPhone currently does not have.
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider taking profits on a 5% tranche on TWTR right here around $57.30.
This post was published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. On December 10, 2013, the following alert was posted: Depending upon the size of position held, consider taking profits on one-quarter of the original AAPL short-term trade in the zone of $562 to $568. The stock is trading at $563.50 as of
China Mobile has scheduled an event on December 18 and the speculation has been that China Mobile will introduce Apple’s AAPL iPhone. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that China Mobile will take pre-orders for iPhones starting Thursday. It is easy to see how a superficial analysis can lead one to conclude that it
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) STRONG EMPLOYMENT REPORT, GOLD SQUEEZES SHORTS December 6, 2013 The U. S. Department of Labor reported a very strong employment report for November. Nonfarm