(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) GDP ESTIMATE ROCKETS UP BUT INTEREST RATES FALL, GOLD BELOW $1200 December 20, 2013 Q3 GDP – third estimate rockets up to 4.1% vs consensus of
Wednesday was supposed to be the glory day for Apple. After seven years of negotiations, China Mobile was supposed to announce an agreement to carry Apple’s iPhone. So far, there is no announcement, but the announcement may come later. The real reason Apple is falling is not China Mobile, but
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. JCI is an automotive component manufacturer. Forward looking guidance from Ford this morning was below expectations. Consider scaling into a position up to 40% of the full core position size in the zone of $50 to $52.50. Stop zone is $53.26 to
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.