On Wednesday, Apple (AAPL) stock fell $37.05 or 6.43%. In after-hours the stock continued to fall and it was down as low as $518 this morning. Yesterday Apple suffered its largest one-day loss in four years. There are a variety of explanations for the tumble offered by talking heads, ranging from a
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. We have received a large number of emails in response to the ‘Morning Capsule,’ BARN BURNER U.S. EMPLOYMENT DATA. Most emails expound conspiracy theories and flaws in the employment data. Most emails have asked our opinion on conspiracy theories. Our focus
The momentum crowd has been running up gold and silver based on superficial beliefs about QE3. This group of investors is not known for deep study or paying heed to rigorous analysis. Now a major player in the metals business is sending a signal loud and clear that gold and silver
This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Consider staying short on silver ETF SLV and silver miner SLW. Silver is trying to break the support a $33. (Equivalent in SLV is $32.10.) If silver closes below the support, then the support will become the resistance. We are seeing light selling by Smart Money
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. EW makes systems for operating heart valves. The company just announced much better than expected projections for the year. This is a highly volatile stock with a very high risk. Initiating a 10% tranche in the pre-market at $87.26. It is difficult to say where
Traditionally gold has exhibited an inverse relationship with the U.S. dollar. In other words, if the dollar goes higher, gold goes lower and vise versa. Today gold and silver are breaking the inverse relationship with the dollar. The dollar is lower and gold has fallen to support at $1700. As
The conventional wisdom has been that Apple’s vaunted ecosystem will protect it against the competition. The conventional wisdom is a myth. The ecosystem that surrounds iPhones, iPads, and Macs consists of iTunes, high quality facilities for external developers, thousands of well-developed apps, Siri and iCloud. Once a user gets locked into
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. THC is being held with an average price of $20.40. 70% of the full core position size is being held. As of this writing the stock is trading at $29.18. Consider taking profits on a 10% tranche right here around
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SPEAK November 30, 2012 President Obama is scheduled to speak later today. Expect the stock market to move up if there is optimism about
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. HERO is an offshore drilling firm. The stock is rising about 7% in the pre-market after the company provided an update on its fleet status. As of this writing, the stock is trading at $5.05. Our target remains $8.00 to $10.00.