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MIGHT BE TOUGH FOR APPLE TO STAY COOL IN WAL-MART DISCOUNT BIN $AAPL $NOK $WMT

January 15, 2013

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

APPLE DIPS BELOW $500 ON OLD NEWS $AAPL $QCOM $CRUS $AVGO $BRCM

January 14, 2013

Apple’s stock fell below $500 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. According to Nikkei, Apple has asked Japan Display, Inc., Sharp Corp, and LG Display to cut the orders for the iPhone 5 screens by about one half. According to the report Apple has also cut orders for other iPhone components. Previously extremely bullish Apple investors are so jittery now that in the premarket they sold the stock below $500. Also sold off were Apple component suppliers such as

SAMSUNG’S BENDABLE PHONE COULD BREAK APPLE’S INNOVATION HEGEMONY $NOK $GOOG $MSFT $AAPL $DD

January 12, 2013

Gadget aficionados, get used to the name ‘Youm.’ Youm is the name of a new technology developed by Samsung that incorporats organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. This technology produces displays that are flexible and bendable. Samsung claims that the displays will be nearly unbreakable. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung showed a prototype device incorporating Youm. The screen on the device extended to the edge of the device so that if the device was put flat on a table with the cover on it, the edge would still display an incoming text or email. Samsung also brought

$99 IPHONE RUMOR QUASHED ON CHINA TV, GOOD FOR APPLE $AAPL $NOK $MSFT

January 11, 2013

Rumors of a cheap iPhone in the range of $99 to $129 have been swirling around for more than a week. In general, I tend to dismiss Apple rumors. Yesterday when the Wall Street Journalreported that Apple was working on a lower end iPhone, the rumors gained credibility. The Journal reported that the cheaper iPhone would be made of plastic instead of aluminum and resemble the iPhone 5. In my analysis, such a move would have meant Apple abandoning Steve Jobs‘ strategies that made Apple successful . Now the good news is that the rumor is being quashed. According to Shanghai Evening News, Apple is

TIM COOK CALLS ON CHINA MOBILE, RAISES HOPE FOR IPHONE DEAL $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT $NOK

January 11, 2013

China Mobile, the he largest phone carrier in the world with about 700 million subscriber, is the next big prize for Apple. At present, China Mobile does not carry the iPhone. It is not a surprise that Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit to China Mobile, but a statement from China Mobile appears to throw cold water on any immediate decision for China Mobile to carry iPhone. “In the morning, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook visited China Mobile’s headquarters. China Mobile’s Chairman Xi Guohua and Tim Cook discussed matters of cooperation,” said Li Jun, a China Mobile spokesman, in an emailed

PROOF POSITIVE OF NOKIA TURNAROUND WITH 4.4 MILLION LUMIA PHONES SOLD $NOK $AAPL $MSFT $GOOG

January 10, 2013

Now there is proof positive that Nokia is turning around what had been a business that woefully trailed in smart phones. The company reports that it has sold 4.4 million Lumia smart phones in the fourth quarter. Nokia disclosed sales numbers as it pre-announced fourth quarter 2012 results. Here are the highlights: Smart device net sales of approximately EUR 1.2 billion, with total volumes of 6.6 million units of which 4.4 million units were Nokia Lumia smart phones. Total smart phone volumes of 15.9 million units composed of 9.3 million Asha full touch smart phones, 4.4 million Lumia smart phones and 2.2 million

THE REAL REASON BEHIND GOLD AND SILVER FLYING THIS MORNING $GLD $SLV $GDX

January 10, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. U. S. dollar is slumping and gold is flying high in the wake of ECB President Mario Draghi’s press conference. Earlier today both ECB and the Bank of England left rates unchanged. The key take is that ECB balance sheet continues to shrink and that is the real reason behind the move in gold. In contrast the balance sheet of the Fed is continuing to expand. The U. S. stock market usually goes up when the dollar weakens. Gold futures are at $1669, silver futures are at $30.65, and oil futures are $94.25.

TAKE PROFITS ON BA $BA

January 9, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. BA has moved up faster than we would have thought without giving us the opportunity to accumulate more. Consider taking profits and exiting the position right here in the zone of $75.90 to $76.90. The stock just hit $76.