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WEEKLY MARKET DIGEST: GERMANY TO MOVE SOME OF ITS GOLD BACK HOME $GLD $SLV $USO $DIA $SPY $QQQ $TBF $TBT

January 18, 2013

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CHINA REBOUNDS January 18, 2013 The fourth quarter GDP in China jumped to 7.9% breaking a streak of seven weaker quarters. For the year, China grew at the slowest rate in more than a decade. Bulls will use GDP number from China and good earnings from GE as justifications for trying to run the market higher. Gold futures are at $1691, silver futures are at $31.97, and oil futures are $95.41. S&P 500 resistance levels are 1480, 1500,

A BOLD CALL TO BUY APPLE THE LOW RISK WAY $AAPL

January 16, 2013

This is a clear bold call to buy Apple in the middle of the doom and gloom that surrounds the stock. However, it is extremely important to buy Apple here the low risk way. The low risk way is to follow the ZYX Change Method. We are in an environment where the noise from talking heads about Apple is deafening. The obvious question is why you should listen to the signal from the ZYX Change Method at this time. The answer lies in the track record. The track record of this method is public and can be easily verified. Specifically,

NEW IDEA ON STJ $STJ

January 16, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Initiating a 10% tranche in STJ in the zone of $38.30 to $39.20. The stock as of this writing is $38.39. The street is misunderstanding the FDA letter for this medical device manufacturer. Target zone $31. to $32. Stop zone $40.26 to $40.62.

NEW IDEA ON FACEBOOK $FB

January 15, 2013

This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Consider short selling a 10% tranche right here around $31.17 to $31.70 on potential disappointment after Facebook announces its new graph search. No stop for the time being. Target zone $27 to $28.

WILL HUNT-AND-DESTROY ALGORITHMS GET APPLE? $AAPL $QCOM $CRUS $NTE $SNDK $AVGO $BRCM

January 15, 2013

In stock trading, twin practices have coexisted for ages. First, a large number of investors enter stop-loss orders to protect themselves. Second, such stop-loss orders become sitting ducks for some professionals. In the past, it was a common complaint that market makers and brokers tended to run the stops. These days hunt-and-destroy algorithms have evolved to run down the stops. Such algorithms simply try to guess where the stops are grouped, and if stops are hit, the algorithms take advantage, first, by short-selling and then buying to cover. The complexities are overly simplified here to illustrate the point. Apple Is

MONEY FLYING OUT OF APPLE STOCK. FLOCKING TO FACEBOOK, RIM, NOKIA $AAPL $NOK $RIMM $MSFT $FB

January 15, 2013

As some investors face jitters about how low Apple (AAPL) stock can go, astute investors have been enjoying handsome profits in Apple competitors Nokia (NOK) and Research In Motion (RIMM). Since August, Nokia stock has beaten Apple stock by 182%; Research In Motion stock has beaten Apple by 98%. The chart tells the story. Yesterday Research In Motion stock was very strong based on the report that the company has received 1500 apps for its upcoming BB 10 operating system in less than two days. There is no information available as to the quality of these apps but the market did not care. Nokia has

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