Investors take notice, underlying the positive sentiment and positive trading are four shockingly negative data points in the post-split trading so far of Apple (AAPL) stock. Apple is trading post split after the first split in nine years. Even though a split is meaningless from the view point of
When a stock is under owned and good news comes, there are plenty of buyers to move the stock up. On the other hand, when a stock is over owned, there aren’t many buyers left to push it higher and even the slightest bit of negative news can push the
It was not long ago that Samsung introduced the wearable watch that communicates with Samsung phones under the brand name Galaxy Gear. Galaxy Gear sales have been nothing to write home about, but poor sales have not stopped intense speculation that Apple (AAPL) will soon introduce its own wearable watch
Rocky Holding will be a powerhouse supplier of radio frequency components to both Apple AAPL and Samsung when it is born. Rocky Holding is the tentative name of a new company that will result from the merger of RF Micro Devices (RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT). Both companies have approved
There is a saying on Wall Street, “Sell in May and go away.” Most investors are better off by not selling in May and not going away, and I have three potential plays for them to make. First, let’s take a look at the believers in this saying. They produce
Samsung and Apple (AAPL) are the top two players in the smartphone market. I am often asked by individual investors in the U. S. how to invest in Samsung, a Korean company. The best way is to buy Samsung shares in Seoul, South Korea or GDRs in London. In the
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. RBCN is falling on earnings. The thesis behind holding this stock has nothing to do with earnings. Apple is making major investments in RBCN competitor GTAT for sapphire. If Apple introduces a sapphire screen, the competitors may also want to introduce
It is difficult to watch TV on a major network without seeing an AT&T advertisement for its Mobile Share Value Plans, many of which do not require a two-year contract, but require full payment for phones–generally in the range of $600-$700 for Apple and Samsung’s newest top-shelf models. To ease
Game Stop is a retailer with about 6,600 stores, mostly selling physical video games. Shrink-wrapped video games are becoming obsolete; it is only a matter of time before consumers stop buying them. So why buy the stock? Looking at Game Stop GME the stock has run up 25%, as show
Last November, Apple AAPL contracted with GT Advanced Technologies GTAT to produce sapphire on a large scale, not the naturally occurring gemstone, but a man-made version. A sapphire screen in future iPhones would be revolutionary because sapphire is a very hard substance and that will dramatically reduce incidents of broken