I almost sold at $700. All I had to do was click one final button but I changed my mind at the last second.
I did... very glad I did that. But I also bought after it crashed and before it crashed again :/
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Apple Stock Down 10% in After Hours Trading Amidst Concerns of Flat Growth
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I did... very glad I did that. But I also bought after it crashed and before it crashed again :/
The constant leaks is putting people off buying new generation phones/ipads meaning they are more likely to stick with what they have.
More so when Apple churn out two Ipads per year and they are already wanting Iphone 5S out before Iphone 5 has had a year.
Who wants to buy a 5 now if the 5S is around the corner (in less than a year, and in Apples unpredictable timescale right now..it could be anytime between next month and the summer).
Sloppy leaks and churning out new models out with the timeframe is why sales are flat.
More so when Apple churn out two Ipads per year and they are already wanting Iphone 5S out before Iphone 5 has had a year.
Who wants to buy a 5 now if the 5S is around the corner (in less than a year, and in Apples unpredictable timescale right now..it could be anytime between next month and the summer).
Sloppy leaks and churning out new models out with the timeframe is why sales are flat.
Of course after hours has less volume & is more volitile than the normal trading sessions so we'll see if the 10% slice sticks, but for now you can only get $467 real U.S. cash for a share of AAPL.
If you're talking about opportunity, it's about day trading. The difference between $430 and $700 is huge and affects the profits even long-term. In general, it's ideal to short when you think it's going to dip and long when you think it's going to rise.
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Apple didn't lose $50B in market cap on Wednesday. We don't know where it will end at close tomorrow. That's what I'm confused by.
I almost sold at $700. All I had to do was click one final button but I changed my mind at the last second.
Well, you haven't lost anything until you sell. But yeah, the $700 peak seemed pretty obvious at the time. It definitely wasn't going any higher - after all, what new product would have pushed it above? The iPad mini?
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I was going to buy in 2008, but I simply couldn't. It wasn't my decision. I would have bought it around $90.
Don't worry, be happy.
I lost $2,370 in Apple stock in the last 4 months. Not worth being happy about.
Past couple of years? iPhone (2007), MacBook Air (2010), iPad (2010)
Please define "couple" because as far I remember, these disruptive new products only came out a few years ago.
I guess attention spans have become so short nowadays that 2010 seems like an eternity ago.
I'm sure if your God jobs was still here apple would taking in a trillion in revenue
I lost almost 10X that much just after the market closed. Today. If I can be happy, you can too.
Maybe he is thinking long term. In less than a year - Apple has lost huge points. It's not going to "skyrocket" overnight. It could very well take a long time to get back to 700. Thinking long term - he could have sold somewhere on the decline and re-bought right around now and taken the long ride back up again.
That's not day trading.
If he's in at $100 - buying now doesn't lower his total cost of ownership. But if he believes the stock will again rise - I agree - buying more "now" could be a great long term plan.
$350 seems highly unlikely, but if that's your target buy point, I can see why you like it when Apple does stuff wrong.
So nothing's on the horizon that's causing great excitement which mean stocks will either stay where they are or drop more..am I right?
I need to learn more about this stuff.
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You can't ever tell for sure unless you're an inside trader. In AAPL's case, if p''(t) is not greater than 0, there is a risk of analysts saying that Apple is doomed and causing selling. They're almost inside traders...
You can make money in the stock market without knowledge if you just pick the right companies based on instinct and hold them for a few years. I've actually pulled off day-trading with oil based on instinct somehow - it exploded like 40% in the weeks after I bought due to the Arab rebellions and dropped 15% the day after I sold. Not doing that again!
this is good news for value investors. this over-pessimism gives us an opportunity to buy shares at a great price. a reasonable DCF valuation gives a fair value of about $630. 25% or more discount, I'm in. The financials are solid. Management seems very confident in their pipeline for this year. If the guidance Apple provides is reasonable, then I am interested in buying. I guess Apple products are still in favor, based on the numbers.