Apple Stock Hits All-Time High on Earnings Strength

[hayduke]

Amazing, this stock shows no resistance. This quarter should be a blow out with so many new toys to buy for xmas. And then we have the tablet to drive growth next quarter (I hope).

My unrealized gains on my AAPL stock- 1,749.01%

You might want to *realize* some of that...

 

[MICMAC247]

I am shocked at how fast it has gone up. Definitely my best stock. I bought a chunk in the 80s earlier this year. I was going to sell this morning but then it took off so I am still holding. I am itching to sell but how much higher is it going to go.. Its crazy.....

$208.50 now...

Mike

Same here. I wish I had bought more shares at the time...

 

[damienvfx]

Sold

at $207. Thanks Apple for getting down to $80 so I could buy more, and again for bringing it back!

 

[kendals]

Go AAPL go! I bought all mine when it was around $23!

 

[Edge100]

"What would I do? I'd shut [Apple] down and give the money back to the shareholders" - Michael Dell, 1997

I like to trot that quotation out every now and then, just to keep things in perspective.

 

[swagi]

Wow - what a volatile stock this is

Basically I can just remind anyone to now send out your StopLoss order.

Will the stock climb? Well, I think yes. But with a SL at 200 you are damn happy, if you jump back on board, when it comes down to 180.

In all seriousness - investing long into AAPL in this current situation doesn't make any sense. I think we will see numbers at around 180 in a few weeks.

But nevertheless I am very glad I went into stock options with a base proce of 200 half a year ago.

 

[Small White Car]

Out of curiosity, where did you learn this?

I've seen it written many times in the past and in interviews. I really have no way of looking any of that up for you. It's just a thing I've heard many times from many sources.

I can, however, point you to this answer from Apple during the confrence call a few days ago:

Q: Will research and development costs rise due to expected 2010 product introductions?
A: Don't want to say too much. We've been investing in our future right along and have managed operating costs very well. We're being careful with money, making good choices, but continuing to invest confidently.

That sounds mild, but remember how these things work. If Apple says "a little" it usually means "a lot" because they try to play up bad news and keep a lid on good news so that they can beat expectations next quarter. It's just the way they've always worked.

By saying they are investing "confidently" I take to mean "you'd be shocked if you knew how much of our cash we're spending!"

 

[puckhead193]

seems like a lot of people here made a lot of money!

wanna buy me a new mac pro...please.

 

[sam10685]

Sorry, you must be new here Text doesn't carry sarcasm, so if you want to get that across, it takes more than it does in person.

It's ok. I know all too well text doesn't carry sarcasm well. I can't talk. I've used sarcasm my whole life though. Still isn't stopping because I can't speak.

 

[Edge100]

Go AAPL go! I bought all mine when it was around $23!

Umm...might be a good time to take just a BIT of profit from that investment.

 

[Full of Win]

How do I buy stocks online ?

If you need to ask, might I suggest that you should not.

 

[NeverhadaPC]

Crap I wish I knew how to buy stocks for real. I have had apple in my fake stock portfolio... how I wish I had real stocks...

 

[audioteknika]

If you need to ask, might I suggest that you should not.

Stock exchange is far away from my knowledge. Gotta start somewhere.

 

[joshfoth]

Investing in R&D during down times

I've seen it written many times in the past and in interviews. I really have no way of looking any of that up for you. It's just a thing I've heard many times from many sources.

I can, however, point you to this answer from Apple during the confrence call a few days ago:

Q: Will research and development costs rise due to expected 2010 product introductions?
A: Don't want to say too much. We've been investing in our future right along and have managed operating costs very well. We're being careful with money, making good choices, but continuing to invest confidently.

That sounds mild, but remember how these things work. If Apple says "a little" it usually means "a lot" because they try to play up bad news and keep a lid on good news so that they can beat expectations next quarter. It's just the way they've always worked.

By saying they are investing "confidently" I take to mean "you'd be shocked if you knew how much of our cash we're spending!"

I worked for Apple during the 2001-02 downturn. In our town hall meetings, Steve Jobs would say "We are increasing investment in R&D so that when the economy turns around, we will have the advantage." And it worked...and will continue to work!

At the time, this was only possible by freezing employee salaries, etc. Over the long haul, it was definitely worth it (from an investor and customer standpoint).

 

[JLB-UK]

I really wanna buy shares in AAPL, if anyone knows a good UK Stock broker, please PM me!

If you do then please let me know
Apple really is blooming in the recession!

 

[Maserati7200]

I really wish i could buy stock.

 

[flottenheimer]

I really wanna buy shares in AAPL, if anyone knows a good UK Stock broker, please PM me!

Try E*Trade. It's fast, cheap & easy.
https://uk.etrade.com/e/t/uk/homepage

 

[rowsdower]

Stock exchange is far away from my knowledge. Gotta start somewhere.

In that case, you should learn about stocks before you figure out how to buy them.

 

[guzhogi]

Once I heard about this other system called "buy low, sell high". But I've never been able to figure that out. Why would you buy stock that is "low"? Doesn't that mean the company is not doing well? Who'd want to own that? And then when it's high that means they are doing well. Why sell off your stake in a company that is doing well? I just don't understand. I'll stick with my system.

As far as I know (I'm no economics expert), buying low & selling high means that when a stock is at a low point, buy it. When it goes to a really high peak, sell it. That way, you make a profit.

 

[spazzcat]

I sold stock when it was at 80. Now I'm going to buy it all back.

You're doing it wrong...

 

[Cinematographer]

In all seriousness - investing long into AAPL in this current situation doesn't make any sense. I think we will see numbers at around 180 in a few weeks.

That's what the so called experts said when AAPL was at $ 28, and when it was at $ 49, and at $ 72, …

But nevertheless I am very glad I went into stock options with a base proce of 200 half a year ago.

Cheers.

 

[Roessnakhan]

Wish I hadn't sold my stock last year. Would have been doubled today.

 

[LagunaSol]

I can't say I've enjoyed the roller coaster ride over the years, but I certainly do enjoy where we're sitting now (though another plunge and subsequent ascent is inevitable).

I'm long on AAPL since 2001. The best days are yet to come.

 

[bommai]

How do I buy stocks online ?

I have a scottrade account. $7 commission per trade. Not bad!!

That said, I am pissed that I sold all my stock yesterday for $199. Now, why did I do that......(@*#%(@#&*$(&#

 

[Tummy]

Majority of my retirement is in AAPL. I bought more earlier this year in the 80-100 range. Wish I bought a ton more, but decided to diversify a bit and got into financials.

I bought C at 1.28 and sold around $5. I bought FAS around $5.35 (pre-reverse split) and am up 320%. I bought a thousand worth of AIG at $0.45 (pre-reverse split) planning to hold it for when they recover, but sold it for $2 ($40 post split) just recently.

Putting more money in when everyone else was selling back in January-April has really paid off. I just wish I had put in more since we'll probably never see anything like this happen again. People at work complain that their retirement accounts are way down, but I'm afraid to admit to them that I'm net up about 28% over the last two year.