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Market is slightly up and Apple is down another $4.20

Really poor performance since mid February - can't figure out why.

Market manipulation resonates with many of us, options trading / day trading - some impact I'm sure. But yikes - we are down to the mid $330s again.

Or, perhaps the stock is down simply because iPhone is falling so far behind the competition? No LTE, no dual core CPU, no SAMOLED Plus, no NFC, no 21Mbps HSPA+ (not to mention the old list - no Flash, no Flash cards etc.)
 
Or, perhaps the stock is down simply because iPhone is falling so far behind the competition? No LTE, no dual core CPU, no SAMOLED Plus, no NFC, no 21Mbps HSPA+ (not to mention the old list - no Flash, no Flash cards etc.)


Really?? Name a single phone that has LTE, dual core CPU, SAMOLED Plus, NFC, 21Mbps HSPA+, Flash, and SD cards that sells more then the iPhone. Just one. I don't need a whole list.
 
Really?? Name a single phone that has LTE, dual core CPU, SAMOLED Plus, NFC, 21Mbps HSPA+, Flash, and SD cards that sells more then the iPhone. Just one. I don't need a whole list.

What does it have to do with AAPL price? What's important that Android phones combined got the biggest market share thus denying Apple growth opportunities.
 
Down $7.20 now :-(

Android market share? Not IMO

Tech Specs - no way

Significant shortfalls - not that I know of

I'm left with pure puzzlement

LagunaSol - like you - a long term investor - traders are cleaning up - investors are not doing very well on APPL this last 6 months.
 
LagunaSol - like you - a long term investor - traders are cleaning up - investors are not doing very well on APPL this last 6 months.

They need to jack up the tax rate to sky-high levels on short-term trading profits. This type of "business activity" adds nothing of value to our economy or capitalist system.
 
LagunaSol - you are - IMO - spot on. I have been making the same comment for about a year now - that might bring some sanity back to the market.

We need more INVESTING and waaaaay less trading.
 
Apple down another $1.40

Apple cell phone profits approaching 60% of market

Great news on profitability - stock price continues free fall

Insanity

Markets are trading on what ????
 
The insanity continues...

Today it was announced that Apple has made HUGE inroads in the enterprise market with a 66% increase in corporate sales - compared to a 4.5% increase for pc.

Apple stock down to$338 or so.

Apple stock is either being manipulated in some effective / draconian manner or simply hated

Or both.
 
probably not

The insanity continues...

Today it was announced that Apple has made HUGE inroads in the enterprise market with a 66% increase in corporate sales - compared to a 4.5% increase for pc.

Apple stock down to$338 or so.

Apple stock is either being manipulated in some effective / draconian manner or simply hated

Or both.

This is headline risk at work, the FOXCONN explosion is probably weighing on the stock much more than illicit activity. AND the market is down too, which doesn't help.
 
It may be that Apple is way over weighted to short term "bad news" headlines AND manipulation.

Look at my last two posts - iPhone is generating 60% of market segment profits and huge gains in enterprise corporate sector. Those "should" way more than offset the dramatic "explosion" at the Ip2 factory - which the Chinese will have back online far faster than anyone imagines.

???
 
Brokerages can view their customers positions, know how much is at risk, their trading habits and more. See "Know your customer" rule and the "we may trade against you" disclaimers each client must sign; this ensures this corruption. Essentially the dealer sees your hand. AAPL's PE going down with higher earnings report? Doesn't make sense unless you're a broker/market maker who's customers are long the stock and you're on the other side. All they do is trade against their customers positions/order flow. The media Rodeo clowns distract the customers away from the bull with stories like "Investors were in a foul mood today" etc etc. when in reality 70-80% of stocks are traded by computers going against order flow. It's corrupt. Get rid of the SEC and the illusion of investor protection and market integrity will be gone and people will know they're dealing with duplicitous liars. You know in colleges many economic and engineering students have written dissertation on option pricing according to this news.

The only ones that really make money are those who control the market. We must get rid of them! There is no company in the world who can reach the Apple achievements! And yet we see very little progress!
 
Yes, Ira green I have read that dissertation and students written some articles related this right?? It was just awesome writing........!!
 
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