Is AAPL Manipulated?
techstock2000 @ July 31, 2008 # 10 Comments
On July 31, 2008, Neatguy posted the following:
I’m probably in a small minority on this board, but I don’t think manipulation is a major factor in AAPL. For a number of reasons:
Markets Engulf the Bear, Yet AAPL Timid - What Gives?
techstock2000 @ July 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On July 30, 2008, Gr8Desertwind posted the following:
What gives is that every attempt at a bull run in Apple has been met with a stream of FUD in the media along with millions of shares dumped to break any bull run. Several times I have ask myself why this stock seems to be bearing the [...]
Lowered margin guidance reflection of management scars
techstock2000 @ July 29, 2008 # 2 Comments
On July 29, 2008, Sleepygeek posted the following:
Apple management was scarred for life by the options backdating saga/nonsense, where management of the highest integrity, acting under the best available legal advice, was nevertheless tricked by a retrospective SEC definition of “option grant date” and an associated witch hunt and ritual sacrifices of good people. They [...]
Macs and more macs
techstock2000 @ July 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On July 22, 2008, Cotten999 (editor of the great AAPLinvestors.net site) posted the following:
A Little Reminder - Most Macs Sold in One Qtr - EVER!
Let’s take a little look at Macs.
After the ER: What is coming in fiscal Q4?
techstock2000 @ July 21, 2008 # 4 Comments
On July 21, 2008, Apple released its quarterly earnings and held its earnings report conference call. Following that call, TechStock2000 posted the following:
I’m not going to participate in the “bash Peter” party. I’m disappointed in the guidance, and even more so in the stock price plummeting on wonderful results. The one thing that I [...]
Expansion of the OS X base
techstock2000 @ July 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On July 19, 2008, Gr8Desertwind posted the following:
Take a moment and think about the expansion of Apple’s OSX base. I mean, every new iPhone customer is a new OSX user. And every Application Developer is an OSX developer. And as is typical in the development community, if you write for one device, you write for [...]
Open letter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox
techstock2000 @ July 19, 2008 # 2 Comments
On July 19, 2008, idannyb posted the following:
Dear Chairman Cox:
Thank you for your recent acknowledgement that naked short selling is a problem that needs to be addressed. There’s much more to be done and I would like to emphasize a few points.
Apple Earnings
techstock2000 @ July 17, 2008 # One Comment
On July 17, 2008, Neatguy posted the following:
Most of the reports out concerning Apple earnings have been pretty tepid, with lots of concerns. I’m having a difficult time seeing anything less than $1.20. Here’s why:
Just sent a note to my Congresswoman
techstock2000 @ July 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On July 16, 2008, TechStock2000 posted the following:
I just sent this to Anna Eshoo, my Congresswoman:
The financial markets have been buffeted this year by problems in the real estate lending market, which have been exacerbated by direct “attacks” on the stock of financial services companies.
Bear Stearns was almost forced into bankruptcy, did collapse and was [...]
On the subject of iPhone competitors
techstock2000 @ July 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On July 16, 2008, Cotten999 (editor of the great AAPLinvestors.net site) posted the following:
On the subject of iPhone competitors
Howlongtoretire said: With Nokia being number one in smart phone sale and number one in non-smart phone sales, Nokia is by far our main competitor, not Research in Motion
In terms of volume, you are absolutely correct. If the iPhone is going to [...]