AAPL-alluding to pending product releases?

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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Today AAPL (Apple Computer) stock shot up 87¢ or 3.22% on relatively little news. Two of the possibilites for the increase could be the news about the iPod interface patenting or there is also the other much more juicy possibility.



Analysts often get to see what a company is going to release before they release it, and they make projections based on what they know. Could it be that there are some Wall Street rumors floating around about new Apple products tomorrow? It is entirely possible, especially considering Apple had a larger gain today than Roxio, Dell, HP, MSFT, IBM, Adobe, Pixar, and GTW.



Today Apple closed at $27.91
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  • Reply 1 of 26
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Don't put too much into it. Analysts do not see what Apple has in store and even if they did they cannot tell their clients (shareholders), thus it has nothing to do with the stock rise. Techs have been doing well recently. The patent pending thing means nothing to the current price of stock in terms of any monetary gain. In case you haven't noticed Apple has been rising recently, mostly on the iPod and iTunes situation. The stock is really overpriced at this point.
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  • Reply 2 of 26
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by MacsRGood4U

    Don't put too much into it. Analysts do not see what Apple has in store and even if they did they cannot tell their clients (shareholders), thus it has nothing to do with the stock rise. Techs have been doing well recently. The patent pending thing means nothing to the current price of stock in terms of any monetary gain. In case you haven't noticed Apple has been rising recently, mostly on the iPod and iTunes situation. The stock is really overpriced at this point.



    Shut up don't say that, I want to sell at $28
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  • Reply 3 of 26
    dhagan4755dhagan4755 Posts: 2,152member
    Some of what you said might be classified as insider trading, if true.
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  • Reply 4 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by DHagan4755

    Some of what you said might be classified as insider trading, if true.



    It is known that analysts get pre release tours of new products.
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  • Reply 5 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    Rumors leak out on the Street as well as on the net, I mean, come on. The press was actually reporting on MSNBC that Apple was going to probably release a $100 version of the iPod this past MacWorld in January.



    There were countless times when the press talked up the iMac, I remember specifically when they said the redeisgned iMac was a lock for the MacWorld New York Expo...when in fact that didnt happen until 6 months later in San Fran.



    It is possible that there are some rumors or hints/tips being passed along from analysts. Buy on rumors, sell on facts.
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  • Reply 6 of 26
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    It's not like it hasn't been inching up all year:







    Investing in Apple is a long term thing. You don't get rich selling just to make a few bucks unless you do it on a grand scale. (I sure don't).
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  • Reply 7 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    Did you read what I just said, Apple's stock is infamous for moving in crazy ways. MSNBC did all of what I described, it is fact.
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  • Reply 8 of 26
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Messiahtosh

    Did you read what I just said, Apple's stock is infamous for moving in crazy ways. MSNBC did all of what I described, it is fact.



    Who, me? I'm not disputing that.



    I just think that iPod mini EU product delays (a good thing - trust me), end of quarter results coming, WWDC coming, likely updates coming are all good news. Plus Dead archive being relased on iTMS soon(?) can only mean yet more iPod sales. Apple is shitting good stuff, just not the biggie G5 PowerBooks or 30" Aluminum Cinema Displays - yet.



    Rumors are icing on the cake but the price goes up regardless. It's no way to make big bucks fast but it is steady.
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  • Reply 9 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    I agree it is not a way to "make big bucks fast," I just said rumors are reason enough for stock prices to soar or falter.
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  • Reply 10 of 26
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Messiahtosh

    I agree it is not a way to "make big bucks fast," I just said rumors are reason enough for stock prices to soar or falter.



    Sure, I agree.



    But the dips and rises are also dependent on world news/terrorism/war, quarterly earnings speculation/news, product launches, product delays, lawsuits, weather (typhoons/shipping delays), disease (SARS affected many computer manufacturers), scandals, product recalls/quality issues, advertising, competition efforts, movie/tv/ad tie-ins/promos...on and on. Any one of which can make a stock jump or fall.



    If anything is constant though it is rumor and speculation.



    But yes: "AAPL-alluding to pending product releases" is a definite possibility.



    I sure as heck think some stuff is coming soon (ever optimistic)...



    My iBook G3 is posed to become my backup Mac. I'm torn...G4 PB soon or Desktop soon. Decisions!
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  • Reply 11 of 26
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Messiahtosh

    It is known that analysts get pre release tours of new products.



    That was true before Regulation FD.....



    Best,



    Bob
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  • Reply 12 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Automaticftp

    That was true before Regulation FD.....



    Best,



    Bob




    Uh, it still, ah..happens. Check out industry pundits, they allude to things all the time.
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  • Reply 13 of 26
    Actually, it hardly happens at all now, because of Reg. FD and Sarbanes-Oxley. No intelligently managed corporation takes the risk of cluing in analysts (especially) on what is coming unless that corporation is prepared for severe sanctions.



    Best,



    Bob
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  • Reply 14 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Automaticftp

    Actually, it hardly happens at all now, because of Reg. FD and Sarbanes-Oxley. No intelligently managed corporation takes the risk of cluing in analysts (especially) on what is coming unless that corporation is prepared for severe sanctions.



    Best,



    Bob




    No, it still happens on a very regular basis.



    That is usually how things get "leaked."
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  • Reply 15 of 26
    Look, no intelligently managed, publicly traded corporation is going to take the chance of being found out. The only way to do that is to fully comply with the Securities Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, and relevant rules. Apple is, by all accounts, an intelligently managed corporation, and is NOT about to risk severe sanctions from the SEC just to show analysts what is coming. Since that would be material, Apple would be required to disclose it to the public--that is the essence of Regulation FD.



    And your assertion that it happens all the time anyway is based on what?



    Best,



    Bob
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  • Reply 16 of 26
    messiahtoshmessiahtosh Posts: 1,754member
    It's based on what Apple does which is not what you are refering to. Ever heard of Time Magazine? Did you hear about the Time Canada iMac leak? Pundits see the stuff before it's released.
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  • Reply 17 of 26
    the whole tech sector was up today...i'd guess that would explain the AAPL stock price movement.
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  • Reply 18 of 26
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Messiahtosh

    It's based on what Apple does which is not what you are refering to. Ever heard of Time Magazine? Did you hear about the Time Canada iMac leak? Pundits see the stuff before it's released.



    The whole world saw the Time Canada leak!



    Maybe you should check this http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=40104



    Yep investors looking to our very own FH for info on product releases. A bit like asking a blind man for directions.
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  • Reply 19 of 26
    rhumgodrhumgod Posts: 1,289member
    AAPL stock rise is NOT based on "rumors", rather industry news (non-rumor) and analyst recommendation. Probably the latest news about Apple's soaring iPod mini sales figures.
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  • Reply 20 of 26
    are you sure that a large percentage of people who are buying stock right now aren't shorting it? They may be seeing the current situation with no updates, dry supply lines, etc., and thinking that the stock is about to tank with the earnings report for this last quarter and the next.
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