Comments on: Should I short Apple? http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/ Perfection of means and confusion of aims… Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:12:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Don’t let pride get in the way of good ole greed « The Big Deal http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-587 Don’t let pride get in the way of good ole greed « The Big Deal Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:39:17 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-587 [...] love Apple, I love almost all their products (there are few exceptions). Instead of following my own advice and shorting it at the end of 2007 I decided to go long expecting big things to happen at the [...] [...] love Apple, I love almost all their products (there are few exceptions). Instead of following my own advice and shorting it at the end of 2007 I decided to go long expecting big things to happen at the [...]

]]> By: …and all the planets aligned « The Big Deal http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-578 …and all the planets aligned « The Big Deal Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:12:35 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-578 [...] The last thing I want to talk about is Apple (AAPL). Shares tanked, badly, right after I reopened my position full of confidence with the MacWorld approaching. I should have perhaps heeded my own advice. “Should I short Apple”. [...] [...] The last thing I want to talk about is Apple (AAPL). Shares tanked, badly, right after I reopened my position full of confidence with the MacWorld approaching. I should have perhaps heeded my own advice. “Should I short Apple”. [...]

]]> By: masteroftheuniverse http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-222 masteroftheuniverse Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:58:55 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-222 The Jan $175 Puts are going for $8.75. They expire in the third week of January. You could be short AAPL for $875 for a month and a half which isn't a bad price to pay for such a position. Your risk is 100% quantified in this trade. However, AAPL is within striking distance of an all time high. A close above that high would be a really bullish sign, despite what the fundamentals might say. The Jan $175 Puts are going for $8.75. They expire in the third week of January. You could be short AAPL for $875 for a month and a half which isn’t a bad price to pay for such a position. Your risk is 100% quantified in this trade. However, AAPL is within striking distance of an all time high. A close above that high would be a really bullish sign, despite what the fundamentals might say.

]]> By: masteroftheuniverse http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-218 masteroftheuniverse Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:14:56 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-218 But why take the risk on a bet that's already been made. The six month chart on AAPL is really in an upward trend. It would take bigger balls than I have to short that stock. There's stocks around that you almost have to short because it's like shooting ducks in a barrel. My "Quick short positions" usually turn into nightmares. But why take the risk on a bet that’s already been made. The six month chart on AAPL is really in an upward trend. It would take bigger balls than I have to short that stock. There’s stocks around that you almost have to short because it’s like shooting ducks in a barrel.

My “Quick short positions” usually turn into nightmares.

]]> By: Stefano Buliani http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-212 Stefano Buliani Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:33:14 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-212 As I said I'm sure Apple is a sound company, but I'm not sure it will deliver what it has promised for 2008, and the market has bet big on that. It would be a quick short position before earnings release next quarter if rumors suggest that iPhone sold poorly in Europe and Asia. As I said I’m sure Apple is a sound company, but I’m not sure it will deliver what it has promised for 2008, and the market has bet big on that.

It would be a quick short position before earnings release next quarter if rumors suggest that iPhone sold poorly in Europe and Asia.

]]> By: masteroftheuniverse http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-211 masteroftheuniverse Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:20:15 +0000 http://thebigdeal.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/should-i-short-apple/#comment-211 Why short a tough stock like Apple, when you can find a real dog and short the crap out of it. There's plenty of real crap stocks out there. Apple's a sound company. Why woud you want to short a sound company, over-valued or not. To me, that idea defies logic, and carrys way too much risk. If you short it, you might want to buy an above the market call to protect your position. Find something in the financial sector, like a big mortgage company, and sell away. Cheers, Jeff Why short a tough stock like Apple, when you can find a real dog and short the crap out of it. There’s plenty of real crap stocks out there.

Apple’s a sound company. Why woud you want to short a sound company, over-valued or not. To me, that idea defies logic, and carrys way too much risk. If you short it, you might want to buy an above the market call to protect your position.

Find something in the financial sector, like a big mortgage company, and sell away.
Cheers,

Jeff

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