Talking stocks, trading, and investing in general - Page 189

SNSS has their conference tomorrow.

Zynga looks to have bottomed out.

I believe it was mentioned once or twice in this thread while I was doing some backreading, actually! had been following it since it was $8.50 back in late July and only got in recently. pretty nice day, some calls would've been much nicer! onto the next speculative biotech.

I've been following EMAN since last year, anyone else?

Any comments on Abbott Labs splitting in two?

 

hmmmmm

 

they dont have a mobile strategy problem; they have a genre lifecycle problem.

buy puts on apple, would not short as a retail investor. its very complicated. that said, my boss once told me that investing without shorting is like playing football without a helmet on.

for the big guys to hedge their positions and protect their profits

For the retail investor though, they can play flag football without the helmet

what does anyone think about EMC? i'm up about 12% but i feel it's poised for a buyout at some point. i'm just not sure how long i'm willing to wait.

I know nothing about the company but whose going to buy out a company with a market cap of 58 billion?

 

It happens all the time. My firm was aquired about 5 years ago. It has a total of $2.2 trillion in assets.

Man...netflix just can't get a break can it?

Yesterday opens up big and bumps off of $74. Today they are already down 8% again.

GLUU is getting absolutely hammered. Wish I had some cash/margin to go in here, 3 and change is a damn gift. Still long on AMRN though, seeing some pretty crazy volatility before Orange Book update.

Now would be a good time to get into Aapl too.

Using some of my profits from SRPT and buying calls ahead of NPSP's FDA advisory panel and briefing documents.

 I strongly agree.

 

Apple took a big hit due to initial Iphone 5 sales. However, the issue isn't with the demand, it's with the supply. One of the more notable new features of the Iphone 5 is the aluminum housing. They have tightened down on quality control from the factory due to scratches on the housing.

 

On the short term, it's costing them a lot of money (I've seen figures of around $60 billion). Long term, the issue will be resolved and sales should shoot through the roof once the issue is rectified.

 

Another arguement is that Apple doesn't have anything new to introduce....I disagree. The Ipad Mini should do phenomenal assuming the price is right. The iTv is also another product that a lot of people are talking about.

 

The last arguement is the Apple doesn't have anything "innovative." My opinion....have they ever? They have products that cater to 7 year olds all the way up to 90 year olds. They have never been the best product out there. They have products that are simple to use, have massive product support, and their marketing is second to none (in my opinion).

 

Most companies have a 12 month price target of around $800. I have only seen 2 analysts downgrade their opinion and in both cases it was from "Buy" to "Neutral." I have not seen a "Sell" rating yet from any analyst.