Bart Yee on Premarket: Apple is green - '“what’s the upside or risks between the limit order and trailing stop?“ “The core tradeoff is that a limit order guarantees your price but gives you zero protection if the stock pulls back early, while a trailing stop protects your profits on a reversal but can lock in a lower execution price if a temporary dip triggers it. Limit Order A limit order instructs your broker to sell your shares only if Apple reaches a specific price or higher (e.g., $334.50). • The Upside: You capture the exact premium price you want. If market makers drive a fast morning spike into your target zone, your order fills seamlessly at your chosen number. •The Risks: You can completely miss the move. If Apple hits $334.45 and reverses violently into an afternoon de-hedging flush, your $334.50 limit order will sit unfilled, forcing you to chase the stock down. Trailing Stop Order A trailing stop adjusts automatically with the stock price. You set a specific dollar or percentage distance below the highest market price achieved (e.g., a trailing stop set at $1.50 below the peak). • The Upside: It lets you maximize unpredicted momentum while setting an automated safety net. If Apple ignores the $335 wall and blasts to $337, your stop trails right behind it to roughly $335.50. If the stock then reverses, you lock in the gains. • The Risks: You are highly vulnerable to morning market noise. A rapid 4% gamma squeeze is naturally volatile. If Apple hits $333.50, experiences a brief 90-second dip of $1.60 to shake out weak hands, and then rockets to $336, your $1.50 trailing stop will trigger on the dip. You will be sold out early at a lower price and miss the subsequent run. Summary Matrix for Friday’s Session Strategy Best Case Scenario Worst Case Scenario Result Ideal For… Limit Order Stock hits your target exactly and falls away. Stock misses target by pennies, then crashes. Locking in a realistic target during the morning rush. Trailing Stop Stock moves past targets; you capture the peak. A brief morning dip triggers the sale before the real move. Hands-off protection against a sudden late-day flush. To help you decide which tool fits your goal, let me know: Do you want to see how to calculate a safe trailing stop distance based on Apple’s current morning volatility? Or are you leaning toward a specific target price where you would be completely satisfied walking away?”'
on Horace Dediu: Why Apple might be eyeing the eyewear market - '“My take: I pay three times more than Dediu’s $300 for my progressive lenses. If Apple can match my costs and throw a smart camera in the bargain, I’m interested.” Philip’s take nails it from my perspective. Both my wife and I often spend a large dollar number on our glasses with progressive lenses etc. If Apple can put in some useful tech and keep things lightweight they definitely have a shot at grabbing market share. I have no loyalty to the frame manufacturers except their styling.'
on Evercore's June quarter preview is bullish on Apple - 'I don’t know about the close, PED, but the intraday high thus far is $332.28, And the volume at 10:00 was 25.5 M trades. In ny experience, high volume green Fridays typically swamp Max Pain. And with Max Pain per you at $290/share, “swamp” could be an understatement – more like inundate with a tidal wave….'
on Horace Dediu: Why Apple might be eyeing the eyewear market - 'Apple has a history of taking a product that some people like, and making it a product that many now feel they want AND need it. IMHO, it is something that Apple immensely enjoys doing. (And make a lot of money doing it. )'
on Premarket: Apple is green - 'As you said to all of us in your PED3.0 event this past Saturday in Palo Alto. I’ve shared your Jerry Q’s/Joe A’s with my friends that asked for highlights re AAPL for the future. Wonderful to have met you in person and your lovely wife as well!'
on Horace Dediu: Why Apple might be eyeing the eyewear market - 'The eyewear market is controlled by a few companies each with multiple brands – and sweet margins. This is a market ripe for disruption. Perfect fit for Apple.'
on Horace Dediu: Why Apple might be eyeing the eyewear market - 'I called it as soon as AVP came out. If they can do to prescription what they have done with the watch and avp, and can somehow ‘fix’ the broken system with prescription eyeglasses (I paid over $1,000 fo each pair of progressives I get every couple of years), it is going to be beyond huge. I am sure it is what TC mentioned as part of the planned growth in Health. I am very glad it is finally, maybe, coming true.'
on Premarket: Apple is green - 'Pinch me! I must be dreaming. 🙂 I keep waiting for Westworld’s “Nothing can go wrong – go wrong – go wrong.”'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - 'And, we now need the EU to cave in to pressure from EU customers to back down on their ridiculous demands on opening up the Appleverse to allcomers. The non-availability of Siri AI should be the tipping point for it to happen in my view.'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - 'And, for those who *don’t* trade…happy investing! 🙂'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - 'Is anyone here really surprised? I mean, it was only a matter of time. The degree of the volatility can be astonishing, but Apple’s current stock price is where it was going to inevitably end up, based on the recent analyst’s consensus, right? If you believe Daniel Ives, which I happen to, next stop: $400. Good luck all. Happy trading.'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - '@David Drinkwater: Apple also had a class action lawsuit filed against them seeking bazillions tossed out of court by the Federal District Court Judge in Northern California. Also, as Kirk mentioned, the regulators in China giving their blessing to Apple Intelligence was a huge event. Now if Apple can get approval from the current administration to utilize memory chips manufactured by Chinese companies to use exclusively in China only iPhones, that will free up chips from TSMC for iPhones to be used everywhere else. That will be a huge opportunity and increase the margins for Apple and perhaps even hold off having to raise prices. That could be the makings of the Perfect Storm.'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - 'David D. — Always tough to point the finger at any one thing, but the recent green-light by China regulators of Apple Intelligence probably helps with the lift.'
on Premarket: Apple is green - 'Given the predictions of OpenAI’s demise, based on its basically non-existent financials and massive and growing debt, those people had better hope the IPO happens very soon and they have very short vesting and trade prohibition periods on any options they receive!'
on Apple soars to $327.50, a new record close - 'Any inklings as to why? It doesn’t seem like a huge news day …'
