Category: Tech Stocks
The analysis published under this category are as follows.Monday, January 30, 2012
100 Billion Reasons To Buy Apple Stock / Currencies / Tech Stocks
Jack Barnes writes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the world's largest companies based on market capitalization.
Cupertino, CA-based Apple just released one of the best earnings reports in the history of capitalism.
In short, they crushed it-sending Apple stock to a fresh 52-week high.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Five Tech Stocks to Avoid: RIMM, HPQ, YHOO, ORB, GRPN / Companies / Tech Stocks
Michael Robinson writes: After a rocky 2011, tech stocks have gotten a nice bounce so far this year.
The Nasdaq 100 index is up about 7% so far, well above the 4.6% rise in the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
Strong earnings last week from Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) have drawn still more attention to tech stocks.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tech Sector Could Outperform in a More Stable 2012 / Companies / Tech Stocks
Benjamin Shepherd writes: At the start of a new year, I traditionally ponder where to find relative outperformance among the market’s sectors. As such, I believe now is the time for investors to add risk to their portfolios by emphasizing more cyclical corners of the market. While a defensive approach to equities was the best strategy last year, my view is that continued economic improvement in the US, a quieting of the European sovereign-debt crisis and further growth in emerging markets justifies a more offensive stance. For 2012, I am quite optimistic on the technology sector to take advantage of a better economic climateRead full article... Read full article...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Profit From the Next Computer Revolution, 3D Chips Yield Exponential Results / Companies / Tech Stocks
Michael Robinson writes: Forget about the "Tablet Wars." That's yesterday's news.
The same thing goes for the long-predicted "Death of the PC."
You see, the mainstream media has unleashed a torrent of technology predictions for 2012. They're all a mile wide and an inch deep.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time to Take a Bite Out of Apple Stock? / Companies / Tech Stocks
And of course here is our AAPL chart for the day because an AAPL a day keeps the doctor away.
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Friday, January 06, 2012
Bottoming Period for Amazon Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
My pattern and momentum work argue strongly that Amazon (AMZN) completed a major corrective process at its Dec 29 low at 16.97 off of its Sep 20 high at 244.30.
All of the action off of last week's low at 166.97 represents the initiation of a bottoming period that should morph into a powerful recovery upleg into the 200-210 initial target zone.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Zynga IPO, What to Expect When the Stock Starts Trading / Companies / Tech Stocks
Kerri Shannon writes: Social-gaming giant Zynga Inc. starts trading today (Friday), capping off a rocky year for tech initial public offerings (IPOs). A strong performance from Zynga stock today and into the New Year would shed the "bubble" reputation surrounding the sector in 2011.
Here's what you need to know about this latest tech IPO:
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Apple Stock Elliott Wave Analysis Update / Companies / Tech Stocks
An update from my previous article, Apple held the 200DMA, and still inside this trend channel however it's still showing signs of confusion, as well as the US markets, due to the sideways range for the past few months, there could be a triangle setting up for a move higher in a wave [5], the triangle would be wave [4].
The Current Elliott Wave count has this in a suspected 4th wave as its still holding form above the 200DMA.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Apple Approaching Support / Companies / Tech Stocks
After failing to climb out of its December "bullish" coil pattern above 395.00 yesterday, Apple (AAPL) has plunged in sympathy with the overall market. The stock is quickly approaching a test of its 50% retracement support plateau of the entire prior up-leg from 363.32 to 396.41.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
No Debt and High Yield Make Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP) a "Buy" / Companies / Tech Stocks
Jack Barnes writes: Most people aren't incredibly familiar with Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP), but it's a company every investor should know.
You see, ADP, which provides payroll and human resources services to businesses, has two important traits that investors need in their portfolios right now.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Intervening Pullback for Apple Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
After a recovery of $12.75, or 3.4%, from Tuesday morning into early trading today, Apple (AAPL), as viewed on our intraday point-and-figure chart, is taking a breather. Based on my pattern and momentum work, any weakness off of this morning's high should be considered an intervening pullback prior to the resumption of strength that propels AAPL to 398-402 thereafter.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Why Hewlett-Packard Is Today’s Most Hated Stock / Companies / Tech Stocks
There is a good reason John Lennon wrote “All you need is love.” We want to be loved and usually gravitate toward people and things that others cherish. But when it comes to investing, love is not cheap. The trick is to identify misplaced (or mispriced) hate that will turn into love. This brings us to the most-hated stock today: Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
Groupon Rush to IPO, Investor Danger of Tech Trap to Avoid / Companies / Tech Stocks
Kerri Shannon writes: Social media stocks were all the rage this summer, but that enthusiasm is certainly on the wane as we approach the Groupon IPO.
And rightfully so.
This would-be tech titan is more like a tech trap.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Yahoo to sell its soul to Google? / Companies / Tech Stocks
The rumors about the possible sale of Yahoo! search engine continue to emerge on the market. It has been recently reported that Internet giant Google has joined the preliminary talks. As for potential buyers, it was said that Yahoo! could be purchased by China's Alibaba. Microsoft is another possible candidate: the corporation tries to expand its presence on the search market.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Why Apple Stock Is Headed for $500 – And Beyond / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: Even with the product lineup it has now, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock has enough fuel in the tank to propel it to at least $500 a share.
But it's about to add a booster rocket.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Netflix Share Price Crash on Loss of Subscribers / Companies / Tech Stocks
Shares of Netflix (NFLX) plummeted almost 35% to $77.37 in one day on Tue. Oct. 25 after reporting losing 800,000 U.S. subscribers in the third quarter, and predicting an unprofitable 2012 mostly due to its aggressive international expansion plan. The magnitude of the share price drop caught option traders off guard even though the options market had priced in a 15% swing in either direction.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Don't Worry: Apple Stock Will Bounce Back / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: Suddenly, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) appears mortal.
With Apple stock falling 5.59% yesterday (Wednesday) to close at $398.62 following an uncharacteristic earnings miss Tuesday, the company has lost its aura of invincibility.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Nobel Prize for Steve Jobs? / Companies / Tech Stocks
Martin Hutchinson writes: The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Oct. 10. It went to Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent - two fairly obscure economists whose main work was on rational expectations theory.
That followed by five days the death of Steve Jobs, whom the Nobel Prize committee never recognized in any way.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Apple Technically Ripe for "Sell the News" / Companies / Tech Stocks
Apple (AAPL) comes out with earnings tomorrow (Tuesday) after the closing bell, and we have to figure that the results will be stellar. That said, AAPL technically is set up for a potential sell-the-news event in the aftermath of its results.
AAPL is extremely overbought atop its near-vertical advance off its October 4 low of 354.24, and in the aftermath of Steve Jobs' death on October 5.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
How the Legacy of Steve Jobs Could Haunt Apple / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: Now that its iconic founder is truly gone, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) must figure out how to remain true to the legacy of Steve Jobs without getting hamstrung by it.
It's not as easy as you might think.
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