Taking Apple (AAPL) short

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by chaosclarity, Oct 9, 2011.

  1. all observations are welcome - always like to hear diff views.

    The gap from Friday is suspicious, IF I wasn't so afraid of this stocks upward momentum last week or so, would have added more puts at 426. But maybe it actually does hit 450 up from 370 a few days ago. Maybe the bubble is back.
     
    #61     Oct 17, 2011
  2. #62     Oct 17, 2011
  3. maybe aapl trades to 450, maybe.
     
    #63     Oct 18, 2011

  4. that made me laugh. well played good sir.
     
    #64     Oct 18, 2011
  5. Seems like everyone is bullish AAPL. When the boat gets weighted to one side, it sinks. We shall see soon.
     
    #65     Oct 18, 2011
  6. #66     Oct 18, 2011
  7. IF you held your position and are closing it AH I will buy you dinner in Chicago. I bought ONE Nov put just for the H of it. Be interesting to see if it makes me anything tomorrow as AAPL just now went from 392 to 405 in 20 seconds.
     
    #67     Oct 18, 2011
  8. going back into the early 90s I never wanted to play earnings Just doesn't fit with my personality and emotions.

    But in this case I should have figured that most people expected' up side and here it is at 399 AH; guess I should have figured that. But how could you gamble that it would not first pop and then sell off. That is what I thought would happen; gaps higher and then sold hard.
     
    #68     Oct 18, 2011
  9. luisHK

    luisHK

    There goes the friday gap :eek:

    Didn't check all details but the guidance looks good. Glad I sold 100shares @425.80 before the earning but still holding 200 - and some NQ plus QQQ.

    Planning to hold for a few months
     
    #69     Oct 18, 2011
  10. curious to see what I make one on my Nov 400p.
     
    #70     Oct 18, 2011