[Alchem]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

50 cents does not mean strength...its hanging between 119 to 120.80

i wasnt implying that aapl is weak but it's almost at the top of the mountain already...

Thats what they said when it was 95.
It depends on your investing, i plan to hold it for a long time, because apple as a company is going to do well. With new OS X, new products in the pipeline.

Will it go done in the near future, certianly, but for the long term, you can see it go much higher.

[e90fanatic]

yea...all of those are priced in....only thing im looking forward to is their apple tv...and its potential...

i mean it is a great company...but there are others that gives me a higher ROI

[thedean786]

And now this, apparently Safari 3 sucks balls:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...n-windows.html

[e90fanatic]

yea...got hacked

[Poderes1]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

nah...i dont hold stocks like trophies...sell them when you already had enough gains...apple's new products are already priced into the share price...i'll wait for it to drop again before i will even consider of rebuying

I bought Apple Stock back when it was 63 bucks a share. Imagine how much i have made so far. I don't like the buy and hold strategy either. However there are very few stocks that I would buy and hold and Apple is one of them. If you want to sell, just buy some puts and you don't even have to buy sell the shares you own and make a quick buck that way.

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by Poderes1

I bought Apple Stock back when it was 63 bucks a share. Imagine how much i have made so far. I don't like the buy and hold strategy either. However there are very few stocks that I would buy and hold and Apple is one of them. If you want to sell, just buy some puts and you don't even have to buy sell the shares you own and make a quick buck that way.

that's good. I bought it at 52. so i'd get to keep my gains after i sold it at 124.50 (about 130% gain). Puts is another strategy but i'd like to be flexible and have less risk exposure. I can keep it or not, I dont have to live with a time frame. GL with AAPL

the good thing about my strategy is that it's working now. i can rebuy right now at 116..and that's already a 8.50 dollar gap/profit if it should go up again. But I'm not gonna wait for apple...got other stocks in mind

fyi, i do have long term investments held in other equity derivatives. but my short term investments are here to make fast bucks with lowest risk as possible.

[Poderes1]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

that's good. I bought it at 52. so i'd get to keep my gains after i sold it at 124.50 (about 130% gain). Puts is another strategy but i'd like to be flexible and have less risk exposure. I can keep it or not, I dont have to live with a time frame. GL with AAPL

Puts and Calls is what makes you money in the market, regardless if its up, down, or stagnant. I love taking risks.

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by Poderes1

Puts and Calls is what makes you money in the market, regardless if its up, down, or stagnant. I love taking risks.

i trade puts and calls as well...i even write them a few times but i dont prefer them. But either way, u have to stick with a time frame. If your contract expires this week....then you got what you bargained for...GL...from what i've learned in my experience...risk is what u need to decrease and return is what you need to increase..

[Poderes1]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

i trade puts and calls as well...i even write them a few times. But either way, u have to stick with a time frame. If your contract expires this week....then you got what you bargained for...GL...from what i've learned in my experience...risk is what u need to decrease and return is what you need to increase..

I always but my puts and calls a few months ahead. Risk is what you need to be successful. Not taking risks makes you lose a lot. Good luck as well. This is a very interesting thread

[e90fanatic]

Originally Posted by Poderes1

I always but my puts and calls a few months ahead. Risk is what you need to be successful. Not taking risks makes you lose a lot. Good luck as well. This is a very interesting thread

yea it's interesting.

actually buying options closer is what gives you much higher return as any contracts ahead has time value in it, and that value decreases as you wait. I usually buy calls if the report is coming out next few weeks and have done my hw. puts...just to hedge my calls.

But from what you said, it seems like you dont put much of your $$ into the market. Usually people use that strategy with around $10,000 cash (enough to earn some $$ but not a lot if all lost)....i have a friend that does this...not really working out for him though

[Poderes1]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

yea it's interesting.

actually buying options closer is what gives you much higher return as any contracts ahead has time value in it, and that value decreases as you wait. I usually buy calls if the report is coming out next few weeks and have done my hw. puts...just to hedge my calls.

But from what you said, it seems like you dont put much of your $$ into the market. Usually people use that strategy with around $10,000 cash (enough to earn some $$ but not a lot if all lost)....i have a friend that does this...not really working out for him though

Not really the case. I have alot of money in the market. I like to do a little of everything you know. Got money in stocks, ETF's, emerging markets, and some mutual funds. With options, you really don't have to own the stock so that whats good about it. I am sorry about your friend. You really need to know what you are doing before you can do options trading. I started options trading with just 5,000 bucks and so far it has been working great for me and its actually been less risky for me becuase there are just so many ways to make money with not just puts and calls, but also with bull-call speads, straddles so on and so forth. Even with trailing stops, stop-limits and stop-losses i have been able to minimize risk as well as some losses.

[e90fanatic]

lol...are you copying from a investment encyclopedia...

[Poderes1]

Originally Posted by e90fanatic

lol...are you copying from a investment encyclopedia...

Nah. I read books on successful people, I like to go to seminars and I have been an investor since 2003. The more I learn, the more I know.