Apple Today - 11/30/2015 (AAPL)
seymour_greenz • November 30th 2015 09:30:42 AM
Good Morning,
NASDAQ Futures are up 17 with +20 Fair Value, Dow Futures are up 42 on this last day of November.
Asian markets closed mixed. China reversed course and closed up 0.26% after being down 5.48% on Friday. Hong Kong closed down 0.33% and Japan was lower by 0.69%. European markets are currently up strongly with Germany in the lead at 0.93%. France is not far behind at 0.73% and the UK is also up 0.17%. Commodities are mixed this morning. Oil is up over 1%, natural gas is down over 0.25% and gold is up 0.1%.
AAPL had a relatively quiet week, losing a modest losing 1.49 to end the week down 1.25%. AAPL started the week at a high point on Monday and approached 120 early in the session before selling off down to the 117.5-range and bouncing back to 119 on Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday were particularly quiet and AAPL dropped on low volume ending the week at 117.81.
This morning in pre-market, AAPL opened slightly lower at 177.7 on low volume and marched up to 118, where it has been all morning with pressure into the low-118 area. AAPL is currently up 20 cents to 118.01.
Classic max-pain is 117.
ECB effect on Euro, stocks and oil:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-global-markets-idUSKBN0TJ00V20151130
Look out China, India is gaining:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/india-economy-gdp-growth-idINKBN0TJ19J20151130
World's biggest pension fund down $64 billion:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-30/world-s-biggest-pension-fund-loses-64-billion-amid-equity-rout
Black Friday down while online sales soar?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/11/29/black-friday-weekend-sales-results/76529704/
Gold's worst month since 2013:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-30/gold-heads-for-worst-month-since-2013-as-central-banks-diverge
Smog chokes Delhi, Beijing as climate talks begin:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/climatechange-summit-china-smog-idINKBN0TJ0E620151130
Apple may replace headphone jack on iPhone 7:
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/27/iphone-7-no-3-5mm-headphone-jack-lightning/
Apple to unveil new MacBook Air line at WWDC 2016:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/11/30/rumor-apple-to-unveil-13-and-15-macbook-air-at-wwdc-2016
Apple quiet on iPad Pro's stylus pressure sensitivity?
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/people-want-to-know-the-apple-pencils-pressure-sensitivity-2015-11
Amazon 2016:
http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-the-king-of-e-commerce-gets-primed-for-2016/
Swatch Pay?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-30/swatch-to-start-selling-mobile-payment-watch-in-u-s-in-2016
BlackBerry is leaving Pakistan:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-30/blackberry-exits-pakistan-to-avoid-e-mail-monitoring-by-state
The titans of clean energy:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/bill-gates-zuckerberg-tech-leaders-launch-fund-for-clean-energy-breakthroughs/
Meet Li-Fi... Wi-Fi with light:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/29/li-fi-probably-wont-be-the-new-wi-fi-for-most-people/
Toy maker VTech hack is no joke:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/hack-of-toy-maker-vtech-exposes-families/
Hands-on Raspberry Pi Zero:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hands-on-with-the-raspberry-pi-zero/
Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphone review:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/personal-technology/microsoft-misses-mark-with-lumia-950-and-950-xl-smartphones/story-e6frgazf-1227628812062
Coming soon to Amazon Prime:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2495576,00.asp
Tesla wants self-driving cars ASAP:
http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-wants-to-make-fully-self-driving-cars-happen-way-ahead-of-schedule-2015-11
Obama says US is partly to blame for climate change:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/world/europe/obama-climate-conference-cop21.html?_r=0
Humanoid robot can help in search and rescue:
http://www.ibtimes.com/walk-man-humanoid-robot-can-help-search-rescue-operate-human-tools-2203444
Quantum gravity, 100 years after Einstein:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1129/100-years-after-Einstein-s-breakthrough-tensions-remain-with-quantum-gravity
"Giant rat" spotted on Mars:
http://nypost.com/2015/11/27/mars-rover-spots-giant-rat-on-the-red-planet/
Celery-Onion blend causes Costco E. Coli outbreak:
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/20151127/celery-onion-blend-is-cause-of-ecoli-outbreak-tied-to-costco-chicken-salad-cdc
Sugar tax:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34948410
Sugar-free, not cavity-free:
http://www.worldtechtoday.com/2015/11/30/26599/sugar-free-drinks-still-rot-your-teeth-study-finds.html
Today's Economic Calendar:
9:45 Chicago PMI
10:00 Pending Home Sales
10:30 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
3:00 PM Farm Prices
Notable earnings after today's close: BLOX, KANG, NQ, SCVL
And tomorrow before the open: BF.A, BF.B, GIII, ISLE, NTIOF, REX, RY, SAIC