Apple Today - 12/29/2015 (AAPL)
seymour_greenz • December 29th 2015 09:50:09 AM
Good Morning,
NASDAQ Futures are up 26 with +26 Fair Value, Dow Futures are up 95 as we approach the home stretch of 2015. Futures have been improving as we approach the open and there are a number of economic metrics expected on the calendar today.
Asian markets closed up. China ended up 0.85%, Japan gained 0.58% while Hong Kong was up 0.36%. European markets are rallying today with Germany currently leading the indexes, up 1.53%, France up 1.31% and the UK lagging behind but still up 0.40%.
Commodities are mostly up this morning. Oil is currently up 0.81%, natural gas is up 3.15% and gold is up 0.22%. Unleaded gas is down 0.27%, metals and cocoa are up, meat is mixed, and corn is down.
Among other economic data due in today, home prices in 20 US cities rose at a faster pace in October.
AAPL had a down day yesterday, dropping 1.12%. AAPL opened at 107.6, below Friday's close, peaked at 107.69 and then quickly dropped on moderate volume, reaching a low of 106.18 at 10:56am on moderate volume before bouncing back above 107 on low volume. AAPL held the low 107-area into mid-afternoon trading with two attempts to reclaim the mid-107 area that were swatted down. Just after 2:30pm, AAPL conceded the 107 and began another dip to 106.55 on very low volume, resulting in a higher volume pop back to the upper-106 area in the final 10 minutes of the close. AAPL closed the intra-day session down 1.21 to 106.82. After-hours looked promising with AAPL gravitating towards 107 but ended up only 1 cent to 106.83.
This morning in pre-market, AAPL opened up higher in in conjunction with Futures and reached 107.5. Later, AAPL dipped to 107.12 on low volume before bouncing back to 107.5 at 7:40am and then dipping again to 106.82 near 9am before bouncing again. AAPL is currently up 41 cents at 107.23.
Classic max-pain is 109.
Home prices in 20 US cities rose at a faster pace in October:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-29/home-prices-in-20-u-s-cities-rose-at-a-faster-pace-in-october
European stock rise:
http://in.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks-idINL8N14I0LY20151229
Oil near 11-year lows on oversupply and slowing demand:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0UC02S20151229
MasterCard says online sales boost holiday spending 7.9 percent:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2015/12/28/1228-furniture-shopping-online-sales-surge-over-holidays.html
10 hottest ETFs of 2015:
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/10-most-heavily-traded-etfs-of-2015-cm559271
Apple devices dominated Christmas week:
http://fortune.com/2015/12/29/apple-iphone-christmas/
This guy...
http://fortune.com/2015/12/28/apple-doomsayer-analyst-fired/
New Google Glass?
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/12/new-google-glass-model-hits-the-fcc-website-images-included/
5 million Galaxy S7 phones coming:
http://www.reuters.com/article/samsung-elec-smartphones-idUSKBN0UB05320151228
All Samsung smart TVs "IoT-ready" in 2016:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3018644/all-samsung-smart-tvs-will-be-iot-ready-in-2016.html
What is the IoT, anyway?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/internet-of-things-courses-and-protocols/
Samsung's new health-focused wearables chip:
http://in.reuters.com/article/samsung-elec-chips-idINKBN0UC00R20151229
Microsoft needs a good phone:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/29/microsoft-lumia-950-solid-breakthrough-hardware/
Whole Foods to pay $500,000 to settle overcharging investigation:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-28/whole-foods-will-pay-fine-to-end-new-york-pricing-investigation
New York finally installing public gigabit Wi-Fi:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/28/10674634/linknyc-new-york-public-wifi-installation-photos-gigabit
Verizon finally fires back:
http://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-now-pays-you-to-ditch-your-carrier-better-late-than-never/
Live Photos, no iPhone required:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/28/live-studio-turns-your-videos-and-gifs-into-live-photos/
BMW AirTouch:
http://www.cnet.com/au/products/bmw-airtouch/
Musk is hiring:
http://fortune.com/2015/12/29/tesla-autopilot-jobs/
Fitbit topped the charts on Christmas:
http://qz.com/581789/fitbit-topped-apples-app-chart-on-christmas-day/
More on silly Facebook hoax:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/12/29/facebook-hoax-mark-zuckerberg-is-not-giving-away-4-5-million-to-1000-users/
Audi Q7:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmccormick/2015/12/28/new-audi-q7s-secret-sauce-is-on-the-inside/
See the new ArcaBoard:
http://www.newsweek.com/hoverboad-actually-hovers-arca-409520
2015, a year in space photos:
http://www.ibtimes.com/year-space-photos-2015-pluto-first-look-water-mars-epic-view-earth-more-2241687
New type of Moon rock discovered by China rover:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-lunar-rover-moon-rock_56823ca3e4b0b958f65a5699
10 scientific breakthroughs of 2015:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/10-major-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2015-1.2710353
Magnesium + silicon = the next aluminum?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2015/12/29/silicon-nanoparticles-could-make-magnesium-the-next-aluminum/
Giant squid sighted in Japan:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/12/28/giant-squid-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-japan/
Meet the Ninja Lanternshark:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/shark-files-new-species-ninja-lanternshark-making-waves-151228.htm
Is dead or alive an opinion?
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/28/460940576/researchers-find-lapses-in-hospitals-policies-for-determining-brain-death
Ultrasound is useful in breast cancer detection:
http://www.rttnews.com/2595115/ultrasound-comparable-to-mammography-in-breast-cancer-detection-study.aspx
Cloning to give 2,000-year-old Lady Liberty new life:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/environment/os-giant-tree-cloning-20151228-story.html
Chinese cloning firm says no human clones:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/cloning-firm-no-plans-clone-humans-article-1.2479074
Asthma rates for US children:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-kids-asthma-idUSKBN0UB1N220151229
Cleveland Circle Chipotle reopened:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/12/cleveland_circle_chipotle_reopened_with_a_clean_bill_of_health_from_city
Today's Economic Calendar:
8:30 International trade in goods
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index
10:00 Consumer Confidence
10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index
1:00 PM Results of $35B, 5-Year Note Auction