Apple Today - 12/30/2015 (AAPL)
seymour_greenz • December 30th 2015 10:00:07 AM
Good Morning,
NASDAQ Futures are down 8 with -2 Fair Value, Dow Futures are down 50 in the 2nd to last day of 2015. Futures have been worsening as we approach the open and there are a few economic metrics expected today.
Asian markets ended mixed. China closed up 0.26%, Japan gained 0.27% while Hong Kong dropped 0.53%. European markets are down today with Germany currently in the red by 1.08%, France is down 0.24% and the UK has dropped 0.58%.
Commodities are mixed this morning. Oil is currently down 2.61%, natural gas is down 5.11% and gold is up 0.04%. Unleaded gas is down 1.97%. Energy is down, metals are mostly down and meat is mostly up. Corn, soybeans, wheat and cocoa are all up.
Oil rebound slips away as oil prices slide back toward 11-year lows.
AAPL had a solid recovery day yesterday, gaining back 1.80%. AAPL opened up at 106.88 on moderate volume and truly never looked back all day, not by even a penny. Within minutes of the open, AAPL immediately reclaimed 107.5 and continued on to upper-107 area where it "wavered" slightly, perhaps to shake off some stops. After that, AAPL slowly and consistently moved upwards all day on generally relatively low volume, reclaiming 108 by noon and 109 by 2pm. Peaking at 109.43 at 2:52pm on moderately light volume, AAPL sold off to the upper-108 area in the last hour before close, also on moderately low volume. AAPL ended the intra-day session up 1.92 to 108.74. AAPL lost 4 cents in after-hours to close at 108.7.
This morning in pre-market, AAPL picked up at 108.7 and has held up fairly well considering Futures. Though AAPL has struggled to keep 108.7 it has held the mid-108 area quite well on relatively low volume. AAPL is currently down 22 cents at 108.52.
Classic max-pain is 109.
Disappointing global growth in 2016?
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-lagarde-idUSKBN0UD0JB20151230
Oil rebound slips away:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-idUSKBN0UD01R20151230
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKBN0UD04820151230
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
Former Shkreli firm seeks bankruptcy protection:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/12/30/former-shkreli-firm-seeks-bankruptcy-court-protection/78064584/
China Telecom chairman resigns:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-30/china-telecom-chairman-resigns-after-being-targeted-in-probe-iisogdm6
DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger:
http://in.reuters.com/article/du-pont-redundancies-idINL3N14I3FD20151229
Be like Warren:
http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20151229/NEWS02/312299972
A private tax system that saves the wealthiest billions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/business/economy/for-the-wealthiest-private-tax-system-saves-them-billions.html
iPhone 7 discoveries:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2015/12/30/iphone-7-leak-roundup-could-this-be-the-best-iphone-yet/
Apple's 2016 plans:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3016850/apple-mac/heres-what-apples-planning-for-2016.html
Apple iPhone to get LG or Samsung AMOLED screens?
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3018659/emerging-technology/apple-iphone-samsung-lg-oled-rumor-itbwcw.html
Apple settles tax dispute with Italy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/technology/apple-settles-tax-dispute-with-italian-authorities.html
Android to drop Java?
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/12/googles-android-n-and-beyond-to-dump-oracles-java-code.html
Amazon aims for Britain's struggling supermarkets:
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-is-going-head-to-head-with-britains-struggling-supermarkets-2015-12?r=UK&IR=T
Facebook testing multiple news feeds on mobile:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/29/10683722/facebook-news-feed-customize-interests-update-shopping
What to look for at CES 2106:
http://fortune.com/tag/ces-special-report/
All about Samsung Galaxy S7:
http://www.mnrdaily.com/article/samsung.galaxy.s7.release.date.specs.rumors.samsung.reportedly.prepares.5.million.units.for.first.batch/7102.htm
Is 2016 the year of VR?
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/12/30/461432244/is-2016-the-year-virtual-reality-finally-goes-mainstream
Twitter names Jeffrey Siminoff as new diversity chief:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/technology/twitter-names-jeffrey-siminoff-as-new-diversity-chief.html
FedEx claims unprecedented e-commerce surge:
http://www.ajot.com/news/fedex-ties-holiday-delay-to-unprecedented-e-commerce-surge
Ford patents car tire-unicycle thing:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/ford-unicycle-patent/
Disney's new "little Wall-e" climber:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/29/10685710/disney-vertigo-robot-climbs-walls
Tips to get more battery life from your smartphone:
http://www.ibtimes.com/how-get-more-battery-life-iphone-6s-galaxy-s6-other-new-apple-android-smartphones-2243000
Underwater haptic sonar glove!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/a18766/sonar-glove-feel-remotely-underwater/
Popular this Christmas:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2497188,00.asp
Free New Year’s rides:
http://time.com/money/4162684/safe-free-rides-home-new-years-eve/
Ancient Irish genome reveals a massive migration from the east:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ancient-irish-genome-mass-migration-20151229-story.html
California drought spells doom for trees:
http://www.newsweek.com/california-drought-58-million-trees-could-die-409557
Two tech giants tackling air pollution in China:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/two-tech-giants-are-tackling-epidemic-air-pollution-in-china_568297ebe4b06fa6888118a8
Top 15 space station Earth images of 2015:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/cape_cod_makes_nasas_top_15_sp.html
Best space stories of 2015:
http://www.space.com/31481-best-space-astronomy-stories-2015.html
Deep space habitat:
http://www.popsci.com/congress-wants-nasa-to-get-working-on-deep-space-habitat
Poor Robodog's bark was too loud:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/us-militarys-ls3-robotic-mule-deemed-too-loud-for-real-world-combat/
From a rare Florida tree, genes to regrow forest of ancient giants:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-tree-idUSKBN0UD11C20151230
Meet Nadine, on the left (LOL):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3377746/Meet-Nadine-terrifyingly-lifelike-social-robot-looks-acts-like-owner.html
Gene editing tool hailed as breakthrough:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/28/460705645/gene-editing-tool-hailed-as-a-breakthrough-and-it-really-is-one
Guinea declared free of Ebola virus:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ebola-guinea-idUSKBN0UC00P20151230
Type 2 diabetes can increase risk of dementia:
http://www.thenewsindependent.com/type-2-diabetes-can-increase-the-risk-of-dementia/8030/
Alarm spreads in Brazil over virus causing malformed babies:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/world/americas/alarm-spreads-in-brazil-over-a-virus-and-a-surge-in-malformed-infants.html
Watch "In Defense of Food" on PBS:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-wednesday-s-tv-highlights-in-defense-of-food-on-pbs-20151229-story.html
Today's Economic Calendar:
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
10:00 Pending Home Sales
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
1:00 PM Results of $29B, 7-Year Note Auction
3:00 PM Farm Prices