Bolaji and Ariella: I don't "do" stocks, but I would invest in Apple. I wouldn't jump at every movement, as I am more of a long-term investor (or rather my husband is). The comment about the one cent and the disconnect between the stock movement and news is funny. At any given moment, there is an Apple story on lawsuits, privacy issues, the supply chain or, of course the iPad. No wonder there are blog sites 100 percent devoted to Apple. It's a full-time job.
@Bolaji Day traders must have enjoyed that movement. I haven't bought it directly, but I may own shares indirectly as it is one of the stocks included in mutual fund holdings.
Barbara, This is turning into a bad joke turned good turned bad. Yes, Apple's stock price did hit $600.01 (don't ask why the one cent!) today but it then closed at $585.56. The trading range today was $578.55 to $600.01, a spread of about $22 in a single day -- nobody can assure me this is not a speculative stock. I guess it hit $600.01 on good news (don't ask me what) and then fell to $585.56 on bad news (again, don't ask me what.)
But that's not the wackiest thing about the stock right now. Apple's share price climbed to $400 less than two months ago! Yes. At this rate it might hit a million dollar in five years or less. Here's an interesting link: Apple Inc. (AAPL) Hits $600 Mark Only 57 Days After Hitting $400. Are you buying yet?
@Barbara Perhaps they meant the low of $315.32 it hit this past summer. If you would have bought it at that price, you could have nearly doubled your money in less than a year.
Ariella: I read today that Apple hit $600/share today. The article (I forgot where I saw it) said this was a "rebound" in Apple's stock. Rebound from what? I was unaware that it had tanked!
Yesterday I heard a report that some people continue to buy at these apparently high prices over $500 a share because they believe it can hit $1000 a share.
Apple's stock price is daily setting new record high. A few analysts have raised their target for the stock -- it's now $700 in one case. (See Apple May Climb Above $700 on New iPad.)
That would be good advice if one were to follow what an investment adviser says. They typically suggest buy the low and sell the high but who knows where the high is (will be?) for Apple? It just set a new record price today.
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