Now taking membership applications! Login or Register with Invitation Code

Apple Today - 12/28/2015 (AAPL)

seymour_greenz • December 28th 2015 09:53:42 AM

Good Morning,

NASDAQ Futures are down 13 with -18 Fair Value, Dow Futures are down 84 on this start of another shortened holiday week. Futures have been worsening as we approach the open.

Asian markets closed mostly down. China ended down 2.59%, Hong Kong was down 0.99% and Japan gained 0.56%. European markets are also mostly down with Germany currently down 0.69%, France down 0.81 and the UK up 0.22%.

Commodities are mixed this morning. Oil is currently down 3.33%, natural gas is up 2.3% and gold is down 0.42%. Except natural gas, energy is in the red and unleaded gas is down 1.79%. Metals, cocoa, cotton and soybeans are down while coffee, corn and wheat are up.

Oil declined over 3% this morning. Oil is down more than 11% for the month and is hovering around seven-year lows amid oversupply and weak demand in China. Gold also drifted lower, heading for 6th straight quarterly loss.

This afternoon, look for earnings from fast-food restaurant company Sonic (SONC).

AAPL had a relatively positive week last week, amongst a recovery from the previous Friday and an early dip below 106, ending the shortened week near at 108.03. On Thursday, AAPL opened at 108.95 and initially appeared to have some holiday pep to make it above 109 and perhaps as far as 110. AAPL never made it, however, and quickly dropped to 107.95 shortly after 10am on moderate volume before bouncing back to the mid-108 area on low volume. AAPL spent the rest of the short day struggling to hold 108.5 and in the last 30 minutes dropped back down to 108.03 on low volume, ending the day down 58 cents or 0.53%.

This morning in pre-market, AAPL opened at 108 at 4:06am on low volume and dropped lower in conjunction with Futures. By 7:27am, AAPL hit a pre-market low of 107.16 and subsequently bounced back to 107.5, and is currently appears to be recovering the upper-107 area as we approach the open. AAPL is currently down 32 cents at 107.71.


Classic max-pain is 109.


Asia stocks slip:
http://in.reuters.com/article/global-markets-idINKBN0UB06L20151228

Yellen about inflation:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-28/yellen-price-quirk-focus-shows-confidence-in-inflation-comeback

Volatility ahead for the bond market?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-26/deutsche-bank-sees-taper-tantrum-echo-ahead-for-u-s-treasuries

Saudi plans spending cuts:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-budget-idUSKBN0UB10D20151228

Japan firms on higher salaries:
http://in.reuters.com/article/us-japan-companies-idINKBN0UB0IW20151228

China Telecom chairman under investigation:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0UB0S920151228

Gold lower:
http://in.reuters.com/article/global-precious-idINKBN0UB06V20151228

Executive team to run Valeant after CEO takes medical leave:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-28/valeant-ceo-takes-medical-leave-executive-team-to-run-drugmaker

A guide to Apple Live Photos on Facebook:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/12/27/how-to-share-apple-live-photos-on-facebook/

Mark answers critics of "Free Basics":
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/28/technology/india-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-free-basics/

Hoax alert:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/12/28/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-good-morning-america-million/

Galaxy S7 leak:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/12/28/samsung-galaxy-s7-two-new-sizes/

"Do not disturb" was disturbed:
http://9to5google.com/2015/12/28/android-do-not-disturb-vanished/

Amazon Prime sells 3 million memberships before Christmas:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/28/technology/amazon-prime-memberships/

Google data center planned for Tennessee:
http://techaeris.com/2015/12/28/google-data-center-being-planned-for-tennessee/

Comcast starts rolling out its gigabit internet service:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/26/10667998/comcast-begins-gigabit-internet-service

Verizon Will Pay you up to $650 to switch:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/12/verizon-will-pay-up-to-650-to-switch-to-their-network-starting-today.html

Blackberry Priv has a good camera:
http://androidcommunity.com/dxomark-rates-blackberry-priv-as-one-of-the-best-devices-camera-wise-20151228/

Fitbit in good shape?
http://www.businessinsider.com/fitbit-shares-jump-as-app-reaches-top-of-app-store-during-christmas-2015-12

Beware the "hoverboards" are here:
http://sbeta.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/gadgets/thanks-for-ruining-xmas-hoverboards-1964500

A "real" hoverboard, this $20k ArcaBoard is like stepping on a flying carpet made of 10 drones:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2497134,00.asp

Japan finally gets 2DS in February:
http://www.geek.com/games/japan-finally-gets-the-2ds-arriving-february-in-four-pokemon-colors-1643157/

The chatbot revolution:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3018162/emerging-technology/the-dark-side-of-the-coming-chatbot-revolution.html

Used bookstores making a comeback?
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-wapo-used-books-20151228-story.html

Sony, Microsoft planning to launch their next-gen consoles soon?
http://uncovercalifornia.com/content/26295-sony-microsoft-reportedly-planning-launch-their-next-gen-consoles-soon

SpaceX makes history:
http://time.com/4158330/space-spacex-satellites-rocket-falcon-9/

First Christmas full moon in nearly 40 years seen worldwide:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/26/us/christmas-moon-facts-irpt/

Pluto through a Stained Glass Window:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/pluto/2015/12/24/pluto-through-a-stained-glass-window-a-movie-from-the-edge-of-our-solar-system/

Supermetal created:
http://www.thetimesgazette.com/researchers-at-university-of-california-create-super-strong-and-lightweight-supermetal/10321/

First Englishman in space:
http://www.beaconexaminer.com/first-englishman-in-space-and-his-stash-of-baked-beans/

Space junk:
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/35161/20151228/space-junk-clogging-earths-oribt-new-visualization-reveals-time-lapse.htm

Crows build hook tools:
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/34985/20151228/crows-caught-camera-fashioning-special-hook-tools.htm

The squirrel index:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article51657360.html

UK couple have dead dog cloned in South Korea:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/dec/23/uk-couple-await-birth-of-two-clones-of-dead-dog

Twins on the rise:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/12/28/twin-birth-rates-hit-an-all-time-high-in-the-united-states/

Health or junk food?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/health/healthy-foods-differ-by-individual/

Norovirus-contaminated Chipotle open again:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/12/27/cleveland-circle-chipotle-officially-open/1KDtyNDzm9TY0znNrxVlVJ/story.html

The DNA diet?
http://www.worldreportnow.com/the-dna-based-diet/2803/


Today's Economic Calendar:
10:30 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
1:00 PM Results of $26B, 2-Year Note Auction


Notable earnings after today's close: CMC, LNDC, *SONC*

And tomorrow before the open: MSM, TGSNF, UNF

Go Back