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Re: Chicken Little

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Chicken Little
Date 2014-06-09 14:53 +1000
Message-ID <bvksukFljiqU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>> Are there any long-term investors these days?

>>>> Corse there are.

>>> A few years ago, the Wall Street Casino analysts were making self
>>> serving predictions of AAPL going over $1000, the sky is the limit
>>> etc etc. This attracted a lot of speculators for a quick buck.

>>> Then, once the casino analysts reduced their exposure, having cashed in
>>> on the speculation, they started to issue bad news about AAPL, and the
>>> stock tanked from over $700 down to below $400. The speculators left.
>>> And that left longer term investors.

>>> So AAPL is much more of a blue chip stock these days than a speculative
>>> one. However, it is still very affected by the news cycle. Wall Street
>>> Casino Analysts could drive the price down with some bad news about
>>> Apple so they could buy in at a low price, and then let it rise again.

>> Sure, but that's a quite separate issue to whether there are still long 
>> term
>> investors.

> You are talking to a wall of doubt, feared by bullshit. It is really 
> SAD...

He's not that bad. He just has some silly ideas at times, but not all that 
often.

I agree with your other comment about gambling and investment, but
he does have a point about how many of those in the industry operate.

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