As individual investors many of us have much more knowledge about our holdings than analysts and institutional investors. Analyst are assigned a bunch of stocks to cover and their assignments change and they change jobs and get new assignments. Mutual fund managers are monitoring many stocks as well. We often study/research every PR, every financial statement, every significant personnel change, and every clinical trial that a company has made public for years. We have 100’s (sometimes 1000’s) of hrs of research in every equity we own. Often it’s frustrating when it seems that the market doesn’t see what seems very clear to us. This article was written 10 yrs ago when APPL wasn’t moving on positive catalysts. The SP was $195 at the time. Currently the SP is $199 and their was a 7 for 1 split in 2014.
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www.thestreet.com/story/10649048/1/apple-seven-reasons-shorts-love-it.html “A common sense interpretation of Apple fundamentals leads most investors to conclude that this stock should go straight up.”
“Common sense wins in the long run, but the short run can be dominated by sophisticated trading strategies that test your conviction. Apple happens to be the investment vehicle of choice, not only for the longs but the shorts as well. For many of the same reasons you love Apple stock, the shorts do, too.”