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Why do these stupid analysts always make predictions like this at close to the reporting time....then, after the report down grades the stock.

Apr 19, 08 - 08:26 am Comment from: Spark

I love how AAPL is up over 30% in fewer than 60 days.

Who here actually owns stock in this company.

I own 200 shares at an average of $45.

I also gambled with 2 options contracts (Oct '08 250 Calls) which I'm up over 30% on in 2 weeks. Should have bought more...but then again we always say that after the fact.

Apr 19, 08 - 09:38 am Comment from: Cubert

Any relation to Claris the Cow?

I own some AAPL. Bought in at $79, then again at $135. I'll look for another buying opportunity in the summer/fall.

300 shares @ book of $99.

I am considering selling just before the earnings report and buying back in when the stock drops like a stone - as it has almost always done.

Any one else thinking this way.

Apr 19, 08 - 11:01 am Comment from: MacSheikh

Bought some AAPL when it was at around $80 a while back and some when it was at $128. Hoping to buy some more soon and whenever i have some cash to spare - maybe when it drops after the announcement!

Apr 19, 08 - 11:09 am Comment from: DogGone

I have 225 @ an average of $72.

Basically I've tried selling high and buying low but have been caught out when the stock went the wrong way after selling!

About 5 years ago I bought the same number of shares at $19. The stock has split since then. If I had held on to that I would have increased my invesment almost 20 times and still had a boat load to buy more stock later.

So now I'm in for the long haul. In 5 years the stock could be up past $400 or more. Apple have a ton of room to grow in both on the PC side and the phone end.

If you have a significant amount of cash available then I would buy in when you see a good opportunity.

600 shares @ a split-adjusted basis of $4.

3 Oct 160 calls I picked up when the stock was at ~$122.

If you had spent $550 to buy 10 GOOG Apr $500 calls on April 17, you could have sold them the next day for $36,000. Why does time flow in only one direction?

Apr 19, 08 - 03:11 pm Comment from: jcw3rd

I've got 1175 shares, average price 19.10. Got to luv those employee stock purchase plans 8^)

@Swing Geezer,

I happened to do the-sell-before-earnings-anncmt routine in Jan, not because I consciously planned it but because I wanted to use the huge profits for a different project. So I sold out in the 190s in early Jan, and then bought back in at 119.50 on Mar 3. Just plain lucky on the sell.

And in hindsight, I should've bought more.

Apr 19, 08 - 04:36 pm Comment from: Wingsy

510 @ $44. I say I'll be bailing out at $300 but when it gets here I'll probably change my mind and hang on.

1670 shs most bought over a year ago, in late Feb at $84, then bought more at $129 on its way down.

I bought APPL about 4 years ago when it was down around $14. I spend $50000. Now after one split and some new investments I have 7700 shares.