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Apple Investors Step Away from the Distortion Field
I started blogging about being an Apple Investor to journal my activities, with the hope that I might learn from both my mistakes and successes. I felt I was loosing the objectivity I needed, as I was becoming too emotionally attached to the stock. It took a long time for me to realize that the [...]
20Dec2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Rally Stalls, and Stuff
In the course of performing my technical analysis of AAPL day-to-day price movements, I never do it with blinders on. In fact, the analysis I perform takes into account a wide range of factors that start with an examination of market futures and pre-market economic reports. And includes a broad analysis of the market indexes, [...]
25Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Falls Flat, Market Rebounds
This past week will live on in infamy, unless this is just a warm up for the big show. That’s because this past Wednesday (November 19) we broke through the support level that had been holding this market up since our first monumental drop in late September, early October. Since that time we’ve been [...]
23Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Can You See Apple Under 60?
I can, but first we have to deal with the next level of support, which is 74-ish. What really makes me a believer is how easily we broke through 85 today. You know, 85 represents both long-term support, and an important psychological level. That’s because Apple hasn’t been below 85 since January 9th of 2007, [...]
20Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors, Three Times is Not a Charm
I’ve always tried to be a straight shooter, tell it like it is. And sure, I find it fun to mix a little irreverent humor in with the story, to liven it up a bit, and break down communications barriers. But I’d be hard pressed to find any humor in what I’m going to report [...]
20Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
The Beauty is Only Skin Deep
Is there anything in the tech world more beautiful than the new Apple MacBooks? And the beauty goes way beyond the unibody design, with it’s rock solid feel and streamlined design. And the multi-touch trackpad that doubles as a button is shear brilliance. Inside it’s a triumph of engineering, simple yet elegant, and yes, truly beautiful. Yup, the MacBook is beautiful inside and out.
19Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors are Dead, Long Live Investors
The Trader is dead, long live the Trader. This is my official proclamation now that this Bear market has finally proven to us all that it is futile to trade this market. Technical Analysis, economic reports, historical data, they all have little to no meaning while volatility is sitting above recent historical highs.
16Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors Get Feet Scorched
Is this what it feels like to go to hell and back? Check the soles of your feet, are they scorched? Or are you one of those skeptics that’s convinced yourself that this market is going down to the 2002 lows, no matter what, and all rallies are false? I know, I know, we’ve been [...]
13Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors are Going to Hell and Back
Yup, we’ve been there before. Hoped we’d never return, but it’s in our destiny. Today’s action made certain of that. We’re going to retest those lows. Conventional wisdom says that’s how Bear markets come to a close. You go down for that initial plunge, shoot up to catch your breath, then take another plunge, touch [...]
12Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors Struggle with Conflict and Contrast
In this episode we’ll recap the epic struggle between the Bulls and Bears. The latest battle was won by the Bulls as they fought off an attempt by the Bears to bring the markets down on Friday. I’ll examine how this struggle has been one of conflict and contrast. And on the Technical front we have two patterns competing for dominance.
8Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Bear Back Mounting
It was only two days ago that things looked a lot more crisp for Apple (AAPL). Everything on the daily charts was positive, good momentum to the upside, and a strong MACD. We were climbing the moving average mountain, as we made it well past the 20s and had the 50s in plain sight. There were definitely obstacles to overcome, but Apple was being fueled by it’s MACD and a strong positive divergence.
7Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple, Markets Say Goodbye to 20s
Although Apple started the trading session today on a down note, our favorite company rebounded and rallied into the close and plotted a bullish hammer, leaving it’s 20 Day Exponential Moving Average in the dust. The S&P and the Nasdaq followed Apple’s lead extending the distance from their 20 Day EMA as well. This was an important day for Apple and the markets, because not only did we say goodbye to the 20s, we did so with strong market internals.
5Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple, Markets Flat into Election
Apple and the markets stall before the elections, as volume sinks. Credit markets are easing as the LIBOR dropped for the 16th consecutive day, and the manufacturing index, the ISM, dropped to a 26 year low, but that didn’t seem to phase investors as much as it might have under normal market conditions, probably because volatility is pouring out of the market. And we have some near-term bullish news as there are head and shoulders forming on the 60s.
4Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Wilderness Investors Post Crash Outlook
I this episode I have to first recognize and pay homage to what was hopefully a once in a life time event, one that I wish none of us will ever have to experience again. And also recognize that it may not be over just yet. And with that I’ll share with you some good motherly advice, along with the concerns I have in last week’s rally, and why I’m optimistic for the near term.
2Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Wilderness Technical Analysis Top Ten List
One of the queries I get frequently from Wilderness members, who are not familiar with Technical Analysis, is about terminology, and about the various disciplines within technical Analysis. I’d like to answer each and every one of those questions, but it would take several podcasts to do it. So, what I’m going to do instead [...]
1Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
What a Difference a Day Makes - podcast
While it’s true that Apple (AAPL) is our main focus in the Wilderness, it would be fool hardy to ignore any opportunity to make some hay, especially when it’s a clean cut setup like the one that produced today’s rally. The setup wasn’t with AAPL though, no, it was with the indexes, particularly the Nasdaq.
28Oct2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
The 2002 Bear Lows Blues
Well Apple Investors, I must say that things were looking pretty tantalizing going into the close today. It looked like there might be an opportunity for a quick 1 to 2 day trade setting up. There were all kinds of confirming indicators, like positive divergences on the RSI and MACDs of most of the indexes. And although the advance-decline line wasn’t spectacular, it had gone slightly positive going into the second half of the trading session. We haven’t seen that combination for quite some time.
27Oct2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
07 Listener Q&A
I was originally planning on answering listener mail after each podcast episode, as the final segment of each show. And I’ll still do that, but it may not be after every show. The thing is, I get a lot of reader and listener email, so it would be too time consuming for me to do it after every show.
26Oct2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
06 Too Hot to Handle
We spiked the VIX again today, and came just short of 80 this time, with today’s high coming in at a mind blowing 79.43! That’s the third time in the last two weeks we’ve blasted through 75 during the trading session.
23Oct2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
05 When Leaders Don’t Lead
You’ve gotta love this game! Right is left and up is down! Well last night Apple reports blowout earnings, and then sandbags on guidance. Ok, no surprise there! But then, the world turned inside out, because Apple rallied!
I figured we rallied because Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, cast a spell over the audience as he pumped [...]
