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What moves Apple’s stock?

What moves Apple’s stock price? This is a question that can be asked and answered by every hot-shot tech investor and Silicon Valley analyst for years to come. Everyone has their own theory on what influences Apple’s stock fluctuations. But, chances are most people are wrong.

A company like Apple’s stock price does not fluctuate up and down so massively based on one product. Yes, one product can create a buzz around the company, which in turn creates interest in their products. But no one device can continue to drive Apple’s stock price up and up.

Apple, like it’s close ally Google, is traded in heavy, heavy volume. On a daily basis, stock in these two companies is being bought and sold by people with access to information that normal consumers can only wish of receiving. With no insider information, or special connections, how can we determine what moves Apple’s stock price up and down?

We’ve got a few tips that we use. But, they aren’t fundamentally supported, nor are they investment advice by any means.

1. Consider Apple massively under-priced while the individual share price remains under $235.


2. NO RASH DECISIONS with your AAPL stock before a major event like MacWorld (January), or WWDC (Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference)


3. Don’t be afraid to mix it up… As the price increases in value your holding should become less and less, to allow for room in re-building on the stock’s inevitable downturn.


4. Apple is not immune to economy slowdown. For Apple to sustain high stock prices, global dominance must be declared immediately. They must enforce their presence in countries that have none currently. One thing you’ll notice about MSFT is that the stock price hasn’t moved in years. While the US economy hit the fan, Microsoft stayed consistent and rather untouchable. This is large part due to their strong global presence.


5. Follow GOOG! Google is a giant in the tech industry. Usually when major news breaks about Google, Apple is close by, or right behind Google with support. It works both ways too, Google and Apple are strong allies.

So, as investors, shareholders, lovers of the company, followers of the technology world, or just onlookers, what do you think moves Apple’s stock price ?