Worth shorting Apple?
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It's insane to even think about. Apple is the most valuable company in the world, with tremendous brand recognition. Its users are extremely loyal, and Apple users will never switch over. They make great products, and Tim Cook is very competent.
On top of that, its customers are wealthier, and therefore Apple can withstand a recession. Nobody who can afford a $1,000 phone is going to bat an eye if they raise the price by 10%. Apple is also going to enter the car market, and the excitement over that is holding up the stock.
To top it all of, inflation is coming down, and the Fed is expected to cut interest rates somtime soon. The market will anctipate this in advance, and when they happens, all tech stocks will sharply bounce back.
Shorting Apple makes no sense, when you can short riskier stocks of less quality, and which are overvalued. Tesla was the best stock to short last year.
Apple is Warren Buffet's biggest holding for a reason.
Apple's PE ratio is very low for such a valuable tech company: 20. Amazon, on the other hand, has a PE ratio of almost 80. With Bezos, gone, Amazon is definitely better to short than Apple.
Apple has held up for a reason. If it hasn't crashed even during this extreme stress test, it's highly unlikely it will crash during the recovery phase that we are entering in.
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Little late to short tech.
There is probably some more downward movement but here's the catch;
When rates are thought to have peaked, these stocks are going to move and when they do - you better be paying attention because they can move quick. Right now they are like a spring being compressed. Yes, they may be pressed down more but when that pressure ceases you do not want to be scrambling to cover that short
Tech is on the upturn now...more of it are green other than the EV sector...I was hoping for AMD to drop to 50s during xmas and it didn't reach that level...
shorting in general at this point is dumb ...many stocks are down 60 or more percent ...the risk reward simply isn't there anymore
and apple is a stupid stock to short anyway ...people will continue to buy their products despite their premium pricing (and remember they offer financing )
I remember Steve Ballmer balking at the high price of the iPhone lol
and apple is a stupid stock to short anyway ...people will continue to buy their products despite their premium pricing (and remember they offer financing )
I remember Steve Ballmer balking at the high price of the iPhone lol
