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Wow! My iPad 2 from MacConnection.com has shipped!
I have a tracking number.
The smart cover is back ordered.
Here's an ETF heatmap that's fun to check:
http://finviz.com/map.ashx?t=etf
That's great!
Mine is still "ordered."
I'll be checking 20 to 30x a day to see if mine has shipped.
;)
That's the best selling one, store staff have told me.
Let's see when we each get ours.
. . .naturally, I'm eager.
Which model did you order, may I ask?
March 18th is a great date, if they're telling the truth.
As I mentioned, Friday PM they told me two weeks to shipping.
My East Bay Apple store had a line down the inside of the mall and out a side door when I got there about 6:30. The report was they had 300 or so in line at 5PM. I dislike lines so I just went in and played with the device after waiting about 10 min to reach one. Excellent, IMO, faster, somewhat lighter, and overall more attractive. A staff person said the 16G Wi-Fi white model was the best seller. They were close to selling out all models, though, and all in line would not get one he said. But they get shipments everyday, but don't know how many or which models will arrive.
I then checked Wal-Mart and Target. Each store was sold out and each said they didn't get as many as expected.
I went home and ordered a black 32G Wi-Fi model from MacConnection. They say it should ship in about two weeks. I also got the smart cover in green to remind me how much hard earned money it cost me. I fully expect to be very happy with the iPad 2. As near as I can tell it's state of the art in all the dimensions that matter to me.
Not worth the wait, IMO. I'll get one when things cool down a bit.
It is frustrating though.
Try MacConnection.com if you want mail order.
Apple estimates two-to-three week waits for online iPad orders:
Sold out online this AM.
http://www.macworld.com/article/158498/2011/03/online_ipad2_orders.html#lsrc.rss_main
Yes. Good move.
Is it better to buy Apple products or Apple stock?
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20041919-71.html#ixzz1GJvEsLXn
Re: iPad 2 by mail:
Springboard charges $10 for shipping to CA, no tax. They'll be supplying local customers first.
MacConnection does not charge shipping or tax and will start taking orders on Friday. I've bought Apple products from MacConnection in the past with excellent service.
Ten tips for mastering the iPad:
http://www.macworld.com/article/158382/2011/03/ipad_power_user_tips.html#lsrc.rss_main
Danger: As SPX and TNA approach and test Daily 50 SMA.
Install Win 7 on MacBook Air from a USB drive:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31012_7-20020513-10355804.html#ixzz1FwYwQ2VC
If you must. . .
I don't know the answers to those questions or the availability one either.
I'll probably call them (and MacConnection) tomorrow to hear what they say.
Springboard will be selling the iPad 2 by mail order:
https://www.springboardstore.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=166
I'm wondering what the Apple Store lines will be like Friday PM waiting to buy?
Are there mail order alternative places with free shipping, no tax, or lines?
Hmm, how should I handle this?
Although I don't have an iPad 2 in my paws at this time I will within about two weeks or so.
I took some preparatory steps today by buying a shoulder bag for it:
STM Bags DP-0928-1 Micro Shoulder Bag
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=technology&aq=3s&aqi=g2g-s3g1g-s2g2&aql=&oq=tecnol#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=STM+Bags+DP-0928-1+Micro+Shoulder+Bag&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.&fp=369c8973645261b8
I like the hardware and software combination as described very much and I expect iOS to undergo additional evolution over the course of the time I own the iPad 2.
Many things considered, it's my opinion the iPad 2 doesn't have any serious competitors.
Nice analysis, Tom!
Two to keep tabs on.
iPad 2 cost?
Not more, probably about the same but with more features, e.g., more memory.
Maybe less cost, but doubtful.
Still an excellent value.
The daily and hourly trends are Up once again.
A main question for this week: Will we see higher highs or lower lows? Or perhaps progress in those directions?
Many things are possible in this complex world. What constitutes progress is a point of view.
Photo of SJ with President Obama et al.
http://theappera.com/2011/02/18/steve-jobs-cancer-returns-appears-at-obamas-silicon-valley-summit/
AAPL down in after hours trading following recent story regarding SJ's health:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357743/Cancer-stricken-Apple-boss-Steve-Jobs-just-weeks-live.html
Steve Jobs Spotted At Apple HQ With A Big Smile, And A Spring In His Step:
http://www.businessinsider.com/seve-jobs-seen-at-apple-campus-2011-2#ixzz1DcwAO7dN
http://www.itworld.com/business/136653/what-was-behind-thursdays-apple-stock-flash-crash
What was behind Thursday's Apple stock flash crash?
Shares hit by huge selloff in early afternoon before rebounding
February 10, 2011, 06:27 PM — First, the facts. Then some perspective. Finally, we'll get to the speculation.
Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) experienced a sudden selloff shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, dropping shares to $348 from $355. Volume spiked during the flash selloff. . .
By the time the final trading bell rang, Apple was at 354.54, down 3.62, or 1.01 percent, from Wednesday's close of 358.16. Volume for the day was 33.1 million shares, nearly twice the volume of any other day in February.
Perspective: The spike only dropped shares 2 percent, hardly a cause for alarm. Indeed, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) shareholders would have killed for a loss like that today. Instead Cisco lost more than 14 percent of its value, thanks to a weak sales forecast and shrinking margins.
Also, while the volume of Apple shares bought and sold was nearly double any other day this month, it's not unprecedented. On Jan. 18, the day after chief executive Steve Jobs announced he was taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, 66 million shares were traded, and another 40.5 million moved the day after. Granted, that was extraordinary news. But Apple shares easily do more volume than they did Thursday during the run-up to and on the days after the company reports earnings.
Finally, in terms of perspective, Apple also hit an all-time high Thursday of $360 per share.
Now, for speculation: What caused the Apple flash crash of Feb. 10, 2011? Could it have been the news that lines outside Verizon stores for Apple's iPhone 4 -- on sale to the general public for the first time Thursday -- were disappointingly small? Maybe, but that strikes me as awfully reactive of investors. The early afternoon selloff was sharp and hard, as if someone had suddenly yelled "Fire!" in a building.
Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt quotes an analyst who discounts this theory:
"The selling is not normal just for negative news," wrote Bullish Cross' Andy Zaky in an e-mail. "There was a huge spike where dollars were being skipped in the selling. I saw Apple tick from $351.70 to $349.00 within seconds. There's something else. The selling was not normal. That's for sure."
DeWitt then cites an article on Stock Tick Tock, which reported that rumors were floating around Yahoo message boards and Twitter that Jobs was in the hospital. Apparently he's not.
Were Apple shares temporarily gamed by shorts? It's beginning to look that way. If so, floating a nasty rumor about a guy with seemingly serious health problems just to make a windfall profit in the market is a pretty sleazy thing to do. Money does strange things to people.
Chris Nerney writes about the business side of technology market strategies and trends, legal issues, leadership changes, mergers, venture capital, IPOs and technology stocks. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisNerney.
WebOS looks good. It will be fun to see where it goes, how it does.
Technically, the "Lion's share" is all. Everything. I doubt if the AAPL execs dumped it all.
;)
$SPX and TNA: Hourly trend Down; Daily continues Up.
Let's see where this goes after the close today.
Four charts worth watching are now in the iBox:
$SPX and TNA: Daily and Hourly.
TNA and $SPX Daily and Weekly continue Up.
. . .but how much longer? Correction overdue.
Bill Gates Dumping Microsoft Shares By The Millions:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229204354&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
I'll bet he's buying AAPL. Well, maybe.
Humans not that much better than fellow primates at game theory:
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/02/humans-not-that-much-better-than-fellow-primates-at-game-theory.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Imagine a chimp day trader (working for banana slices, of course).
Yes. . .sorry I didn't nail it.
AAPL broke out of its neutral zone today: Daily chart is up and weekly will be up if trend continues over the next four days.
Fine AAPL day move. . .with terrific spring weather in CA, plus our local guy, Aaron Rodgers, and pack won the Super Bowl!
No complaints.
I doubt 21, 50, 200 is significantly and practically different for traders than 20, 50, 200.
Nearly always the skeptic. . .and not a numerologist.
;)
Why a "21" MA?
Blackjack.
AAPL making a nice move Up today. Let's see if it's sustained.
A case of buy the dip.
Get in early. . .and the algorithm is:
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$NYA&p=5&yr=0&mn=0&dy=3&id=p41915825956&a=223030595