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That train has left the station, the X date was the 8th. You can sell after that and still get the divy. Just saying
Out of the new calls. Down a few percent. No position at this time. Claiming victory on the huge 1000% gain. It’ll probably move higher now.
So it is effective against some coronavirus strains but we’re gonna do a bit more testing before going to trials?
Thanks to COVID-19, I Fully Appreciate the Health Tracking of the Apple Watch
By: James Rogers
I’ve always appreciated the overall capabilities and features of the Apple Watch. It’s easily my second-favorite Apple device of all time and I love using it. I’ve always been impressed by all of the information that it tracks for you in the Health app and I know it can be invaluable. I’ve linked to several stories here about lives that were saved by the Watch over the last three years. I’ve even used this data, myself.
At at the same time, it’s so easy to take what this device can do for you for granted. I appreciate what it brings to the table a lot more after this weekend.
So I got sick Friday night. I was already tired from a long week, so the fatigue after dinner didn’t really get my attention. It was also much colder than normal here Friday night, so I didn’t even notice the chills at first. But when the nausea came on and the chills got worse, I knew something was up.
In the past, I would have written this off as a garden variety stomach virus from one of several known bugs that are highly contagious, but run their course quickly. They certainly aren’t any fun, but they aren’t anything to worry about for most of us. However, in the midst of a pandemic, things change. These same symptoms can also mark the onset of COVID-19, which is an entirely different matter.
My head was still clear enough on Friday to start reading up on what symptoms could look like. I had plenty of time since I was up past 3 AM fighting off symptoms. Thankfully, I didn’t get violently ill. I just felt terrible until I was finally able to settle enough to get to sleep. The biggest thing I found in the reading is what comes after the gastrointestinal symptoms with COVID-19- high fever, coughing, and in some cases, much, much worse. Do you get better rapidly or start feeling worse, but in different ways? That seems to be the dividing line.
A low fever started In the early AM Saturday and would last all day before finally breaking late that evening. I was good all day yesterday and feel 100% like myself again today. It was just a stomach virus, and based on the symptoms, probably Norovirus. Here one day and completely gone in a day or two. So what does the Apple Watch have to do with any of this?
While I was reading online about COVID-19 starting with gastro symptoms and what comes after, I was reminded about something else I had come across recently. One way to catch mild symptoms that could be COVID-related leading up to something worse is by watching your resting heart rate. As your body works harder to fight off the infection, it can drive this number much higher than normal.
By the time I was reading this, my heart was already racing and by breathing was heavier in response fighting on the virus I was hit with. The high numbers weren’t making me feel better about the situation, but the great thing about your Health data from the Watch is that it isn’t just instantaneous. It is tracked and trended over time, which is what allows you to establish baselines for your current health and then see the impact of different things on it.
In my case, this stomach bug came on very fast, as they often do. Most of what I read about COVID-19 detailed a somewhat slower, steadier progression of symptoms once they came on. Going back to what I had read about resting heart rate, knowing that my heart was then beating at a much-elevated 90-110 BPM while laying in bed, I checked my history in the Health app.
Without giving too many specifics, my numbers right up to the hour I started feeling bad were solid. Good, in fact. After some elevated blood pressure and less than ideal heart rate, resting heart rate and HVR numbers two years ago, I made some diet changes. I also started taking some supplements to help and my job naturally got more active as I started spending more time on my feet in the field, rather than in the office Behind a desk. None of those numbers were at the point of me being put on prescription meds, but I was headed in that direction.
Even before my fever broke on Sunday, I pretty much knew that I wasn’t facing the onset of COVID-19. My fever was low-grade and never registered above 99.7. However, it was the Apple Watch’s heart data, before, during and after, that really helped track what was happening. I was able to see that my heart numbers were solidly down the middle for a man my age right up until the hour symptoms came on. I saw them at their worst when I felt my worst Friday night and over the early AM Saturday. The Watch was then able to track them as they gradually came back to normal over the next day and a half. My resting heart rate began to head back to normal by midday Saturday, which was a good indication that things were clearing up, rather than about to get worse with another wave of different symptoms on the horizon.
This is far from the limit of how you can track COVID-19 markers with Apple’s Heath app, either. I have a good home blood pressure monitoring cuff that I bought two years ago when I was getting some disturbingly high readings during doctor visits. The more that happens, the more it can get in your head, bringing on what Doctors and nurses call “White Coat Syndrome.” I wanted to start tracking my BP consistently and see what it really was, not just when I got nervous sitting in an exam room.
It was definitely lower than what the nurses were reading, but it was also higher than I wanted it to be. The ability to track it over time motivated me to make changes and get the numbers down to a healthier level. I’m happy to say I’ve been able to do that over the last two years.
Tracked BP is also valuable information at this time because of the negative impact COVID-19 on those with high blood pressure. This is considered one of the more at-risk groups, so if you have blood pressure issues and you don’t have a Bluetooth blood pressure monitor, think about getting one now. If you start feeling off, the tracking capabilities in Apple’s Health app will give you the before and during picture you need to be aware of.
Another purchase I am also considering myself now is a blood oxygen level sensor. Those are a little less common in stores, and they are in very high demand right now. However, they can be a lifesaver if you come down with seemingly mild COVID-like symptoms. It has become common knowledge that patients with this disease can start to see their oxygen levels drop before they feel how low they’ve become. That is part of the reason for heavier breathing and a higher resting heart rate. It is the body compensating for getting less oxygen. In many cases, people end up crashing quickly and dying at home or barely making it to the hospital because they aren’t aware of how serious the situation is.
If you have a blood oxygen level sensor that connects to your iPhone and Apple Health BEFORE you get sick, you can start to see any deterioration in you numbers. You can know with more certainty whether it is safe to stay at home or whether it’s time to get to a hospital for more aggressive treatment.
My situation with this stomach virus ended up being a simple one. That said, anytime a device you already own and is with you every day can help you rule out being infected by a disease causing a worldwide pandemic, that is a very good thing. I don’t think I will take that for granted anymore.
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Apple Grows Smartphone Market Share Even As Overall Market Declines At Record Pace
May 4, 2020 04:15 PM ET (BZ Newswire) -- News
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on the smartphone market, as reflected by the 11.7% year-over-year decline in overall shipments in the first quarter, according to the International Data Corporation.
Tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), though not immune to the downturn, largely maintained its year-over-year shipment numbers and also grew its market share.
Pandemic Disrupts Smartphone Supply, Demand
Overall global smartphone shipments came in at 275.8 million in the first quarter, marking the biggest year-over-year decline on record, according to the IDC report.
Unsurprisingly, China led the decline with a 20.3% slump. The quarter saw the onset of the pandemic in China and a ubsequent lockdown in the nation to curb the coronavirus. Western Europe and the U.S. were close behind, with declines of 18.3% and 16.1%, respectively.
As the quarter progressed, supply chain issues in China also hurt global shipments, IDC said.
"While the supply chain in China started to recover at end of the quarter, as IDC expected, major economies around the world went into complete lockdown causing consumer demand to flatline," Nabila Popal, research director at the IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, said in the report.
See also: Apple's 'China Growth Renaissance' Unlikely To Be Hurt By Coronavirus, Analyst Says
Apple Fares Better Among Top Smartphone Producers
Apple shipped 36.7 million units of smartphones in the first quarter, according to the IDC's estimates.
This represented a mere 0.4% year-over-year drop. The Cupertino, California-based company expanded its market share from 11.8% in the first quarter of 2019 to 13.3% in the first quarter of 2020.
In comparison, South Korean electronics giant Samsung shipped 58.3 million units, translating to 21.4% of the total market. This represents a decline from the 23% share Samsung held in the same quarter of last year.
I couldn’t find the video but I found some discussion back in 2015 about him saying he wasn’t worried about a virus that attacks children because he’s a grownup. LOL. There’s also a post back then about bill gates saying we better get ready for an epidemic because we were not. That was true.
My favorite gene gene the dancing machine moment was when he started making jokes about dying children in an interview. LOL! What a maroon.
So far so good, still in the channel.
Starter at $22.90.
Disclaimer: sometimes I bail on a bad move quickly with no notice.
Been adding depressed dividend stocks cautiously. Need a bank.
BAC marked board. Considering entry.
They are about to move into hospital equipment, continuing their morph into healthcare. Think all the electronics you see hooked up to someone in the hospital all working together like a typical Apple ecosystem concept. That’s one thing I saw reported somewhere.
And what do you think the effect of all that will be?
And we will learn to deal with it. The gene pool will strengthen. Survival of the fittest. Reality. Sometimes reality is exceedingly unpleasant.
Apple has been shifting to services with particular focus on healthcare. Apple will do well.
Auto makers re-starting production the 18th. Don’t fight the tape. I’m not saying we won’t re-tank later, but the direction is clear and playable. Selling half my apple stake at the euphoric top and adding shares back as we descended into the trough has helped my bottom line. I’ll sell some back off at the same levels again to build cash for the next trough.
This works. Good luck in your trades.
No. But I see it’s moving up, congrats.
Dividend X date.
Dead people don’t buy stuff ok.
Lol ok. My bad. I was thinking constantly predicting shit that never happens was getting it wrong. Sorry.
X date approaching.
PayPal's Business Really Took Off,' Analysts React To Q1 Earnings
5/8/20, 1:09 AM
May 8, 2020 01:09 AM ET (BZ Newswire) -- Analyst Color
PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares surged 14.5% higher on Thursday as the company's first-quarter earnings report suggested it is set to grow during and after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The company reported an adjusted earnings per share of 66 cents, 12% below the average analyst estimate of 75 cents.
It posted a total revenue of $4.6 billion, missing the Wall Street estimate of $4.74 billion by nearly 3%.
Regulatory Framework Change Caused Low EPS
RBC Capital Markets Analysts noted that the first-quarter adjusted EPS missed the expectations due to the new Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standards mandates. Absent the regulatory change, PayPal would have posted an EPS of 83 cents, up 9% from what the analysts had estimated.
"The change was a result of the deteriorating economic factors and the company feels the current level is conservative," Rosenblatt Securities analyst said. "This will be an area to watch going forward as unemployment has continued to worsen but stimulus checks have improved payment trends, highlighting there are a variety of factors the company will have some leeway in assessing.
According to Wells Fargo Securities analysts, a similar CECL loss is "unlikely to occur to the same degree" in the coming quarters.
'April Really Took Off'
The payments company suggested an estimated revenue growth of 20% in April, something that analysts see as a sign of the company's ability to take advantage of the digital business boom caused by COVID-19.
"As consumers settled into modified behaviors after implementation of social distancing measures, [which] started in the US and Western Europe in March, PayPal's business really took off," Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note.
Net new account activations soared to 7.4 million in April, almost twice than the numbers in March, and compared with 10 million organic net new account activations in the entire first-quarter, the analysts noted.
PayPal also estimated a total portfolio value growth of 22% in April, which Morgan Stanley analysts found impressive, given that they had estimated a travel-related drag between 6% and 8% for the company. The payments company further reported May 1 to be its biggest transaction day ever.
"For us the better subscriber growth trajectory combined with higher initial engagement should translate into better compounding growth," they said.
Things Look Good Beyond Pandemic Effect
Analysts noted that PayPal's growth trajectory looks good beyond the surge caused by the pandemic.
"The market increasingly looks to PYPL as one of the clear secular winners on the other side of the current crisis with the anticipation of higher earnings power warranting higher valuations," Wells Fargo analysts said.
Morgan Stanley analysts noted the company's numbers from Austria and Germany, two countries among the first to ease coronavirus-related lockdowns, suggest that PayPal's usage didn't see any change even as social distancing measures were relaxed.
The company's usage is still running at two to three times of pre-coronavirus level, the analysts said.
PYPL Ratings, Price Targets
Wells Fargo has an overweight rating and raised its price target from $120 to $150.
Rosenblatt has a buy rating and increased its price target from $117 to $145.
RBC Capital Markets has an outperform rating and increased its price target from $120 to $142.
Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating and a price target of $131.
PYPL Price Action
Paypal closed 14% higher at $146.29 on Thursday and added another 0.5% in the after-hours session.
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PayPal's Business Really Took Off,' Analysts React To Q1 Earnings
Placed another decent bet on July calls. Same size bet as the last one that went 1000%. So it could go to zero and I’m still up enough to pay off my new Silverado twice. And then go to Vegas. Should be interesting as always here in the casino of fake money.
Don’t expect another thousand percenter, but should at least be a multi-bagger.
Never. They could charge five percent and I still wouldn’t care because in all the years I’ve used them I’ve never had to do that. Furthermore if someone found themselves doing a lot of that they may be an imbecile who should stop trying to work online if they’re incapable of doing so.
I won’t buy from a website that doesn’t use PayPal and I’ve never not once been charged a single penny.
Waistin’ away again in margaritaville! Weeeee. <hiccup>
Amazing strength after anemic earnings!
Out of the calls. Large position for me. Almost 1000% gain. Game changing trade. Huge increase to my bottom line. Done for the day. Blending frozen margaritas as I type. Sometimes the market hands you a no brainer.
Later...
I have a bunch of June calls absolutely exploding.
Conference call was interesting. PayPal’s business is exploding and they expect that to continue for a while. First Q was not spectacular but it’s what they said about this Q that’s interesting. May 1st they had the highest transaction day in their history. Bigger than Black Friday or cyber Monday.
Well, I’ll tell you, I think we could be rushing back in too fast and more people will be infected and some will die. But, the economy will recover as most will be fine. Thank you for having the sand to stand up and reply after being a little wrong.
Respect for that.
Yep. Up huge after hours. We may see a little consolidation or not then more upside from here. Much of the shift to online buying is here to stay. Likewise I think brick and mortar sales should suffer but we’ll have to of course constantly keep watch.
Congrats to pypl longs.
Earnings after hours. I don’t have high hopes, square is a payment processor tied heavily to brick and mortar stores. The company is a good investment don’t get me wrong. I suggest buying weakness for a longer term hold.
My entry is $17 so I will just hold on. Good luck, maybe they will surprise me.
Apple leading the DOW higher.
Good luck. Make money.
Big difference between never and a few weeks. Especially when nano nevercides claims two weeks. Maybe that was mean gene the dancing machines bullshit story though and he left the “company”. But still it seems like they could have come up with something in the many many years they have completely failed to do so.
Pfizer announces coronavirus trials. See, that’s what it looks like when real drug companies address a problem. Notice they didn’t pr an agreement to test a drug someday, or a non disclosure agreement (LMAO).
They’re starting trials.
I know of it. The iRocket. It’s going to da moon.
Earnings should be good good luck.