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coreguy re: speculation

When people were speculating that today Steve brought his family to the keynote to announce his retirement

That was me. I had a meeting to get to, I would be away from a computer for about 90 minutes, and I had a big gain to protect. When I heard that Steve's family was at the keynote, I inferred that there was a fair chance that he might retire -- I have suspected for some time that there was some chance that his health issues might recur. I was very happy for him and his family when I saw that he looked hale and extremely chipper onstage, allaying my concerns about his health, but my caution cost me more than a little in lost gains.

AAPL dropped $2 immediately after I put in my order, actually, but after that I was in transit, and by the time I got back to a computer the damage was already done.

Bummer.

Bottom line is that I'm out. I'll probably buy back in, as AAPL looks like it has nowhere to go but up this year.

I sincerely hope that others were smarter than me, and held when I sold.