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These guys are on a roll in the app dept, hard and fast... they just added 30,000 new apps in just over a month of BB10 existence.
some serious apps released recently... whatsApp, Amazon Kindle, OpenTable and The Wall Street Journal are now available. In the coming weeks CNN, The Daily Show Headlines, eBay, eMusic, Maxim, MLB at Bat, MTV News, Pageonce, PGA, Rdio, Skype, Soundhound and Viber.
Press Release
some serious apps released recently... whatsApp, Amazon Kindle, OpenTable and The Wall Street Journal are now available. In the coming weeks CNN, The Daily Show Headlines, eBay, eMusic, Maxim, MLB at Bat, MTV News, Pageonce, PGA, Rdio, Skype, Soundhound and Viber.
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hmmmm, just before closing bell today, somebody bought 75,000 shares of BB stock.
GARY?!?!?!?!?!
No, not me.
Notice the close is $16.52...........that 75,800 is either 1) aftermarket 2) orders that didn't hit the wire during regular hours.
Watch the price tomorrow / today at open. See what's listed under "previous close".
toshison
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Not surprising at all. BB stock gets the nice pump followed by the dump just like back in January prior to Canadian release.
I tell you, BB stock is not for the faint at heart. There are a lot of big money manipulators still playing this stock and the shorts/bears have not scurried away like the bulls think they have. Im gladly on the sidelines although it gets pretty tempting to jump back in here and there to ride some volatility.
I tell you, BB stock is not for the faint at heart. There are a lot of big money manipulators still playing this stock and the shorts/bears have not scurried away like the bulls think they have. Im gladly on the sidelines although it gets pretty tempting to jump back in here and there to ride some volatility.
S/P action is typical:
A lot is riding on this launch. Yet, if history is any indication, it wouldn’t be surprising if investors used today’s launch as a reason to book some profits following such a big rally.
In a cursory look at how a stock price reacts on a major launch date, MarketBeat looked at how Apple Inc. AAPL+1.69% performed on the days each of its iPhones hit the shelves. The results offer a mixed bag:
Original iPhone launch, June 29, 2007: Apple rose 1.2% after the iPhone was launched amid months of hype about the new device. The stock then rose 16% over the next month.
IPhone 3G, July 2008: A little more than a year after the initial iPhone release, Apple launched a 3G version of the device. Shares fell 2.3% that day and then were roughly flat one month later.
IPhone 4, June 24, 2010: On the day the iPhone 4 was launched, Apple shares fell 0.7%. The stock then fell another 3.4% over the next month.
IPhone 4S, October 14, 2011: Shares jumped 3.3% this day amid a big gain for the overall market. The stock lost 10% over the next month.
IPhone 5, Septemer 21, 2012: The stock rose 0.2% to $700.09, which marked the last time shares finished above $70 on a closing basis. The stock tumbled almost $100 over the next month and six months later is down 35% from that launch.
toshison
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My guess is that next week, we are going to see a lot of negative reports leading up to earnings and I would not be surprised to see this stock back in the 13's OR everything published is positive and its in the 17's... Who knows.
CEO Heins gives a pretty good indicator of what to expect in March 28 report during last weeks Australia launch interview....
“In the context of the financial viability of the company that is where I shake my head sometimes and wonder what everyone is talking about. The company has no debt, I will report pretty good cash position by the end of March in my earnings call, so I think we did a really diligent job in, not just keeping the company afloat, but also bringing it back to health,” said CEO Thorsten Heins in an interview with the Australian Financial Review.
Does Heins realize how close that statement is to "insider information"?
As for "PRETTY", some people use that word rather lightly. (we will see how lightly Heins used it come earnings).
Many ugly children / teenage girls are considered "pretty", as a polite gesture.....or in any sport - i.e. 'Joe was PRETTY close to Jim at the end of the race". What's that really mean?
We all know Betty has / had tons of cash, well, since, forever. Now it's only "PRETTY" good?
Makes one wonder after all those consecutive positive Q reports in the past, yes / no?
Whatever the case, its apparent from this interview and others, that Heins is brimming with confidence.
Prior to launch, you will note in his interviews he was far more hesitant, and less optimistic. He talked of selling the company, opening up new opportunities to license the software and that kind of talk.
Now, presumingly (is that a word?) after a wildly successful launch, his cockiness meter has risen significantly as he now publicly slams android and apple, says they are in a good cash position, more interesting devices coming, saying the Lenovo buyout rumour is bunk, etc.
killerkeith
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It's officially cool to insult Apple Sheeple
[video=youtube_share;Y3rNQ2pTyAY]http://youtu.be/Y3rNQ2pTyAY[/video]
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Thorsten?
Seems Alica Keys needs something to cruze with while in Toronto.
That's great!
No wonder there's very few shares left for the shorts.
The U.S. got the Z10 just this week, which means it won't play into the company's financial report on the quarter that ended March 2. Analysts are already concerned about stateside sales, though. Goldman Sachs declared U.S. Z10 sales "tepid," while Citi called the American launch "disappointing."
Some investors think that run-up is overblown. As of March 15, nearly one-third of shares were held by short-sellers betting that BlackBerry stock will fall. That's a whopping percentage, and it has contributed to BlackBerry's volatility as "shorts" are occasionally forced to buy up shares in order to cover their positions.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/27/tec...y-sales-preview/index.html?source=yahoo_quote
The U.S. got the Z10 just this week, which means it won't play into the company's financial report on the quarter that ended March 2. Analysts are already concerned about stateside sales, though. Goldman Sachs declared U.S. Z10 sales "tepid," while Citi called the American launch "disappointing."
Some investors think that run-up is overblown. As of March 15, nearly one-third of shares were held by short-sellers betting that BlackBerry stock will fall. That's a whopping percentage, and it has contributed to BlackBerry's volatility as "shorts" are occasionally forced to buy up shares in order to cover their positions.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/27/tec...y-sales-preview/index.html?source=yahoo_quote
toshison
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I thought long and hard about whether to buy some BB stock earlier today and in the end I decided to just take to the sidelines and see what happens. Tomorrow's earnings is binary, good or bad and pretty much a 50/50 bet.
The gambler in me is enticed because a positive or at least a perceived positive result will cause the stock to pop real nice, especially with the record short positions on deck to fuel it.
On the flip, if its negative or perceived so, its going the exact opposite way, real hard. If this happens though, I may re-enter the stock because the depressed price will see some rise again when many shorts cash out and take advantage of the headlines. It's still too early to write BB off so there are still positive catalysts for BB on the horizon.
The gambler in me is enticed because a positive or at least a perceived positive result will cause the stock to pop real nice, especially with the record short positions on deck to fuel it.
On the flip, if its negative or perceived so, its going the exact opposite way, real hard. If this happens though, I may re-enter the stock because the depressed price will see some rise again when many shorts cash out and take advantage of the headlines. It's still too early to write BB off so there are still positive catalysts for BB on the horizon.
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Sweet, their one year anniversary is coming up since this article was made by a "tech analyst" who apparently had insider info from a RIM employee. Can't wait till they make the big announcement of their bankruptcy and/or announcing they are being sold to Samsung at tomorrows earnings report.
RESEARCH IN MOTION IS DEAD
March 30, 2012
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RESEARCH IN MOTION IS DEAD
March 30, 2012
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He's right though. There is no more RIM.
They beat the street on just about everything. Back to profits. A million Z10's sold by Mar 2 (that's where I became doubtful).
How convienient.
Thing is, subs are down another 2M again - second Q in a row they've (reportedly) lost 2M subs. That can't keep up, unless they start charging $1600/phone, and that isn't going to happen.
They also claim: half of the new subs are "new" to BB. Do the book cookers think everyone who reads their crap is really that dumb ?
The CFO, and his minions must be excellent chefs (cooking the books). I think this is the reason Lazaridis is calling it a day with BlackBetty. He hung around long enough to 'assist' in the BB Z10 launch.
Q: Why won't he stay for the Q10 launch?
A: His nearly finished, 26,000sq' house, which began construction in 2006, is just about ready to move into.
Good move Mike, good move.
How convienient.
Thing is, subs are down another 2M again - second Q in a row they've (reportedly) lost 2M subs. That can't keep up, unless they start charging $1600/phone, and that isn't going to happen.
They also claim: half of the new subs are "new" to BB. Do the book cookers think everyone who reads their crap is really that dumb ?
The CFO, and his minions must be excellent chefs (cooking the books). I think this is the reason Lazaridis is calling it a day with BlackBetty. He hung around long enough to 'assist' in the BB Z10 launch.
Q: Why won't he stay for the Q10 launch?
A: His nearly finished, 26,000sq' house, which began construction in 2006, is just about ready to move into.
Good move Mike, good move.
