Apple Smashes Amazon's Record As iPhone Maker's Stock Rallies After Inflation Data


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock had a stellar run on Thursday amid the equity market revival and, in the process, made its way into the record books.

What Happened: Apple shares gapped up at the open after a Labor Department report showed annual headline inflation slowed from 8.2% in September to 7.7% in October. The data perked up risk appetite in the market, setting in motion large-scale and across-the-board buying.

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Shares of the tech giant advanced steadily over the course of the session, ending at a high of $146.87, a gain of $12 or 8.90%, according to Benzinga Pro data. The stock outperformed the S&P 500’s 5.54% climb and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite’s 7.35%.

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Apple’s market capitalization swelled to $2.336 trillion at the close on Thursday. This is about $190.92 billion higher than the company’s market cap of $2.146 trillion on Wednesday.

The single-day positive change in market cap is the most any company has made in the past, reported Bloomberg. Apple’s FAANG peer Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) previously held the record when it added $190.8 billion on a single day in February, added the report.

What’s Next: Apple’s stock trajectory in the near term will, in part, be driven by factors extraneous to it, the chief among them being Fed’s monetary policy. If inflation heads southward from October levels, the Fed will have the leeway to pivot or at least pause. Slowing the pace of rate hikes could also be perceived by the market.

Apple is also contending with company-specific issues. The COVID-19 scenario in China has restricted the functioning of the main iPhone production facility run by supply partner Hon Hai Manufacturing Company Limited (OTC:HNHPF) in Zhengzhou. Apple warned earlier this week that production of its iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max was impacted by the development.

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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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