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Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results by mingus88 on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:22PM (#50345584)
Because good news indicates a relative high and that’s when you should sell.

Look at the 3 month chart. Strong quarter. Certainly doesn’t look like a deal I want to get in on

Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results by notaharvardmba on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:27PM (#50345654)
Wait, we shouldn’t be basing our investment decisions today on data from the past and projections from people with a vested interest in the stock going up?
Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results by kvuj on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:29PM (#50345681)
But you literally are? By looking at past performance you are trying to gage when to sell at a relative high.
Re:Apple reports fourth quarter results by jldugger on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:40PM (#50345822)
> Look at the 3 month chart

It took me a while to realize, but Yahoo charts was showing 3% up from Jun 30 to Nov 2. Turns out there was a huge drop on day 1, so where you start counting _really_ matters!