CIO & Founder, Capital Wealth Planning at Capital Wealth Planning
Member since: Jun '23 · 197 Opinions
There's a lot of money going into it. There are 2.5 billion Apple devices in the world is no joke. And they could deliver AI in them. There's room to run. He wrote a covered call at a $350 strike; if it stalls here a bit, he gets paid an options premium. He loves it. He's been in and out of it for 15 years. Likes the coming cycle: the flip phone, prospects in China. Apple Intelligence is just getting started which can help with a multi-year upgrade cycle.
He just bought it as a new buy. For 2 years, there's been criticism of their AI spend, but recently they've gone from blindly spending to a path to revenue though isn't sure if their new Spark 1.1 will be profitable. But they can sell some of their space within their compute, which makes them a competitor to Google and Amazon. He likes how they're branching beyond an ad company.
He added more. Earnings were very good. New therapies have been adding to margins. They beat top and bottom lines and raised guidance. Will hold for a long time.