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Yes : Apple to up & away

Why is Apple stock hitting new highs even though it’s “not doing AI”? Because Apple doesn’t need to shout “AI AI AI!” like the others 🤖📣 Apple be like: “Here’s a new iPhone.” Investors: “TAKE MY MONEY 💸📈✨” Actual innovation level: 🔋 Slightly better battery 📷 Slightly better camera 🍏 Stock: 🚀🚀🚀 Apple’s secret AI = “Apple Influence” 😏✨ ⸻ Can iPhone 17 push Apple to $300 by year end? Possible! If: • iPhone 17 sells like bubble tea in Singapore on a hot day 🧋🔥 • China loves Apple again 🇨🇳💖 • Services money keeps raining in 💰🌧️ Then maybe AAPL hits $300: 🎯 Base case: “Almost there~” 🎯 Bull case: “WE DID IT BABY! $300! 🥳🍾” 🎯 Bear case: “280 also not bad lah 😅”

$Apple(AAPL)$ Apple has taken another decisive step toward reinforcing its dominance in the world’s largest smartphone market — China. After more than a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Apple and Tencent have reached an agreement that could reshape digital commerce inside China’s most important social platform: WeChat. Under the new arrangement, Apple will oversee in-app transactions within WeChat’s mini-program ecosystem and collect a 15% commission on mini-game spending and virtual purchases. While this is lower than Apple’s traditional 30% App Store cut, the target market is enormous — WeChat hosts more than a billion active users and processes trillions of yuan in digital transactions annually. This raises a timely question as Apple’s s

$Apple(AAPL)$ $TENCENT(00700)$ Buckle up, tech enthusiasts! The tech world is buzzing with the fresh pact between Apple and Tencent that's set to reshape in-app economics on WeChat. After over a year of intense back-and-forth, Apple steps in to manage payments for mini-games and apps, snagging a sleek 15% commission—half the usual App Store bite. This isn't just a handshake; it's a strategic masterstroke opening floodgates to massive revenue in China's digital playground. 🚀 Is this a true win-win? Absolutely! For Apple, it's a golden ticket to billions from WeChat's vast user base without building new infrastructure, boosting services revenue amid global pressures. Tencent breathes easier, dodging potent

$Apple(AAPL)$   When Apple and Tencent finally strike a deal after a year of wrangling, you know the tech world is about to shift. The announcement that Tencent will allow Apple to handle payments for in-app purchases and mini-games on WeChat is one of the most meaningful developments for Apple in China in years. Apple will receive a 15 percent commission on these transactions, giving it access to one of the world’s most important digital ecosystems. For Tencent, the partnership helps ease regulatory and platform pressures while keeping WeChat’s mini-game economy moving smoothly. This is not just another partnership. It represents something bigger for both companies. WeChat is practically a digital operating sy

Apple's much-anticipated entry into the generative AI race with Apple Intelligence has been marred by initial stumbles and underwhelming execution, raising serious investment concerns. While the company's commitment to user privacy is admirable, its cautious, late, and, at times, technically limited approach risks ceding the future of the user experience to more aggressive and capable rivals like Google and Microsoft. The Missteps and Execution Problems The core issues with the initial rollout and subsequent performance of Apple Intelligence revolve around delays, incomplete features, and a lack of comparative capability:  * Delayed and Incomplete Rollout: Apple was a late entrant to the generative AI space, and even its initial features have been plagued by delays and fragmented avai

$Apple(AAPL)$   Was assigned AAPL when I bought call at $152.50. It has now been the best performer in my portfolio. 

$Apple(AAPL)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$ 🔥📱💥🍎 AAPL ERUPTS! 🍎💥📱🔥 Apple just flexed HARD while the Mag 7 stumbled. It’s the ultimate shape-shifting beast; a risk-on attacker, yet a meltdown-proof fortress. 🇨🇳 BOMBSHELL: Apple yanked China’s top gay-dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store after Beijing’s directive. Is this regulatory rocket fuel or geopolitical chess? Wall Street is salivating. ⚡♟️ 💰 OPTIONS INSANITY: • $979K → $275C Dec 26 • $2.5M → $280C Nov 28 Calls crushed puts $13M:$398K as price SMASHED through $274. Institutional war-chest loading. 📊🧨 Net drift and volume spike confirm accumulation mode. 🐳🚀 👉 All-time high rotation incoming whi

To me, Warren Buffett $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A)$ $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ represents long-term conviction and simplicity in investing. His decision to step down feels emotional yet fitting — the close of a legendary chapter. What I admire most is his discipline and integrity, showing that great investing is about patience and character, not chasing trends. I see this as the start of a steady new phase for Berkshire. Greg Abel has long embraced Buffett’s philosophy, and the company’s DNA — prudence, patience, and diversification — remains intact. With strong cash reserves and solid businesses, Berkshire is built to last. I still hold Apple $Apple(AAPL)$

$Apple(AAPL)$ Apple has taken another decisive step toward reinforcing its dominance in the world’s largest smartphone market — China. After more than a year of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Apple and Tencent have reached an agreement that could reshape digital commerce inside China’s most important social platform: WeChat. Under the new arrangement, Apple will oversee in-app transactions within WeChat’s mini-program ecosystem and collect a 15% commission on mini-game spending and virtual purchases. While this is lower than Apple’s traditional 30% App Store cut, the target market is enormous — WeChat hosts more than a billion active users and processes trillions of yuan in digital transactions annually. This raises a timely question as Apple’s s

Apple's much-anticipated entry into the generative AI race with Apple Intelligence has been marred by initial stumbles and underwhelming execution, raising serious investment concerns. While the company's commitment to user privacy is admirable, its cautious, late, and, at times, technically limited approach risks ceding the future of the user experience to more aggressive and capable rivals like Google and Microsoft. The Missteps and Execution Problems The core issues with the initial rollout and subsequent performance of Apple Intelligence revolve around delays, incomplete features, and a lack of comparative capability:  * Delayed and Incomplete Rollout: Apple was a late entrant to the generative AI space, and even its initial features have been plagued by delays and fragmented avai

$Apple(AAPL)$ $TENCENT(00700)$ Buckle up, tech enthusiasts! The tech world is buzzing with the fresh pact between Apple and Tencent that's set to reshape in-app economics on WeChat. After over a year of intense back-and-forth, Apple steps in to manage payments for mini-games and apps, snagging a sleek 15% commission—half the usual App Store bite. This isn't just a handshake; it's a strategic masterstroke opening floodgates to massive revenue in China's digital playground. 🚀 Is this a true win-win? Absolutely! For Apple, it's a golden ticket to billions from WeChat's vast user base without building new infrastructure, boosting services revenue amid global pressures. Tencent breathes easier, dodging potent

$Apple(AAPL)$   When Apple and Tencent finally strike a deal after a year of wrangling, you know the tech world is about to shift. The announcement that Tencent will allow Apple to handle payments for in-app purchases and mini-games on WeChat is one of the most meaningful developments for Apple in China in years. Apple will receive a 15 percent commission on these transactions, giving it access to one of the world’s most important digital ecosystems. For Tencent, the partnership helps ease regulatory and platform pressures while keeping WeChat’s mini-game economy moving smoothly. This is not just another partnership. It represents something bigger for both companies. WeChat is practically a digital operating sy

$Apple(AAPL)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$ 🔥📱💥🍎 AAPL ERUPTS! 🍎💥📱🔥 Apple just flexed HARD while the Mag 7 stumbled. It’s the ultimate shape-shifting beast; a risk-on attacker, yet a meltdown-proof fortress. 🇨🇳 BOMBSHELL: Apple yanked China’s top gay-dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store after Beijing’s directive. Is this regulatory rocket fuel or geopolitical chess? Wall Street is salivating. ⚡♟️ 💰 OPTIONS INSANITY: • $979K → $275C Dec 26 • $2.5M → $280C Nov 28 Calls crushed puts $13M:$398K as price SMASHED through $274. Institutional war-chest loading. 📊🧨 Net drift and volume spike confirm accumulation mode. 🐳🚀 👉 All-time high rotation incoming whi

Why is Apple stock hitting new highs even though it’s “not doing AI”? Because Apple doesn’t need to shout “AI AI AI!” like the others 🤖📣 Apple be like: “Here’s a new iPhone.” Investors: “TAKE MY MONEY 💸📈✨” Actual innovation level: 🔋 Slightly better battery 📷 Slightly better camera 🍏 Stock: 🚀🚀🚀 Apple’s secret AI = “Apple Influence” 😏✨ ⸻ Can iPhone 17 push Apple to $300 by year end? Possible! If: • iPhone 17 sells like bubble tea in Singapore on a hot day 🧋🔥 • China loves Apple again 🇨🇳💖 • Services money keeps raining in 💰🌧️ Then maybe AAPL hits $300: 🎯 Base case: “Almost there~” 🎯 Bull case: “WE DID IT BABY! $300! 🥳🍾” 🎯 Bear case: “280 also not bad lah 😅”

To me, Warren Buffett $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A)$ $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ represents long-term conviction and simplicity in investing. His decision to step down feels emotional yet fitting — the close of a legendary chapter. What I admire most is his discipline and integrity, showing that great investing is about patience and character, not chasing trends. I see this as the start of a steady new phase for Berkshire. Greg Abel has long embraced Buffett’s philosophy, and the company’s DNA — prudence, patience, and diversification — remains intact. With strong cash reserves and solid businesses, Berkshire is built to last. I still hold Apple $Apple(AAPL)$

Yes : Apple to up & away

$Apple(AAPL)$   Was assigned AAPL when I bought call at $152.50. It has now been the best performer in my portfolio.