Is Warren Buffet About To Sell His Stake In Apple?
Is Warren Buffet About To Sell His Stake In Apple?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has been sliding, down 11% on the year and hitting the lowest point in 4 months. The tech giant is struggling as the S&P 500 is up nearly 7% in the same time period.
蘋果公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AAPL）的股票一直在下滑，同比下跌11％，觸及4個月來的最低點。這家科技巨頭正在苦苦掙扎，因爲標準普爾500指數同期上漲了近7％。
Why?
爲什麼？
The most recent move down, close to 3% on the day, came after dismal numbers were reported out of China. The phone maker's iPhone sales dropped by 24% year-over-year in the country as people turned toward local alternatives like Huawei.
最近的下跌幅度爲當天接近3％，此前中國公佈了慘淡的數字。由於人們轉向華爲等本地替代品，這家手機制造商的iPhone銷量同比下降了24％。
This was just a day after regulators in the European Union fined Apple $2 billion for violating EU antitrust rules with its App Store policies. The stock tumbled 2.5% on that news.
就在第二天，歐盟監管機構對蘋果處以20億美元的罰款，原因是蘋果的App Store政策違反了歐盟的反壟斷規則。該消息使該股下跌了2.5％。
And recently the company announced the shuttering of its electric car program. The $10 billion, 10-year effort came to a halt after the top Apple brass decided it was no longer feasible to pull off.
最近，該公司宣佈關閉其電動汽車計劃。在蘋果高層認爲不再可行之後，這項爲期10年的100億美元努力停止了。
But probably the biggest drain on the company's stock has been its lack of participation in the AI boom. Apple has been quiet on this front with many believing the company is behind the curve.
但是，該公司股票的最大流失可能是它缺乏對人工智能繁榮的參與。蘋果在這方面一直保持沉默，許多人認爲該公司落後於潮流。
Buffet's Move
自助餐的舉動
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) owns a massive stake in Apple, nearly 1 billion shares, or 6% of the company. Buffet initiated his stake in the company in 2016 when the shares were trading at about $22 and finished amassing his stake buy 2018 when the shares were still south of $50. He's enjoyed an enormous ROI and now may be the time to make an exit.
伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：BRK）擁有蘋果的大量股份，近10億股股份，佔該公司的6％。巴菲特於2016年開始持有該公司的股份，當時該公司的交易價格約爲22美元，並在2018年股價仍低於50美元時完成了股份的積累工作。他獲得了巨大的投資回報率，現在可能是退出的時候了。
How to make an exit will be tricky. Berkshire must report its holdings on the 13F form. If the next one, due in May, shows Buffett offloading Apple, it could start a chain reaction as many in the investment world pay close attention to Buffet's every move.
如何退出將很棘手。伯克希爾必須在13F表格上報告其持有的股份。如果定於5月發佈的下一份報告顯示巴菲特正在卸任蘋果，那可能會引發連鎖反應，因爲投資界的許多人都在密切關注巴菲特的一舉一動。
Bulls And Bears
牛市和熊市
For traders who believe in the bear case and wish to profit off of a drop in APPL, inverse ETFs can be an excellent option, ETFs like those offered by Direxion. The innovative fund manager offers two plays on APPL, one for bulls and one for bears.
對於相信熊市並希望從APPL下跌中獲利的交易者來說，反向ETF可能是一個不錯的選擇，例如Direxion提供的ETF。這家創新的基金經理在APPL上提供兩種策略，一種針對多頭，另一種針對空頭。
The Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares (NYSE:AAPU) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 100% of the inverse (or opposite) of the daily performance of Apple Inc.
《Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X股票》（紐約證券交易所代碼：AAPU）要求在扣除費用和支出前，每日投資業績爲蘋果公司每日表現的逆向（或相反）的100％。
The Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X Shares (NYSE:AAPD) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 150% of the daily performance of the common stock of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL).
《Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 1.5X股票》（紐約證券交易所代碼：AAPD）要求蘋果公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AAPL）普通股每日業績的150％（扣除費用和開支）的每日投資業績。
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