$AAPL – Apple Computer (Last:342.37)

I’m swapping AAPL for MSFT in the touts list because when it tops, that will mark a clear and decisive end to the bull market.   That day may not lie far off, since AAPL is just 8% from a potentially important target at 370.36. MSFT could also move higher, but its path is not as well defined. Also, its high last week, a record 559.15, occurred just 71 cents beneath a major Hidden Pivot target that traces back to a low recorded in April 2025. For a company that lost its creative mojo 15 years ago when Steve Jobs died, AAPL’s vertical climb probably deserves more than a rest. The fact that it doesn’t have a horse in the AI race and is “renting” one from a competitor, Google, might seem like a further hindrance. However, talented spinmeisters have turned this seeming disadvantage into a story that wild-eyed investors may yet come to disparage.  To understand why, listen to my recent interview with This Week in Money‘s Jim Goddard.