Apple shares fall for a second session in a row on Thursday, the new Apple Watch said to be close to mass production

According to a post by Economic Daily News, the upcoming Apple Watch is currently in its final testing phase prior to mass production.

Apple shares closed lower for a second consecutive trading session on Thursday. It has also been the sharpest daily loss since August 10th. The stock went down 1.92% ($3.09) to $157.86, with the latter also being an intraday low and a price level not seen since August 11th ($156.07). In the week ended on August 13th the shares of the technological company added 0.70% to their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a second consecutive period of gains, but yet, it has been the smallest increase since the week ended on July 9th. The stock has trimmed its advance to 6.14% so far during the current month, following a 3.27% surge in July. The latter has been the smallest monthly gain since October 2016. For the entire past year, the shares of the NYSE-listed company rose 10.03%.

Shipments of the Watch Series 3 by Quanta Computer to Apple Inc are expected to begin during the last quarter of 2017.

According to reports in the media, the new device will be announced along with the upcoming iPhones in September.

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, suggests that the Watch Series 3 will be available as a Wi-Fi only version and as a Wi-Fi + LTE version in 38mm and 42mm sizes.

According to CNN Money, the 36 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Apple Inc’s stock price, have a median target of $175.50, with a high estimate of $208.00 and a low estimate of $131.00. The median estimate is an 11.17% surge compared to the closing price of $157.86 on August 17th.

The same media also reported that 24 out of 41 surveyed investment analysts had rated Apple Inc’s stock as “Buy”, while 10 – as “Hold”. On the other hand, 1 analyst had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, today’s levels of importance for the Apple stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $158.12
R2 – $158.38
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $158.64
R4 (Long Breakout) – $159.42
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $160.33
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $160.70

S1 – $157.60
S2 – $157.34
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $157.08
S4 (Short Breakout) – $156.30
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $155.39
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $155.02

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Apple Inc (AAPL) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $157.98
R1 – $161.33
R2 – $165.18
R3 – $168.53
R4 – $171.88

S1 – $154.13
S2 – $150.78
S3 – $146.93
S4 – $143.08