RE: chartMy bias is always FA vs TA. Having said that I use TA to support or challenge my FA on a given stock. In the case of RIM their PE is 9, Apple is 23. So does anyone out there think RIM earnings will be cut in half to get back to the more "normal" 20 PE range for tech stocks? I am more inclined to believe that the share price could double to bring the PE back into the normal range.
Apple is the current market darling (remember when RIM had a PE of 90?) but at some point they will experience a margin squeeze or they will lose market share to cheaper (perhaps better) products. There is a reason that PC's still outsell MAC's and much of it comes down to price.
I was really surprised that RIM shares did not head back towards $60 with the quarterly results announced recently. The Playbook would have been icing on the cake, but until it launches and we see sales it really does not contribute to the bottom line.
All that to day I am very comfortable with my RIM buy in the low $50 range and would not buy AAPL at current prices.