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Who knifed AAPL?

With the Dow up and no negative news on the wire, the stock fell off a cliff Thursday

Thursday was another one of those bizarre trading days for Apple (AAPL). The stock opened higher, flirted with some prices north of $328 in the morning and made it through the early afternoon without suffering much damage, despite the turmoil in Greece.

Then, at about 1:50 p.m., the volume jumped and the stock fell MORE

Is Apple's share price being manipulated?

There's something very fishy about the weekly options market. Is it time to reel in the bad guys?

It was 3:48 p.m. on Friday April 29 and traders who had purchased Apple (AAPL) April 29 $350 "calls" -- options that gave them the right to buy Apple shares in blocks of 100 for $350 per share -- were sitting pretty. The stock was trading around $353.50 and those calls were worth MORE

Apple sets new all-time record high

Bolstered by rumors and strong sales, AAPL has soared nearly 175% from its 2009 low

Riding piggyback on 1.5% rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple (AAPL) opened the new trading year by posting an all-time record high Monday, closing 136 points above its 2009 low of $78.20, set on Jan. 20.

Shares closed Monday at $214.1, up 3.28 points (1.56%) for the day. The stock has climbed steadily since mid-December MORE

AAPL hits record high on tablet rumors

Two years after Apple first broke $200, the stock sets a new all-time record high

"If you can keep a good stock down," wrote Jason Schwarz last week, explaining why hedge funds love Apple (AAPL), "then you are able to load up for the ride back up. It's like a slingshot — the harder you pull, the more propulsion you generate."

As if to illustrate his point, Apple shot to a new MORE