Why Apple Stock Just Popped 5%
Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) were up a strong 4.6% as of 12:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. Presumably, this is partly a reaction to and a recovery from the tech sell-off that began late last week and stretched into Tuesday. As of 12:20 p.m. EDT, the Nasdaq was up 2.9%, a rebound helped by Apple's own stock surge.
The iPhone maker's shares had fallen 16% through Tuesday's close, and were probably due to get a little of that back if from nothing else, then from short-sellers closing their positions and collecting their winnings.
Source Fool.com