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Saturday, June 28, 2014

If Apple Soars is Google Out the Door?

1-Year Chart Comparison of GOOGL & AAPL at Yahoo

It’s a legitimate question to ask. Might Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) shares fall if Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares rise in coming months? Some will say that even if it occurred, it would be coincidental, because the paths of the two stocks are mutually exclusive. But are they?

The one-year chart comparison of the performances of Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Apple (AAPL) shows rising shares and positive returns across the board. However, you will note that the most recent history seems to portray at least a divergence if not negative correlation between the two. There are other than operational reasons why that might be, and we get into those in our report Why Google Could Fall if Apple Rises.