Apple (APPL) reminds me of the kid everyone voted for in high school as valedictorian or most likely to succeed.  Those awards always seemed to be the kiss of death. That poor kid was all things to all people, and there was no way he or she could live up to the expectations.

Similarly, Apple is every one's darling. It's the most rated stock on Motley Fool, my barometer for general investor interest and sentiment, and one of the most widely followed stocks on Wall Street.

I hope you aren't looking to me to tell you what to do. This post is based on my memories of "Dragnet." When a witness would ramble on with all sorts of unrelated opinions, Joe Friday would say, "Just the facts, Ma'am."

That's what I'm going to attempt, just the facts.

Let's start with a five-year chart of the weekly price versus the 20-, 50-  and 100-week moving averages, showing a slow and steady increase.

• 80% short-term technical buy signal.
• Trend Spotter has a sell signal, but if the price keeps increasing, that gap is narrowing quickly and may be switching soon.
• The price hit five new highs and is up .97% in the past month.
• Relative Strength Index is 54.75% and increasing.
• Trades around 351.94 with a 50-day moving average of 346.81.