The Apple Maven explores these two topics below.What sent AAPL soaringThe year has been tough for AAPL and the market at large. Apple stock nearly entered bear market earlier this week, after having dipped 17%-plus from the all-time high of January.But there have been signs lately that investors might be ready to start buying this dip.It is hard to tell exactly why this vicious recovery began to take shape. On March 15, Apple’s nearly $5-per-share spike looked a lot like a volatility-driven reb