The Dan Ives era at Wedbush is over. These are some of the calls — and colorful fits — people will remember.

Dan Ives is leaving Wedbush as managing director and senior equity research analyst for his own venture.

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For many, Wedbush Securities has become synonymous with Dan Ives: the charismatic, media-savvy tech analyst known for his peacock-esque personal style, colorful metaphors, and plentiful emojis to describe tech's biggest moments.Now, after eight years at the firm, Ives said he's leaving for a new chapter."I have truly enjoyed my time at Wedbush and proud of all we accomplished as a great tech franchise with awesome people across the board," he said in a widely shared email on Wednesday.He told Bloomberg that he's leaving to launch a merchant bank — a bank primarily serving large corporations and high-net-worth individuals. The company will focus on sectors such as technology, energy, infrastructure, and financials, he said.Here are some of the tech mega bull's most famous calls — and some of the suit eschewer's punchiest outfits over the years.1. Apple isn't just a hardware companyBetween 2016 and 2018, Ives hyped Apple's transformation, saying that investors were only thinking of it as a hardware company and missing the value of the app store and services.By 2020, Apple's services revenue had doubled. It's now a major driver of its $4.3 trillion valuation.