Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken an unusually bearish stance on Apple AAPL.
And retail traders should know.
Looking at options activity for Apple AAPL we detected 270 unusual trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45.56% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54.44% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 126 are puts, for a total amount of $14,900,273 and 144, calls, for a total amount of $12,528,971.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $85.0 to $195.0 for Apple in the over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the total open interest for Apple big money options trades today is 1,458,405 with a total volume of 3,295,848.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Apple's big money trades within a strike price range of $85.0 to $195.0 over the last 30 days.
Apple Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/19/21 | $135.00 | $472.5K | 7.7K | 3.1K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/17/22 | $165.00 | $406.8K | 12.9K | 1.0K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $135.00 | $339.1K | 7.7K | 2.6K |
| AAPL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/15/21 | $145.00 | $230.0K | 82.8K | 2.2K |
| AAPL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/22 | $112.50 | $218.7K | 17.1K | 1.5K |
Where Is Apple Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 66,410,538, the price of AAPL is up 1.49% over the last 24 hours at $141.22.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.
What The Experts Say On Apple:
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Apple, which currently sits at a price target of $175.0.
- Tigress Financial has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Apple, which currently sits at a price target of $198.0.
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