Looking At Apple's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Apple.

Looking at options history for Apple AAPL we detected 70 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 47% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 52% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $164,542 and 67, calls, for a total amount of $5,463,788.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $205.0 for Apple over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Apple's options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Apple's whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $205.0 in the last 30 days.

Apple Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Apple Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 23,663,527, the price of AAPL is up 1.15% at $178.3.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 30 days.

What The Experts Say On Apple:

• Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Apple, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
• Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Apple, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Apple, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
• B of A Securities upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $210
• Keybanc downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $191

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