AAPL options flow: unusual options activity in Apple Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
The 500 most recent unusual options prints in Apple Inc. (AAPL), from 22 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, carry $37.1M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. The delayed tape holds that many at a time, and this name fills it in 5 sessions. Bullish premium was $12.0M against $19.0M bearish; $26.4M went into calls and $10.7M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.41. The largest print was $4.1M of AAPL 15 Jan 2027 $360 calls on 25 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 9 prints and $415K of premium. AAPL closed at $341.07 on 25 September 2026, up 1.5%.
The latest unusual flow
The 500 most recent prints, 22 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 5 sessions. The delayed tape holds that many at a time; the full stream with every print is in the app. Every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Jan 2027 $360 calls | Sweep | 3,561 | 25,558 | $4.1M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AAPL 16 Oct 2026 $337.50 puts | Sweep | 1,626 | 810 | $894K | At ask | Bearish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Dec 2028 $100 calls | Sweep | 30 | 2,776 | $757K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Jan 2027 $200 calls | Sweep | 44 | 12,564 | $642K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 18 Dec 2026 $200 calls | Sweep | 44 | 8,853 | $638K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AAPL 2 Oct 2026 $335 puts | Sweep | 1,517 | 3,429 | $615K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | AAPL 18 Dec 2026 $280 calls | Sweep | 92 | 6,892 | $566K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Dec 2028 $290 calls | Sweep | 44 | 1,916 | $451K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | AAPL 21 Jan 2028 $200 calls | Trade | 25 | 1,059 | $382K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Jan 2027 $165 calls | Trade | 20 | 440 | $354K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 19 Jan 2029 $390 puts | Trade | 50 | 9 | $350K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AAPL 15 Dec 2028 $300 calls | Trade | 36 | 3,823 | $349K | At midpoint | Neutral |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2027 | 60 | $7.7M | 99% | -$5.5M |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 137 | $6.7M | 77% | +$666K |
| 15 Dec 2028 | 47 | $4.4M | 50% | +$189K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 19 | $2.6M | 82% | -$369K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 21 | $2.4M | 48% | -$238K |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 65 | $2.3M | 72% | +$78K |
The most premium, $7.7M, is aimed at the 15 Jan 2027 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 23 Sep 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | AAPL 30 Sep 2026 $342.50 calls | Sweep | 454 | 1,685 | $109K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | AAPL 30 Sep 2026 $340 calls | Trade | 150 | 2,834 | $59K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | AAPL 30 Sep 2026 $342.50 calls | Sweep | 210 | 1,685 | $51K | Below bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | AAPL 20 Nov 2026 $320 puts | Sweep | 90 | 8,422 | $43K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | AAPL 2 Oct 2026 $342.50 calls | Trade | 100 | 8,816 | $36K | At ask | Bullish |
Every print in AAPL with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open AAPL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open AAPL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 24 firms, have a median of $350, 2.6% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 2 upgrades and 3 downgrades.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Apple Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Headquarters
- Cupertino, California
- Website
- apple.com
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories. It also sells various related services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Music, Apple Card, Apple Pay, and Apple Card. The company serves consumers, small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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