AAPL options flow

From the October 21, 2026 session tape · published after the close

AAPL options traded $184M in premium across 4,444 prints on October 21, 2026: 62% in calls and 38% in puts, with 36% in contracts expiring that day. That was 107% of its average session over the prior 19.

$184M
Premium
62% / 38%
Calls / puts
36%
Same-day expiry
107%
vs average
19 sessions

AAPL largest options trades, October 21, 2026

TimeContractSizePricePremium
11:20342.5C Oct 2122,492$1.72$3.9M
11:40345C Oct 2124,553$0.80$2.0M
09:59340C Oct 2111,965$1.63$2.0M
11:51345C Oct 2117,631$1.05$1.9M
11:20345C Oct 2130,622$0.60$1.8M
10:40380P Oct 21384$40.63$1.6M
15:21357.5P Oct 301,079$13.91$1.5M
14:50310C Nov 13400$36.90$1.5M
14:31315C Oct 23440$29.99$1.3M
15:21355P Oct 231,079$11.58$1.2M
11:20340C Oct 232,309$5.31$1.2M
14:21315C Oct 23400$29.69$1.2M
11:31345C Oct 2117,691$0.66$1.2M
11:20340C Oct 213,014$3.70$1.1M
10:20342.5C Oct 2115,183$0.67$1.0M

The largest single AAPL print was a 342.5 call expiring Oct 21 for $3.9M at 11:20 ET.

The busiest strikes by premium were 345 calls ($23.2M), 342.5 calls ($19.0M), 340 calls ($15.6M), 345 puts ($13.1M).

Last 20 sessions of AAPL premium, calls vs puts: Oct 15 $190M (59% calls) · Oct 16 $288M (57% calls) · Oct 19 $145M (57% calls) · Oct 20 $143M (51% calls) · Oct 21 $184M (62% calls).

A large print is a trade, not a verdict: it can be a hedge, a close, or one leg of a spread. Read it next to where dealers are positioned, on the other AAPL pages.

These are the October 20, 2026 closing numbers. Members see AAPL's map move live all session.

Common questions

What was AAPL's unusual options activity on October 21, 2026?

$184M in premium across 4,444 prints, 62% calls. The largest print was a 342.5 call for $3.9M.

Is AAPL options flow bullish or bearish?

62% of premium was in calls. Premium alone does not show direction: buyers and sellers, hedges and spreads all print the same way.

Is this AAPL options flow live?

No. This page shows the last completed session, published after the close. Members see the flow as it prints.

Compare: options flow on other tickers

Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.