AAPL Options Chain, Open Interest, and Volatility Data

AAPL Options Open Interest & Strategy Insights

AAPL – Top 10 Strike Prices by Open Interest

Strike	Call OI	Put OI	Total OI
250	176444	114454	290898
270	232584	37198	269782
260	183918	68900	252818
200	97614	153342	250956
300	218327	3587	221914
230	104039	113783	217822
280	202082	13970	216052
220	79595	128242	207837
240	112146	88027	200173
180	67569	125851	193420

AAPL – Volatility Metrics & Put/Call Analysis

Put/Call OI Ratio	Put/Call Volume Ratio	Avg Call IV	Avg Put IV	IV Skew
0.48	0.60	36.30%	30.35%	-5.95%

Data Analysis

Symbol: AAPL Current Price: 270.14
Max Pain: 255.00 (above)

📌 Absolute OI Peak: 250.00 (290898 contracts)
🛡️ Short-term Key Levels: 270.00（269782 contracts，minor support） , 260.00（252818 contracts，major support） , 240.00（200173 contracts，major support）

📈 Put/Call OI Ratio: 0.48 (bullish, Call OI dominant)
Put/Call Volume Ratio: 0.60 (bullish, Call volume dominant)

📊 Avg Call IV: 36.30%
Avg Put IV: 30.35%
IV Skew: -5.95% (Call IV higher than Put IV by 5.95%, upward expectation slightly stronger)

⚠️ Unusual OI concentration at far OTM strike 200.00 (250956 contracts), sentiment: bearish (Put OI dominant). May reflect speculative bets or hedging demand.

Market Sentiment Based on Options by Expiration Date

Date	Call Volume	Put Volume	Open Interest	Put/Call Ratio	Sentiment
2025-11-07	98335	95639	304595	0.973	Neutral ⚖️ (50) ⚠️
2025-11-14	22311	17800	79371	0.798	Moderate Bullish 📈 (65)
2025-11-21	18832	12139	383208	0.645	Moderate Bullish 📈 (65) ⚠️
2025-11-28	6126	2704	40589	0.441	Moderate Bullish 📈 (70)
2025-12-05	1822	1629	23252	0.894	Slight Bullish 📈 (60)
2025-12-12	906	607	4172	0.670	Slight Bullish 📈 (60)
2025-12-19	10856	11345	509881	1.045	Neutral ⚖️ (50) ⚠️
2026-01-16	11825	9676	975503	0.818	Moderate Bullish 📈 (65) ⚠️
2026-02-20	3024	1998	168338	0.661	Moderate Bullish 📈 (65)
2026-03-20	5109	7445	229811	1.457	Moderate Bearish 📉 (35) ⚠️
2026-04-17	1693	771	65361	0.455	Strong Bullish 📈💥 (85)
2026-05-15	2740	1205	46056	0.440	Moderate Bullish 📈 (70)
2026-06-18	1487	2174	254967	1.462	Moderate Bearish 📉 (35) ⚠️
2026-08-21	226	279	27122	1.235	Slight Bearish 📉 (40)
2026-09-18	981	1963	102694	2.001	Strong Bearish 📉💥 (15)
2026-12-18	465	1161	136344	2.497	Strong Bearish 📉💥 (15)
2027-01-15	1216	3633	257805	2.988	Strong Bearish 📉💥 (15) ⚠️
2027-06-17	500	387	48521	0.774	Slight Bullish 📈 (60)
2027-12-17	813	815	70674	1.002	Neutral ⚖️ (50)
2028-01-21	335	386	20110	1.152	Slight Bearish 📉 (40)
How the Sentiment Algorithm Works This table evaluates market sentiment based on aggregated options data by expiration date. The key metrics are: Put/Call Ratio (PCR): Indicates the relative activity between put and call options. A high PCR suggests bearish sentiment, while a low PCR indicates bullish sentiment. Open Interest (OI): Represents the number of outstanding contracts. Higher values reflect strong market attention or hedging activity. Unusual activity ⚠️: Days with extremely high PCR or OI are flagged, signaling possible speculative bets or hedging pressures. The sentiment score is computed by combining PCR and OI, then classified into clear labels such as Strong Bullish, Moderate Bullish, Neutral, Moderate Bearish, Strong Bearish. Scores range from 0 to 100, where higher values indicate stronger bullish sentiment and lower values indicate stronger bearish sentiment.