Apple option volume tops 3M contracts following earnings, 3x normal. Shares up $4 this afternoon or 2.65%, near $154.82 after an overnight dip to the $145 range, with 30day at-the-money implied volatility down 3.1 points to 28.3% and calls leading puts 4 to 3. Nearly 40% of the flow involves weeklys that expire today, including 180k 155 calls that traded as low as a nickel on the open with shares $147.87 to $1.80 at 1130am with stock $156.
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