Options Market Statistics: Apple Shares Closed Just Below Its All-Time High as Weak iPhone Demand Started to Ease; Options Pop

1. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ stock rose 1.1% to $233.85 on Tuesday, a bit below its highest closing price since reaching an all-time high of $234.82 on July 16. On Tuesday, Apple also announced a new iPad Mini that is more affordable than other iPad models and also provides access to Apple Intelligence.

2. $Trump Media & Technology (DJT.US)$ closed down sharply Tuesday on a wild day in which trading was abruptly stopped midafternoon due to volatility. Nasdaq cited trading volatility as the reason for the halt. More than 86 million shares traded hands on Tuesday, according to the NYSE website, far higher than the typical day for DJT stock.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Zillow-C (Z.US)$, with $66 calls topping the highest volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 139.1x with 19,475 contracts.

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