Buy AAPL by Aug 3, 2026.

Apple reports earnings after the bell Thursday, and options traders are leaning into the stock’s recent strength, with big-money traders buying in-the-money calls and speculators looking for a ramp to new highs by this Friday, according to trades put on before the market close Friday, and open interest that’s built up around the stock this summer. Of the $590 million in options premium traded on Apple Friday, $442 million was tied to calls, according to SpotGamma. Traders bought almost 560,000 …