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AAPL

Apple Inc.

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AAPL closed Tuesday at $341.27, up 2.3% on the week, now trading roughly 3.6% above the mean analyst price target of $329.38, with the October 29 earnings date fifteen days away. The most notable development this week came from JP Morgan. Samik Chatterjee raised his target from $340 to $360 on Monday, maintaining his Overweight rating, a move that came the same morning as the…

Latest pulse30 Sept 2026

AAPL cost to borrow doubles to 0.39% in one week, up from 0.19%, signaling tighter lending conditions for short sellers.

$343.46+0.43% 1d+2.03% 1w+3.66% 1mClose: 16 Oct 2026
Short interest % of float
Low
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Cost to borrow
Low and dropping
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Next earnings
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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple Drifts Higher Into Earnings as JP Morgan Lifts Target

AAPL closed Tuesday at $341.27, up 2.3% on the week, now trading roughly 3.6% above the mean analyst price target of $329.38, with the October 29 earnings date fifteen days away. The most notable development this week…

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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple Slips Below Analyst Targets as Earnings Loom

AAPL has given back the gains of the past two weeks, falling 3% to $329.40 and slipping back below the Street's mean price target for the first time since early September. The price retreat has done something worth…

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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple Shorts Rebuild After the Launch Event

AAPL exits its September 9 product launch week with shorts rebuilding sharply on the Nasdaq primary listing — a reversal of the steady unwind that defined the past month. The most notable shift in positioning this week…

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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple Rallies Through a Divided Street

AAPL closes out the week at $325.13, up nearly 5% — and the most interesting tension is not in the lending market but in an analyst community that cannot agree on whether that move makes sense. Morgan Stanley's Erik…

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Apple Shorts Retreat, But the September Story Dominates

AAPL heads into the final days of August with short sellers at their most relaxed in months — yet the stock's real narrative has little to do with positioning and everything to do with what happens on September 1. The…

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