Apple (AAPL) closed at $344.63 on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.2% on the day. The stock is up 4.3% over the past month, up 13.6% over three months, up 26.9% year to date and up 27.2% over the past year (since Oct 30, 2025). It trades 2.0% below its 52-week high of $351.73 and 41.7% above its 52-week low of $243.19. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($333.04) and above its 200-day moving average ($296.55).
NextPick tracks AAPL in its Magnificent 7 basket alongside NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, TSLA and META. As of Oct 30, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -2 (neutral), and the basket is down 2.4% over five sessions. Over the past month AAPL ranks 2nd of 7 basket members by price change.
AAPL is scheduled to report earnings on Nov 2, 2026, after market close. Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 2.5% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
AAPL options were pricing 27% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 27, 2026, an IV rank of 59 over the past year. Form 4 filings over the last 90 days show no open-market purchases and 31 open-market sales by insiders.
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Profits are accelerating, the ecosystem is solid, but high valuations and divergence in cash flow have thinned the margin of safety. The November 2 earnings report was the touchstone.
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Apple is scheduled to report on Nov 2, 2026, after market close.
Over the last 8 reports, AAPL moved an average of 2.5% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 30, 2026 close of $344.63 is 16.2% above the 200-day average of $296.55.
AAPL closed 2.0% below its 52-week high of $351.73.
NextPick groups AAPL with NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, TSLA and META in its Magnificent 7 basket.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod, as well as Apple branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts, as well as advertising services include third-party licensing arrangements and its own advertising platforms. In addition, the company offers various subscription-based services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Fitness+, a personalized fitness service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV, which offers original content and live sports; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It distributes third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers and resellers. The company was formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc. and changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
