AAPL's final half hour on its tightest monthly expiration close since 2025
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-09, from Pin Risk at Options Expiration Explained.
| et_time | aapl_last | strike_line | gap_spread | expiry_label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | 199.88 | 201 | 1.12 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:31 | 199.84 | 201 | 1.16 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:32 | 199.9 | 201 | 1.1 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:33 | 199.94 | 201 | 1.06 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:34 | 200.15 | 201 | 0.85 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:35 | 200 | 201 | 1 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:36 | 200.04 | 201 | 0.96 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:37 | 200.02 | 201 | 0.99 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:38 | 200.12 | 201 | 0.88 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:39 | 200.08 | 201 | 0.93 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:40 | 200.12 | 201 | 0.88 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:41 | 200.06 | 201 | 0.94 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:42 | 200.07 | 201 | 0.93 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:43 | 200.12 | 201 | 0.88 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:44 | 199.97 | 201 | 1.03 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:45 | 200 | 201 | 1 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:46 | 200.02 | 201 | 0.98 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:47 | 199.98 | 201 | 1.01 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:48 | 199.96 | 201 | 1.04 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:49 | 200 | 201 | 1 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:50 | 200.24 | 201 | 0.75 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:51 | 200.1 | 201 | 0.9 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:52 | 200.42 | 201 | 0.58 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:53 | 200.26 | 201 | 0.74 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:54 | 200.57 | 201 | 0.43 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:55 | 201.35 | 201 | 0.35 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:56 | 201.09 | 201 | 0.09 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:57 | 200.98 | 201 | 0.03 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:58 | 200.95 | 201 | 0.05 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 15:59 | 200.92 | 201 | 0.08 | Jun 20, 2025 |
- Rows × columns
- 30 × 5
- Period covered
- to
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
et_time |
date | 15:30 to 15:59 | |
aapl_last |
number | 199.84 to 201.35 | |
strike_line |
number | every row is 201 | US dollars |
gap_spread |
number | 0.03 to 1.16 | |
expiry_label |
text | 1 distinct value (Jun 20, 2025) |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH pin_day AS
(
SELECT
date AS session_day,
round(toFloat64(close)) AS strike
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
AND date >= '2025-01-01'
AND date < '2026-08-01'
AND toDayOfWeek(date) = 5
AND toDayOfMonth(date) BETWEEN 15 AND 21
ORDER BY abs(toFloat64(close) - round(toFloat64(close))) ASC
LIMIT 1
)
SELECT
formatDateTime(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), '%H:%i') AS et_time,
round(toFloat64(close), 2) AS aapl_last,
(SELECT strike FROM pin_day) AS strike_line,
round(abs(toFloat64(close) - (SELECT strike FROM pin_day)), 2) AS gap_spread,
formatDateTime((SELECT session_day FROM pin_day), '%b %e, %Y') AS expiry_label
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
AND window_start >= '2025-01-01'
AND window_start < '2026-08-01'
AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT session_day FROM pin_day)
AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) >= 930
AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) < 960
ORDER BY window_start
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