Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock closed 2.36% higher Monday and has risen 5% over the last four trading sessions following a seven-week-long tech rout. Just before the market close Monday afternoon, a few options traders made some large bets Apple stock will continue its upward trajectory over the coming weeks and months. The call sweeps and blocks purchased within the last 2 minutes of trading Monday total more than $7.58 million and range in expiry date from April 30 to Sept. 17. It will be interesting for retail traders to see if these calls are followed up with shorter dated calls on Tuesday. The Apple Trades: At 3:34 p.m. Monday, a trader executed a call block of 800 Apple options with a $135 strike price expiring on Sept. 17. The trade represented a $524,000 bullish bet for which the trader paid $6.55 per option contract.