Notable Wednesday Option Activity: AAPL, NVDA, VSAT

Options activity was extremely heavy Wednesday in Apple, NVIDIA and Viasat, signaling elevated directional and hedging interest that could influence near-term stock moves. Apple (AAPL.OQ) saw 667,117 option contracts trade (≈66.7M underlying shares), about 159.8% of its one‑month average daily volume, led by 122,791 contracts in the April 29 $270 calls. NVIDIA (NVDA.OQ) had roughly 2.4M option contracts (≈237.4M shares), ~158% of its one‑month ADV, with 211,249 contracts in the April 29 $212.50 calls. Viasat (not in the provided ticker list) showed elevated activity as well, including 7,601 contracts in a Sep. 18 $40 put. The flow—call-heavy in AAPL/NVDA and put activity in VSAT—may reflect bullish positioning in the large-cap names and targeted downside hedging in VSAT.