Schaeffers Investment Research·2025-10-28 18:37Group 1: Market Performance - Apple Inc (AAPL) recently traded at $269.67, surpassing a $4 trillion market cap, making it the third most valuable company after Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA) [1] - AAPL reached a record price of $269.89, with a year-to-date gain of 7.4%, ahead of its fiscal fourth quarter report on October 30 [2] - Microsoft (MSFT) is trading at $542.52, up 27% year-over-year, and is set to report fiscal first-quarter earnings on October 29 [3] - Nvidia (NVDA) is trading at $195.67, with a modest quarterly gain of 5%, and is expected to report earnings in late November [4] Group 2: Options Activity - Call options for AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA have seen increased popularity, with AAPL's 50-day call/put volume ratio at 2.46, ranking higher than 77% of readings from the past year [5] - MSFT's and NVDA's 50-day call/put volume ratios are 2.16 and 2.22, ranking higher than 93% and 75% of annual readings, respectively [5] - Options for AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA are considered affordable, with their Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) ranking in the 34th percentile or lower of their annual range [6]