Whale Tracker

STRONG BUY SIGNAL

Whales are aggressively accumulating APLD. Multiple signals confirm institutional conviction. Short interest is elevated at 30.6% of float — significant bearish pressure but squeeze potential exists. Insiders are net buyers (2,464,735 shares bought vs 589,209 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 68.3% with 8 of 10 top holders actively accumulating this quarter.

Action Plan

Consider building a position on pullbacks
Monitor short squeeze potential (SI 31%, watch for volume spikes)
Set stop-loss below key support level
Re-evaluate if insider selling accelerates

📈 Options Flow 期权异动

Unusual options volume vs open interest. High volume/OI ratio signals whale positioning. Put/Call ratio indicates directional bias.

PUT / CALL RATIO

0 (Bullish)1.02.0+ (Bearish)

0.47

BULLISH

CALL VOLUME

28,511

PUT VOLUME

13,382

TOTAL VOLUME

41,893

UNUSUAL STRIKES

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

CALL$252026-04-104,023

CALL$262026-04-102,768

CALL$302026-04-102,694

PUT$252026-04-101,887

CALL$262026-04-101,880

CALL$282026-04-101,685

CALL$242026-04-101,254

CALL$272026-04-101,029

CALL$402026-04-17926

CALL$292026-04-10899

P/C OI RATIO

1.0

TOTAL OI

CALL OI

PUT OI

Put/Call volume ratio: 0.47 (bullish)
Total options volume: 41,893 (calls 28,511 / puts 13,382)

👤 Insider Trading 内部交易

SEC Form 4 filings — officer and director buys/sells in the last 90 days. Net buying is a strong bullish signal.

81% BUY

19% SELL

SHARES BOUGHT (6m)

2,464,735

SHARES SOLD (6m)

589,209

NET INSIDER FLOW

+1,875,526

FORM 4 FILINGS (90d)

Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 6 sells / 4 grants)

TypeInsiderSharesDate

GRANTMOHMAND MOHAMMAD SAIDAL LAVANW250,0002026-02-06

GRANTZHANG JASON GECHEN500,0002026-02-06

SELLHASTINGS CHUCK45,9872026-01-29

SELLCUMMINS WESLEY165,0002026-01-16

SELLNOTTENBURG RICHARD N23,6062026-01-15

SELLMILLER DOUGLAS S10,0002026-01-12

GRANTCUMMINS WESLEY1,500,0002026-01-06

SELLMILLER DOUGLAS S8,0002025-11-28

GRANTZHANG JASON GECHEN170,0002025-11-25

SELLBENSON ELLA G8,5812025-11-24

Insider buying: 2,464,735 shares
Insider selling: 589,209 shares
12 Form 4 filings in last 90 days
Net insider BUYING — bullish signal

🏦 Smart Money Flow 机构资金流向

Quarter-over-quarter position changes from 13F filings. Shows whether institutional investors are accumulating (buying more) or distributing (selling) — the strongest signal of whale conviction.

INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP

68.3%

ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION

80% ACCUMULATING

20% DISTRIBUTING

NET SHARES FLOW

+19,019,966

FLOW SCORE

+0.43

ADDING

SELLING

Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)

ActionInstitution% HeldQoQ ΔShares Δ

★ NEW POSITIONValue Aligned Research Advisors, LLC2.02%NEW+2,821,775

★ NEW POSITIONT. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.1.51%NEW+2,154,183

▲▲ HEAVY BUYVanguard Group Inc8.64%+36.4%+6,445,648

▲▲ HEAVY BUYSituational Awareness LP4.06%+87.0%+5,274,743

▲▲ HEAVY BUYMirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.1.44%+25.5%+814,818

▲ ADDINGBlackrock Inc.7.45%+12.6%+2,330,385

▲ ADDINGState Street Corporation1.94%+12.0%+581,854

▲ ADDINGGeode Capital Management, LLC2.25%+5.1%+304,451

▬ HOLDHood River Capital Management LLC7.88%+4.7%+991,273

▼▼ HEAVY SELLShaw D.E. & Co., Inc.2.94%-24.8%-2,699,164

ETF & Mutual Fund Flow (5 adding / 1 selling)

ActionFundQoQ ΔShares Δ

▬ HOLDManager Directed Portfolios-Hood River Small-0.0%0

▲ ADDINGVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Mar+12.7%+891,379

▼ TRIMMINGiShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF-5.9%-357,089

▬ HOLDVANGUARD WORLD FUND-Vanguard Information Tech+2.7%+129,311

★ NEW POSIVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap IndexNEW+1,427,711

▲ ADDINGVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market+7.8%+194,040

▬ HOLDFidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Ca-1.2%-29,145

★ NEW POSIVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap GrowtNEW+804,541

▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-3.3%-51,932

▲ ADDINGGLOBAL X FUNDS-Global X Data Center & Digital+15.4%+194,017

Institutional ownership: 68.3%
Smart money flow: 8 adding / 1 selling / 1 hold
Net shares added by institutions: +19,019,966
Biggest mover: Vanguard Group Inc added 6,445,648 shares (+36.4%)

🕶 Short Interest & Dark Pool 做空 & 暗池

Short interest as % of float and days-to-cover. Rising SI = bearish pressure. High SI + decreasing = shorts covering (bullish). Squeeze risk rated by SI level.

SHORT INTEREST (% OF FLOAT)

0%10%20%30%+

SHORT % FLOAT

30.6%

DAYS TO COVER

4.6

SI CHANGE (MoM)

↓ 2.0%

SQUEEZE RISK

HIGH

SHARES SHORT

78,750,397

PRIOR MONTH

80,336,777

FLOAT SHARES

247,629,163

AVG VOLUME

26,305,373

⚠ Extreme short interest — heavy bearish conviction. However, high SI + declining trend could trigger a short squeeze if a catalyst appears (earnings beat, analyst upgrade, sector rotation).

Short interest: 30.6% of float
Days to cover: 4.6
Short interest MoM: ↓ 2.0%
Squeeze risk: HIGH

📡 Data Sources 数据来源

Options Flow

BULLISH (80%)

Insider Trading

BULLISH (90%)

Smart Money Flow

LEAN BULLISH (75%)

Short Interest

BEARISH (60%)

📋 Summary 综合摘要

[dark_pool] Short interest: 30.6% of float
[dark_pool] Days to cover: 4.6
[institutional] Institutional ownership: 68.3%
[institutional] Smart money flow: 8 adding / 1 selling / 1 hold
[options_flow] Put/Call volume ratio: 0.47 (bullish)
[options_flow] Total options volume: 41,893 (calls 28,511 / puts 13,382)
[insider] Insider buying: 2,464,735 shares
[insider] Insider selling: 589,209 shares