NEUTRAL — WATCH
No clear whale direction for AMAT. Bullish and bearish signals roughly cancel out. Insiders are net buyers (520,052 shares bought vs 20,612 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 85.5% with 3 of 10 top holders actively accumulating this quarter.
Action Plan
- Hold existing positions — no strong directional signal
- Wait for clearer whale activity before adding
- Monitor next earnings for institutional positioning changes
📈 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)
1.29
BEARISH
Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (2C / 7P)
PUT$2302026-05-08161280.5x
PUT$2152026-05-01375497.7x
PUT$3602026-05-29160246.7x
CALL$3422026-04-24616.0x
PUT$2652026-05-08616.0x
PUT$4452026-05-01515.0x
CALL$4452026-05-2290214.3x
PUT$902026-05-151644.0x
PUT$1952026-04-244001053.8x
High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (4 contracts)
PUT$3802026-05-15939
CALL$4002026-04-24813
CALL$4602026-05-15768
CALL$4102026-04-24556
- Put/Call volume ratio: 1.29 (bearish)
- Total options volume: 15,916 (calls 6,952 / puts 8,964)
- Top unusual: PUT $230.0 exp 2026-05-08 — vol/OI 80.5x
- 9 unusual strikes detected (2C / 7P)
👤 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.
SHARES BOUGHT (6m)
520,052
Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 1 sells / 9 grants)
GRANTANDERSON JAMES ROBERT7412026-03-12
GRANTBORKAR RANI7412026-03-12
GRANTIANNOTTI THOMAS J7412026-03-12
GRANTKARSNER ALEXANDER A7412026-03-12
GRANTMCGREGOR SCOTT A7412026-03-12
GRANTDE GEUS AART J7412026-03-12
GRANTBRUNER JUDY7412026-03-12
GRANTMARCH KEVIN P7412026-03-12
GRANTCHEN XUN ERIC7412026-03-12
SELLBRUNER JUDY2,5002026-02-25
- Insider buying: 520,052 shares
- Insider selling: 20,612 shares
- 14 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
85.5%
ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION
30% ACCUMULATING
70% DISTRIBUTING
NET SHARES FLOW
+18,115,315
Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)
★ NEW POSITIONCapital Research Global Investors4.12%NEW+17,829,388
▲▲ HEAVY BUYNORGES BANK1.40%+27.0%+2,361,318
▲ ADDINGUBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET1.35%+17.1%+1,558,453
▬ HOLDBlackrock Inc.9.48%+1.2%+877,700
▬ HOLDMorgan Stanley1.45%+3.4%+372,890
▬ HOLDVanguard Group Inc9.67%+0.4%+328,737
▬ HOLDState Street Corporation4.78%-0.6%-240,477
▬ HOLDNorthern Trust Corporation1.13%-4.4%-417,085
▼ TRIMMINGAmeriprise Financial, Inc.1.30%-17.8%-2,227,429
▼ TRIMMINGGeode Capital Management, LLC2.34%-11.1%-2,328,180
ETF & Mutual Fund Flow (1 adding / 0 selling)
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Mar-0.2%-42,630
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund+1.5%+291,033
▬ HOLDInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1-2.4%-407,808
▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF-0.9%-97,277
▬ HOLDFidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 In+0.2%+17,205
▬ HOLDSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P -2.0%-188,351
▬ HOLDGROWTH FUND OF AMERICA0.0%0
★ NEW POSIINVESTMENT CO OF AMERICANEW+6,299,774
▬ HOLDVanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Semiconductor ETF+3.4%+229,388
▬ HOLDSELECT SECTOR SPDR TRT-State Street Technolog-1.6%-101,792
- Institutional ownership: 85.5%
- Smart money flow: 3 adding / 2 selling / 5 hold
- Net shares added by institutions: +18,115,315
- Biggest mover: Capital Research Global Investors added 17,829,388 shares (+119.8%)
🕶 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 interest: 1.6% of float
- Days to cover: 2.0
- Short interest MoM: ↓ 3.4%
- Squeeze risk: MINIMAL