Whale Tracker

LEAN BEARISH

Whales showing caution on VRT. Distribution signals outweigh accumulation. Insiders are net sellers (495,262 shares sold vs 337,484 bought) — management reducing exposure. Strong institutional ownership at 80.6%, but 4 of 10 top holders are distributing.

Action Plan

Avoid new long positions until whale activity shifts
Insider selling suggests management has near-term concerns
Consider trimming if position size is large
Set alerts for insider buying or SI decrease as reversal signals

📈 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)

3.08

BEARISH

CALL VOLUME

5,907

PUT VOLUME

18,180

TOTAL VOLUME

24,087

UNUSUAL STRIKES

Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (5C / 5P)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolOIRatio

PUT$3302026-04-24202450.5x

PUT$2982026-04-24184726.3x

CALL$2052026-04-241951019.5x

CALL$3602026-05-0886614.3x

CALL$4302026-05-2912112.0x

CALL$3622026-04-2431310.3x

PUT$3052026-05-015569.2x

PUT$2322026-04-24919.0x

PUT$3082026-04-24144197.6x

CALL$3682026-04-241427.0x

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (4 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

PUT$1602026-05-156,806

PUT$2152026-05-224,707

PUT$1352026-05-152,300

CALL$3102026-04-24508

P/C OI RATIO

1.68

TOTAL OI

126,893

CALL OI

47,406

PUT OI

79,487

Put/Call volume ratio: 3.08 (bearish)
Total options volume: 24,087 (calls 5,907 / puts 18,180)
Top unusual: PUT $330.0 exp 2026-04-24 — vol/OI 50.5x
13 unusual strikes detected (7C / 6P)

👤 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.

41% BUY

59% SELL

SHARES BOUGHT (6m)

337,484

SHARES SOLD (6m)

495,262

NET INSIDER FLOW

-157,778

FORM 4 FILINGS (90d)

Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 0 sells / 10 grants)

TypeInsiderSharesDate

GRANTALBERTAZZI GIORDANO112026-03-26

GRANTGILL STEPHANIE L52026-03-26

GRANTSANGHI ANAND32026-03-26

GRANTKARLBORG ANDERS42026-03-26

GRANTJOHNSON ERIC M.02026-03-26

GRANTPONCHERI FRANK32026-03-26

GRANTARMUL SCOTT52026-03-26

GRANTSHEN WEI02026-03-26

GRANTCHAMBERLIN CRAIG12026-03-26

GRANTJOHNSON ERIC M.6202026-03-06

Insider buying: 337,484 shares
Insider selling: 495,262 shares
45 Form 4 filings in last 90 days
Net insider SELLING — bearish 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

80.6%

ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION

10% ACCUMULATING

90% DISTRIBUTING

NET SHARES FLOW

-5,233,060

FLOW SCORE

-0.16

ADDING

SELLING

Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)

ActionInstitution% HeldQoQ ΔShares Δ

▲ ADDINGNORGES BANK1.30%+19.1%+800,863

▬ HOLDState Street Corporation2.27%+2.8%+235,180

▬ HOLDGeode Capital Management, LLC1.85%+2.1%+143,976

▬ HOLDInvesco Ltd.1.56%+2.1%+121,731

▬ HOLDMorgan Stanley1.66%-1.6%-101,830

▬ HOLDVanguard Group Inc10.00%-1.5%-574,733

▼ TRIMMINGPrice (T.Rowe) Associates Inc1.76%-5.5%-390,951

▼ TRIMMINGBank of America Corporation2.41%-5.1%-495,074

▼ TRIMMINGFMR, LLC1.80%-12.0%-938,266

▼ TRIMMINGBlackrock Inc.8.38%-11.2%-4,033,956

ETF & Mutual Fund Flow (0 adding / 3 selling)

ActionFundQoQ ΔShares Δ

▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Mar-0.1%-10,823

▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index F-1.5%-124,519

▼ TRIMMINGVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Growth Index Fu-10.9%-529,852

▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market+0.8%+31,488

▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth -2.2%-70,941

▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth -2.2%-56,956

▬ HOLDFidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity Extend+0.4%+7,777

▼ TRIMMINGCollege Retirement Equities Fund-Growth Accou-7.4%-140,889

▼▼ HEAVY SEBlackRock Funds-BLACKROCK MID CAP GROWTH EQUI-21.0%-441,464

▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF-3.5%-55,054

Institutional ownership: 80.6%
Smart money flow: 1 adding / 4 selling / 5 hold
Net shares removed by institutions: -5,233,060
Biggest mover: Blackrock Inc. sold 4,033,956 shares (-11.2%)

🕶 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

3.5%

DAYS TO COVER

1.2

SI CHANGE (MoM)

↑ 110.2%

SQUEEZE RISK

MINIMAL

SHARES SHORT

13,137,876

PRIOR MONTH

6,251,544

FLOAT SHARES

376,331,501

AVG VOLUME

7,765,940

Short interest: 3.5% of float
Days to cover: 1.2
Short interest MoM: ↑ 110.2%
Squeeze risk: MINIMAL

📡 Data Sources 数据来源

Options Flow

BEARISH (80%)

Insider Trading

NEUTRAL (90%)

Smart Money Flow

NEUTRAL (75%)

Short Interest

NEUTRAL (60%)

📋 Summary 综合摘要

[dark_pool] Short interest: 3.5% of float
[dark_pool] Days to cover: 1.2
[institutional] Institutional ownership: 80.6%
[institutional] Smart money flow: 1 adding / 4 selling / 5 hold
[options_flow] Put/Call volume ratio: 3.08 (bearish)
[options_flow] Total options volume: 24,087 (calls 5,907 / puts 18,180)
[insider] Insider buying: 337,484 shares
[insider] Insider selling: 495,262 shares