Whale Tracker

STRONG BUY SIGNAL

Whales are aggressively accumulating APLD. Multiple signals confirm institutional conviction. Short interest is elevated at 30.4% of float — significant bearish pressure but squeeze potential exists. Insiders are net buyers (2,758,902 shares bought vs 589,209 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 66.4% with 8 of 10 top holders actively accumulating this quarter.

Action Plan

Consider building a position on pullbacks
Monitor short squeeze potential (SI 30%, 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

55,550

PUT VOLUME

26,247

TOTAL VOLUME

81,797

UNUSUAL STRIKES

Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (2C / 8P)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolOIRatio

PUT$392026-05-0133133.0x

PUT$342026-05-151,6315529.7x

PUT$352026-05-081,6726127.4x

CALL$322026-05-151,1987017.1x

PUT$342026-05-01371389.8x

CALL$302026-05-152746.8x

PUT$372026-05-224075.7x

PUT$302026-05-01487885.5x

PUT$352026-05-016911265.5x

PUT$342026-05-012,7725535.0x

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

CALL$372026-05-016,062

CALL$382026-06-185,348

PUT$212026-05-295,017

CALL$402026-05-013,217

PUT$342026-05-012,772

CALL$402026-05-152,566

CALL$382026-05-012,546

CALL$432026-05-082,000

PUT$352026-05-081,672

PUT$342026-05-151,631

P/C OI RATIO

0.61

TOTAL OI

324,510

CALL OI

201,507

PUT OI

123,003

Put/Call volume ratio: 0.47 (bullish)
Total options volume: 81,797 (calls 55,550 / puts 26,247)
Top unusual: PUT $39.0 exp 2026-05-01 — vol/OI 33.0x
18 unusual strikes detected (9C / 9P)

👤 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.

82% BUY

18% SELL

SHARES BOUGHT (6m)

2,758,902

SHARES SOLD (6m)

589,209

NET INSIDER FLOW

+2,169,693

FORM 4 FILINGS (90d)

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

TypeInsiderSharesDate

GRANTZHANG JASON GECHEN500,0002026-02-06

GRANTMOHMAND MOHAMMAD SAIDAL LAVANW250,0002026-02-06

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: 2,758,902 shares
Insider selling: 589,209 shares
8 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

66.4%

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, LLC1.97%NEW+2,821,775

★ NEW POSITIONT. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.1.47%NEW+2,154,183

▲▲ HEAVY BUYVanguard Group Inc8.46%+36.4%+6,445,648

▲▲ HEAVY BUYSituational Awareness LP3.97%+87.0%+5,274,743

▲▲ HEAVY BUYMirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.1.40%+25.5%+814,818

▲ ADDINGBlackrock Inc.7.29%+12.6%+2,330,385

▲ ADDINGState Street Corporation1.90%+12.0%+581,854

▲ ADDINGGeode Capital Management, LLC2.20%+5.1%+304,451

▬ HOLDHood River Capital Management LLC7.71%+4.7%+991,273

▼▼ HEAVY SELLShaw D.E. & Co., Inc.2.87%-24.8%-2,699,164

ETF & Mutual Fund Flow (5 adding / 0 selling)

ActionFundQoQ ΔShares Δ

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

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

▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF+2.1%+118,954

▬ 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-0.8%-11,870

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

Institutional ownership: 66.4%
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

30.4%

DAYS TO COVER

3.8

SI CHANGE (MoM)

↑ 1.7%

SQUEEZE RISK

HIGH

SHARES SHORT

80,062,277

PRIOR MONTH

78,750,397

FLOAT SHARES

253,829,078

AVG VOLUME

22,973,464

⚠ 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: 30.4% of float
Days to cover: 3.8
Short interest MoM: ↑ 1.7%
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: 30.4% of float
[dark_pool] Days to cover: 3.8
[institutional] Institutional ownership: 66.4%
[institutional] Smart money flow: 8 adding / 1 selling / 1 hold
[options_flow] Put/Call volume ratio: 0.47 (bullish)
[options_flow] Total options volume: 81,797 (calls 55,550 / puts 26,247)
[insider] Insider buying: 2,758,902 shares
[insider] Insider selling: 589,209 shares