NEUTRAL — WATCH
No clear whale direction for APLD. Bullish and bearish signals roughly cancel out. 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 296,174 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 71.6% with 8 of 10 top holders actively accumulating this quarter.
Action Plan
- Hold existing positions — no strong directional signal
- Wait for clearer whale activity before adding
- Watch short interest trend (currently 30%) — covering = bullish catalyst
- 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)
1.06
LEAN BEARISH
Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (5C / 5P)
PUT$302026-05-155,1516085.8x
CALL$132026-05-0814114.0x
PUT$342026-05-085754612.5x
CALL$282026-05-29387439.0x
PUT$302026-05-089291128.3x
CALL$432026-06-052137.0x
PUT$332026-05-089972204.5x
PUT$222026-05-291543.8x
CALL$282026-05-152673.7x
CALL$152026-05-22723.5x
High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)
PUT$302026-05-155,151
PUT$302026-05-083,752
CALL$352026-05-082,030
CALL$392026-05-082,012
PUT$282026-05-081,671
CALL$342026-05-081,609
CALL$402026-05-151,409
PUT$342026-05-081,185
CALL$362026-05-081,064
PUT$332026-05-08997
- Put/Call volume ratio: 1.06 (bearish)
- Total options volume: 47,800 (calls 23,252 / puts 24,548)
- Top unusual: PUT $30.5 exp 2026-05-15 — vol/OI 85.8x
- 13 unusual strikes detected (5C / 8P)
👤 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)
2,758,902
NET INSIDER FLOW
+2,462,728
Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 7 sells / 3 grants)
SELLNOTTENBURG RICHARD N25,0002026-04-30
SELLMILLER DOUGLAS S10,0002026-04-27
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
- Insider buying: 2,758,902 shares
- Insider selling: 296,174 shares
- 9 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
71.6%
ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION
80% ACCUMULATING
20% DISTRIBUTING
NET SHARES FLOW
+19,019,966
Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)
★ 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)
▬ 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-0.2%-13,880
▬ HOLDVANGUARD WORLD FUND-Vanguard Information Tech+2.5%+123,946
★ 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
▲ ADDINGGLOBAL X FUNDS-Global X Data Center & Digital+5.9%+84,361
▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-2.5%-38,505
- Institutional ownership: 71.6%
- 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%+
⚠ 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