Whale Tracker

LEAN BULLISH

Net positive whale activity for APLD. Smart money shows interest, but signals are mixed. Short interest is elevated at 30.4% of float — significant bearish pressure but squeeze potential exists. Strong institutional ownership at 71.7% 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)

0.35

BULLISH

CALL VOLUME

56,947

PUT VOLUME

19,672

TOTAL VOLUME

76,619

UNUSUAL STRIKES

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

CALL$382026-05-086,285

CALL$352026-05-085,606

CALL$422026-05-154,576

CALL$362026-05-083,535

CALL$402026-05-083,240

CALL$362026-05-082,909

CALL$402026-05-152,907

CALL$372026-05-082,413

CALL$342026-05-082,250

PUT$302026-05-082,021

P/C OI RATIO

1.0

TOTAL OI

CALL OI

PUT OI

Put/Call volume ratio: 0.35 (bullish)
Total options volume: 76,619 (calls 56,947 / puts 19,672)

🏦 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

71.7%

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-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: 71.7%
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

253,863,370

AVG VOLUME

21,507,911

⚠ 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