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 296,174 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 74.1% 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)

0.44

BULLISH

CALL VOLUME

33,414

PUT VOLUME

14,698

TOTAL VOLUME

48,112

UNUSUAL STRIKES

Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (7C / 3P)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolOIRatio

CALL$322026-06-121,0062638.7x

CALL$322026-05-2230130.0x

PUT$322026-05-292,76617615.7x

CALL$152026-05-1574514.8x

CALL$162026-05-1564610.7x

CALL$532026-05-1520210.0x

CALL$482026-05-225068.3x

PUT$362026-05-15605867.0x

CALL$182026-05-29616.0x

PUT$412026-05-2952105.2x

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

CALL$452026-05-155,857

CALL$452026-06-182,952

PUT$322026-05-292,766

CALL$402026-05-152,645

CALL$422026-05-152,618

CALL$412026-05-151,265

CALL$432026-05-151,149

CALL$502026-05-151,069

PUT$362026-05-151,057

CALL$322026-06-121,006

P/C OI RATIO

0.67

TOTAL OI

345,135

CALL OI

207,076

PUT OI

138,059

Put/Call volume ratio: 0.44 (bullish)
Total options volume: 48,112 (calls 33,414 / puts 14,698)
Top unusual: CALL $32.5 exp 2026-06-12 — vol/OI 38.7x
13 unusual strikes detected (9C / 4P)

👤 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.

90% BUY

10% SELL

SHARES BOUGHT (6m)

2,758,902

SHARES SOLD (6m)

296,174

NET INSIDER FLOW

+2,462,728

FORM 4 FILINGS (90d)

Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 7 sells / 3 grants)

TypeInsiderSharesDate

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

74.1%

ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION

80% ACCUMULATING

20% DISTRIBUTING

NET SHARES FLOW

+18,976,121

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 BUYUBS Group AG1.58%+20.7%+770,973

▲ 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+1.1%+25,326

★ 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: 74.1%
Smart money flow: 8 adding / 1 selling / 1 hold
Net shares added by institutions: +18,976,121
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

21,227,159

⚠ 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: 74.1%
[institutional] Smart money flow: 8 adding / 1 selling / 1 hold
[options_flow] Put/Call volume ratio: 0.44 (bullish)
[options_flow] Total options volume: 48,112 (calls 33,414 / puts 14,698)
[insider] Insider buying: 2,758,902 shares
[insider] Insider selling: 296,174 shares