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. Insiders are net buyers (2,720,167 shares bought vs 296,174 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 71.8% with 7 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)

0.51

BULLISH

CALL VOLUME

106,929

PUT VOLUME

54,917

TOTAL VOLUME

161,846

UNUSUAL STRIKES

High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (10 contracts)

TypeStrikeExpiryVolume

CALL$502026-05-2212,514

CALL$452026-05-227,439

CALL$462026-05-225,979

CALL$472026-05-225,254

CALL$482026-05-224,321

CALL$502026-05-293,832

CALL$492026-05-223,043

PUT$462026-05-223,005

PUT$432026-05-222,993

CALL$452026-05-292,684

P/C OI RATIO

1.0

TOTAL OI

CALL OI

PUT OI

Put/Call volume ratio: 0.51 (bullish)
Total options volume: 161,846 (calls 106,929 / puts 54,917)

👤 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)

2,720,167

SHARES SOLD (6m)

296,174

NET INSIDER FLOW

+2,423,993

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

GRANTMOHMAND MOHAMMAD SAIDAL LAVANW250,0002026-02-06

GRANTZHANG JASON GECHEN500,0002026-02-06

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: 2,720,167 shares
Insider selling: 296,174 shares
7 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

71.8%

ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION

70% ACCUMULATING

30% DISTRIBUTING

NET SHARES FLOW

+33,293,702

FLOW SCORE

+0.49

ADDING

SELLING

Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)

ActionInstitution% HeldQoQ ΔShares Δ

★ NEW POSITIONVanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.18%NEW+7,403,897

★ NEW POSITIONSituational Awareness Partners LP4.72%NEW+6,739,219

★ NEW POSITIONGoldman Sachs Group Inc2.80%NEW+6,590,192

★ NEW POSITIONVanguard Capital Management LLC3.77%NEW+5,387,840

★ NEW POSITIONDba Trading, LLC1.95%NEW+2,788,117

▲ ADDINGSituational Awareness LP4.72%+18.9%+2,139,632

▲ ADDINGValue Aligned Research Advisors, LLC2.33%+18.2%+1,024,852

▬ HOLDHood River Capital Management LLC8.07%+4.7%+1,037,972

▬ HOLDGeode Capital Management, LLC2.24%+2.0%+125,714

▬ HOLDBlackrock Inc.7.31%+0.3%+56,267

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

▲ ADDINGGLOBAL X FUNDS-Global X Data Center & Digital+15.2%+230,076

★ NEW POSIVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap GrowtNEW+804,541

▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-2.5%-38,505

Institutional ownership: 71.8%
Smart money flow: 7 adding / 0 selling / 3 hold
Net shares added by institutions: +33,293,702
Biggest mover: Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC added 7,403,897 shares (+100.0%)

🕶 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

3.1

SI CHANGE (MoM)

↑ 3.5%

SQUEEZE RISK

HIGH

SHARES SHORT

80,053,909

PRIOR MONTH

77,374,493

FLOAT SHARES

226,906,729

AVG VOLUME

21,402,950

⚠ 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: 3.1
Short interest MoM: ↑ 3.5%
Squeeze risk: HIGH

📡 Data Sources 数据来源

Options Flow

BULLISH (80%)

Insider Trading

BULLISH (90%)

Smart Money Flow

BULLISH (75%)

Short Interest

BEARISH (60%)

📋 Summary 综合摘要

[dark_pool] Short interest: 30.4% of float
[dark_pool] Days to cover: 3.1
[institutional] Institutional ownership: 71.8%
[institutional] Smart money flow: 7 adding / 0 selling / 3 hold
[options_flow] Put/Call volume ratio: 0.51 (bullish)
[options_flow] Total options volume: 161,846 (calls 106,929 / puts 54,917)
[insider] Insider buying: 2,720,167 shares
[insider] Insider selling: 296,174 shares