Aug. 24 at 10:14 PM
$APLD
BEARISH — put buying + call writing
APLD — biggest OI moves (confirmed):
Sep. 18, 2026
$22 puts +1.8k — bought at ask, buyers (bearish)
Aug. 28, 2026
$30 calls +1.1k — sold at bid, sellers (bearish)
Aug. 28, 2026
$27 calls +0.8k — sold at bid, sellers (bearish)
Pin: Aug. 28, 2026 max pain moved
$30 ->
$28 (vs ~last week).
Spot was near
$26.92 (-1.08% on the day). Net GEX printed +290K, spot sat below the gamma flip (~
$36.64), heaviest strikes clustered
$25–
$30.
On the options side, bullish premium led
$3.69M to
$2.76M (3 sweeps).
Premium traded:
$4.23M on calls vs
$2.98M on puts — calls took ~59% of the premium traded.
Side of tape:
$3.27M bought at the ask vs
$3.19M sold at the bid — buyers were the aggressors.
Largest call:
$105K, bought at the ask, in the Sep. 18, 2026
$25 calls while APLD was near
$26.74.
Volume 345 vs OI 1,875, looks like existing bets getting worked.
Largest put:
$87K, mixed bid/ask fills, in the Oct. 16, 2026
$28 puts
