Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with APLD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Applied Digital.
This isn’t normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 35%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $156,409, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $946,767.
What’s The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $3.0 to $50.0 for Applied Digital over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Applied Digital options trades today is 1849.94 with a total volume of 6,504.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Applied Digital’s big money trades within a strike price range of $3.0 to $50.0 over the last 30 days.
Applied Digital 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/21/25 | $28.6 | $28.6 | $28.6 | $3.00 | $143.0K | 80 | 52 |
| APLD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/14/25 | $4.3 | $3.95 | $3.8 | $29.50 | $140.0K | 1.3K | 380 |
| APLD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $16.35 | $15.1 | $16.3 | $30.00 | $81.5K | 8.6K | 80 |
| APLD | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 11/28/25 | $3.0 | $2.55 | $2.75 | $34.00 | $79.7K | 656 | 294 |
| APLD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/21/25 | $2.08 | $1.96 | $1.96 | $35.00 | $73.9K | 4.4K | 881 |
About Applied Digital
Applied Digital Corp is a designer, developer, and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure across North America. It provides digital infrastructure solutions and cloud services to industries like High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The company operates in the following business segments: Data Center Hosting Business and HPC Hosting Business. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Data Center Hosting Business, which operates data centers to provide energized space to crypto mining customers.
Current Position of Applied Digital
- With a trading volume of 9,279,622, the price of APLD is up by 3.81%, reaching $32.16.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 64 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Applied Digital
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $40.0.
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* An analyst from Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $41.
* An analyst from Craig-Hallum has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Applied Digital, which currently sits at a price target of $39.
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