Options traders are sending mixed signals heading into a busy earnings week. Bullish and bearish bets are piling up across very different names.
INSG stands out. The communications equipment firm has a short score of 76 and DTC of 13.6 days. Yet ORTEX data shows options flipping bullish this week. That's a direct clash between bearish short sellers and bullish options flow — a classic setup for volatility.
AUR — Aurora Innovation — heads into earnings with shorts sitting on a 49% rally against them. The stock's May 8 and May 15 expiries are the most active. Bears look trapped.
On the bearish side, ZS (Zscaler) and SNOW (Snowflake) top the negative options bets table this week. Both are down big year-to-date — Zscaler -38% and Snowflake -36%. Put buyers keep pressing. Analysts still see major upside potential, but the options flow tells a different story.
ASTS (AST SpaceMobile) appears on both the bullish and bearish bets lists. Two-way flow is heavy. Implied moves are likely elevated going into its Q1 earnings call. The stock has a short score of 70 and DTC above 5.6 days.
NVDA options chains run deepest of any name — expiries stretch all the way to late July. The China GPU strategy debate keeps traders active on both sides.
The broad pattern: earnings-driven names dominate unusual flow this week. Where shorts are extended, calls are getting bought aggressively. Where stocks have broken down, put bets keep growing.
This is not financial advice.
ORTEX Market Intelligence content is generated by AI from a snapshot of ORTEX's proprietary data. Content is informational only and does not constitute investment advice.
