Odaily reported that U.S. stock analyst Paradis said in a post on X that Leopold Aschenbrenner, known by some market watchers as an "AI stock guru," and his fund Situational Awareness may be active again. According to Paradis, a mysterious pool of capital has been aggressively buying concentrated, customized FLEX call options tied to several AI-related names since last Friday.
The reported positions carry a combined premium of $315 million, with delta exposure of $1.1 billion and vega of $5.8 million. Paradis listed seven trades: SNDK, BE, INTC, CRWV, DRAM, SKHY, and AMD, all in January-dated call structures with different strike combinations and sizable premium outlays.
He added that if similar block FLEX call purchases later appear in MU, NBIS, and TSM, that would strongly support the view that Leopold and his fund are behind the activity. Paradis said the data came from CBOE, while trading desks at Nomura and Goldman Sachs currently share the view that the flow points to the same mystery buyer.
Odaily reported that U.S. equity analyst Paradis said in a post on X that Leopold Aschenbrenner and his fund, Situational Awareness, may be back in the market.
Paradis wrote that, since last Friday, mysterious capital has been buying a cluster of highly concentrated, AI-related customized options, specifically FLEX calls. The combined premium was listed at $315 million, with delta exposure of $1.1 billion and vega of $5.8 million.
Position details
- SNDK: January 2040/2200 call options — $57 million in premium, $198 million delta, and $1.04 million vega.
- BE: January 250/310 call options — $48 million in premium, $140 million delta, and $565,000 vega.
- INTC: January 105/115 call options — $48 million in premium, $185 million delta, and $870,000 vega.
- CRWV: January 105/115 call options — $43 million in premium, $160 million delta, and $770,000 vega.
- DRAM: January 65/70 call options — $43 million in premium, $173 million delta, and $855,000 vega.
- SKHY: January 190/210 call options — $39 million in premium, $148 million delta, and $710,000 vega.
- AMD: January 540/580 call options — $36 million in premium, $193 million delta, and $1.08 million vega.
Paradis also said that if similar block FLEX call buying shows up next in MU, NBIS, and TSM, that would largely confirm that Leopold and his fund were behind the trades.
He said the data came from CBOE. Trading desks at Nomura (NMR) and Goldman Sachs (GS) currently hold the same view, saying there appears to be "the same mystery buyer" behind the flow.
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