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$AAOI

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

XNASTechnologySemiconductors & Related Devices

$128.10-0.36%$0.4600Prev $128.56LIVE Full chart Live alerts
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Why is AAOI down today? It is at $128.10 (-0.36%), and our scanner flagged it 381 times on unusual volume this month. See the catalyst behind the move, real-time alerts the moment AAOI spikes, and full due diligence on AAOI — key stats, earnings, dilution and insider activity. Free.

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Key Stats

Price & performance
Price
$128.10
Change today
-0.36%
Previous close
$128.56
52-week range
$18.50 – $233.67
Valuation & dividend
Market cap
$10.32B
Ownership & volume
Shares outstanding
80.2M
SEC · as of 2026-05-05 · 93d
Insider ownership
3.8%
DEF 14A · 2026-04-24
Institutional own.
72.85%
Total held
76.6%
Tradeable float
18.8M
23% of shares · after 4% insiders + 73% institutions
Short interest
9.9M
▼ -8% vs prior · as of 2026-07-15
Short % of float
53.0%
Days to cover
1.1d
Avg daily volume
8.4M
Classification
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors & Related Devices
Exchange
XNAS
Relative volumevs this time of day
5m
0.3x
15m
0.4x
1h
0.5x
1D
0.1x

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Why is $AAOI moving today?

10 alerts today7.6x RVOL

AAOI is one of today's most active names, trading on unusually heavy volume (live price and day move above). Our scanner has fired 10 unusual-volume and momentum alerts on AAOI today, peaking at 7.6x its normal volume.

Likely catalystMaterial Agreement · New Financial Obligation, from the latest SEC filing. Read it →
Why is $AAOI moving? →▶ Replay the moveAuto-generated from live scanner data. Not investment advice.
Trading profileLow float · 18.8M sh🔥 Heavily shorted · 53% of floatShortableEasy to borrowNo SSRBorrow via Alpaca · SSR from Reg SHO 201
Wall Street consensusStrong Buy5 analysts
Avg target $144.30(+13% upside)
Range $58 – $220
3 buy2 hold0 sell

Analyst data via Nasdaq. Not investment advice.

$AAOI is trending on Reddit

#36 todayAll posts →
19 mentions across 7 subreddits345385Leaning bullish

From the trading subreddits (WallStreetBets, r/stocks and more). Retail chatter, not a signal. Do your own research.

Insiders

13 buys, 37 sells last 3 months (27/81 over 12 months)
Show 12 recent transactions
InsiderActionShares% of positionOwns afterValueDate
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-5Ksold 1.2%383K$596K
at $126.50
Aug 4, 26
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)
Officer
Acquired (grant/award)+9K
0.01% of company
added 0.7%1.30Mn/aJul 31, 26
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-5Ksold 1.2%388K$562K
at $119.26
Jul 22, 26
Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-16K
0.02% of company
sold 1.2%1.29M$1.9M
at $119.26
Jul 22, 26
Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-5Ksold 1.6%280K$558K
at $119.26
Jul 22, 26
Murry Stefan J.
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-5Ksold 1.4%375K$645K
at $119.26
Jul 22, 26
Kuo David C
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-3Ksold 2.2%146K$389K
at $119.26
Jul 22, 26
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-1Ksold 0.3%393K$154K
at $120.02
Jul 21, 26
Murry Stefan J.
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-4Ksold 1.0%381K$488K
at $122.09
Jul 10, 26
Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-6Ksold 1.5%394K$1.0M
at $171.89
Jun 18, 26
Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-40K
0.05% of company
sold 12%286K$6.9M
at $170.60
Jun 17, 26
Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)
Officer
Sold (automatic/other)-27K
0.03% of company
sold 7.0%360K$4.7M
at $172.78
Jun 12, 26

Recent Form-4 filings via Nasdaq. Open-market buys are the signal worth watching. Grants and automatic (10b5-1) sells are routine. “% of position” is the share of that insider’s own holding the trade moved. Not investment advice.

$AAOI is down 0.4% today and has a recent share offering on file. See who may be selling into moves →

Dilution watch

Recent offering

At-the-market (ATM) offering active — the company can keep selling new shares into the market over time (ongoing). If $AAOI runs, these filings show who may be positioned to sell new or newly-registered shares into the move.

Sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (last 9 months); terms read straight from the filing text where available. Ongoing = an at-the-market (ATM) program still selling over time or a live shelf, so it can keep diluting; Completed = a one-time priced sale that already finished. A shelf (S-3) stays effective ~3 years. Form type signals dilution capacity, not an exact share count, and we can't confirm how much of a shelf or ATM remains unused. Not investment advice.

$AAOI Sentiment

Bullish
Bearish66Bullish
📰 News: 4 bull · 1 bearToday: -0.4%👥 Community: 0 bull · 0 bear

Blend of news sentiment, today’s move, and community votes. Not investment advice.

$AAOI Activity

News, unusual-volume alerts, AI-trader trades and community chatter — the whole story, newest first.

Alert· 22m ago 3.5× RVOL
AAOI hit 3.548x RVOL at 10:23 AM ET
at $132.00
Alert· 38m ago +2.90%
$AAOI moved +2.90% in 1 min (Level 1) at 10:07 AM ET
at $127.70
Alert· 1h ago +2.22%
$AAOI moved +2.22% in 1 min (Level 1) at 9:34 AM ET
at $123.95
Alert· 1h ago 7.6× RVOL
AAOI hit 7.598x RVOL at 9:30 AM ET
at $121.69
Alert· 1h ago +2.11%
$AAOI moved +2.11% in 1 min (Level 2) at 9:28 AM ET
at $121.34
Alert· 3h ago -1.06%
$AAOI moved -1.06% in 1 min (Level 1) at 7:00 AM ET
at $126.64
Alert· 3h ago -0.4% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -0.45% from 200 EMA at 6:57 AM ET
at $127.53
Alert· 3h ago 3.2× RVOL
AAOI hit 3.197x RVOL at 6:57 AM ET
at $127.53
Alert· 4h ago +2.0% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: +1.95% from 200 EMA at 6:04 AM ET
at $130.46
Alert· 4h ago 4.9× RVOL
AAOI hit 4.909x RVOL at 6:04 AM ET
at $130.46
Alert· 4h ago +1.1% vs EMA
AAOI 50EMA (1m) Trending · 50 bars · L3 · +1.08% above EMA · slope +0.64%
at $129.90
Alert· 5h ago -1.53%
$AAOI moved -1.53% in 1 min (Level 1) at 5:03 AM ET
at $128.24
Alert· 5h ago +1.9% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: +1.92% from 200 EMA at 4:59 AM ET
at $130.00
Alert· 5h ago 5.8× RVOL
AAOI hit 5.770x RVOL at 4:59 AM ET
at $130.00
Alert· 16h ago -2.8% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -2.76% from 200 EMA at 5:47 PM ET
at $125.80
Alert· 16h ago 7.1× RVOL
AAOI hit 7.081x RVOL at 5:47 PM ET
at $125.80
Alert· 17h ago -2.5% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -2.51% from 200 EMA at 5:28 PM ET
at $126.40
Alert· 17h ago -1.19%
$AAOI moved -1.19% in 1 min (Level 1) at 5:28 PM ET
at $126.40
Alert· 17h ago -2.9% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -2.94% from 200 EMA at 4:52 PM ET
at $126.56
Alert· 17h ago 3.6× RVOL
AAOI hit 3.602x RVOL at 4:52 PM ET
at $126.56
Alert· 18h ago -1.9% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -1.94% from 200 EMA at 4:42 PM ET
at $128.21
Alert· 18h ago +1.27%
$AAOI moved +1.27% in 1 min (Level 1) at 4:42 PM ET
at $128.21
Alert· 18h ago -2.6% vs EMA
$AAOI near 200 EMA: -2.61% from 200 EMA at 4:03 PM ET
at $128.32
Alert· 18h ago 3.7× RVOL
AAOI hit 3.743x RVOL at 4:03 PM ET
at $128.32
Alert· 19h ago -1.08%
$AAOI moved -1.08% in 1 min (Level 1) at 3:30 PM ET
at $130.93
News· SEC EDGAR· 35d ago
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. filed an 8-K: Material Agreement, New Financial Obligation
News· SEC EDGAR· 50d ago
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. filed an 8-K: Material Agreement, New Financial Obligation
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News· Benzinga· 58d ago Bullish
Buy The Dip? Not So Fast. 6 Stocks Investors Ignored In Last Week's Chaos
News· SEC EDGAR· 61d ago
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. filed an 8-K: Executive / Board Change, Shareholder Vote
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AAOI stock FAQ

Why is $AAOI moving today?

AAOI is one of today's most active names, trading on unusually heavy volume (live price and day move above). Our scanner has fired 10 unusual-volume and momentum alerts on AAOI today, peaking at 7.6x its normal volume.

What is the AAOI stock price today?

AAOI last traded at $128.10, down 0.36% on the day. The price and chart above update live during market hours (4 AM to 8 PM ET).

Where can I see live AAOI alerts?

The AAOI Live Alerts panel on this page streams real-time unusual volume (RVOL), momentum, halt and 200-EMA alerts from our scanner the moment they fire. Our scanner has flagged AAOI 381 times in the last 30 days.

What exchange is AAOI on?

AAOI (Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.) trades on XNAS, with a market cap of about $10.32B in the SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES sector.

Is AAOI good for day trading?

That depends on your strategy and risk. Day traders look for volume, volatility and a clear trend. Use the live chart, RVOL alerts and 200-EMA context on this page to judge AAOI for yourself. This is not investment advice.

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