$29.90
-2.16-6.74%
At close: Dec 15, 4:00 PM EST
$29.61
-0.29-0.97%
After Hours: 7:32 PM EST

Short interest in Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ:AAOI) increased during the last reporting period, rising from 12.88M to 14.39M. This put 21.83% of the company's publicly available shares short.
Based on the recent average volume of 4.56M shares traded per day, it would take 3.16 day(s) for holders of this short interest to close out their positions without sending the stock sharply higher.
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| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 11/28/2025 | 12/09/2025 | 21.83% | 65,927,921 | 14,389,524 | 4,558,907 | 3.16 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 11/14/2025 | 11/25/2025 | 19.53% | 65,927,921 | 12,875,872 | 6,786,438 | 1.9 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 10/31/2025 | 11/11/2025 | 18.54% | 65,927,921 | 12,222,308 | 4,784,448 | 2.55 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 10/15/2025 | 10/24/2025 | 21.75% | 60,001,879 | 13,051,361 | 5,614,237 | 2.32 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 09/30/2025 | 10/09/2025 | 22.53% | 60,001,879 | 13,521,211 | 4,531,969 | 2.98 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 09/15/2025 | 09/24/2025 | 20.33% | 60,001,879 | 12,200,411 | 5,101,161 | 2.39 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 08/29/2025 | 09/10/2025 | 21.61% | 60,001,879 | 12,969,044 | 5,412,166 | 2.4 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 08/15/2025 | 08/26/2025 | 19.89% | 60,001,879 | 11,936,664 | 5,673,028 | 2.1 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 07/31/2025 | 08/11/2025 | 19.71% | 60,001,879 | 11,827,489 | 4,205,903 | 2.81 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 07/15/2025 | 07/24/2025 | 21.97% | 53,787,161 | 11,817,834 | 4,771,061 | 2.48 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 06/30/2025 | 07/10/2025 | 23.12% | 53,787,161 | 12,437,052 | 7,014,723 | 1.77 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 06/13/2025 | 06/25/2025 | 22.33% | 53,787,161 | 12,013,084 | 4,501,869 | 2.67 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 05/30/2025 | 06/10/2025 | 20.30% | 53,787,161 | 10,918,833 | 2,853,657 | 3.83 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 05/15/2025 | 05/27/2025 | 19.87% | 53,192,387 | 10,567,409 | 4,807,760 | 2.2 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 04/30/2025 | 05/09/2025 | 20.16% | 52,969,948 | 10,676,523 | 2,658,840 | 4.02 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 04/15/2025 | 04/25/2025 | 20.02% | 47,918,565 | 9,592,476 | 4,621,498 | 2.08 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 03/31/2025 | 04/09/2025 | 19.80% | 47,918,565 | 9,487,486 | 3,592,276 | 2.64 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 03/14/2025 | 03/25/2025 | 20.31% | 47,918,565 | 9,732,703 | 6,351,346 | 1.53 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 02/28/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 20.25% | 47,520,241 | 9,623,902 | 5,861,405 | 1.64 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 02/14/2025 | 02/26/2025 | 18.37% | 47,488,250 | 8,722,194 | 2,703,768 | 3.23 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 01/31/2025 | 02/11/2025 | 20.11% | 47,488,250 | 9,550,966 | 3,147,312 | 3.03 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 01/15/2025 | 01/27/2025 | 17.81% | 47,488,250 | 8,458,909 | 2,674,706 | 3.16 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 12/31/2024 | 01/10/2025 | 17.72% | 47,488,250 | 8,415,378 | 2,915,244 | 2.89 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 12/13/2024 | 12/24/2024 | 20.14% | 47,488,250 | 9,562,174 | 4,642,077 | 2.06 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 11/29/2024 | 12/10/2024 | 21.48% | 43,173,634 | 9,273,849 | 4,030,267 | 2.3 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 11/15/2024 | 11/26/2024 | 22.77% | 43,173,634 | 9,831,506 | 5,272,350 | 1.86 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 10/31/2024 | 11/11/2024 | 25.05% | 43,173,634 | 10,813,841 | 2,360,157 | 4.58 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 10/15/2024 | 10/24/2024 | 28.01% | 38,991,146 | 10,922,656 | 2,422,337 | 4.51 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 09/30/2024 | 10/09/2024 | 28.27% | 38,991,146 | 11,022,317 | 2,419,630 | 4.56 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 09/13/2024 | 09/24/2024 | 29.27% | 38,991,146 | 11,411,982 | 3,136,280 | 3.64 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 08/30/2024 | 09/11/2024 | 28.57% | 38,991,146 | 11,139,156 | 2,073,853 | 5.37 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 08/15/2024 | 08/26/2024 | 26.65% | 38,991,146 | 10,390,433 | 2,353,706 | 4.41 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 07/31/2024 | 08/09/2024 | 26.29% | 37,003,364 | 9,728,271 | 2,288,431 | 4.25 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 07/15/2024 | 07/24/2024 | 27.37% | 37,003,364 | 10,129,272 | 1,792,553 | 5.65 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 06/28/2024 | 07/10/2024 | 27.87% | 37,003,364 | 10,313,306 | 2,135,829 | 4.83 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 06/14/2024 | 06/26/2024 | 27.53% | 37,003,364 | 10,186,011 | 1,392,032 | 7.32 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 05/31/2024 | 06/11/2024 | 27.67% | 37,003,364 | 10,239,795 | 1,664,303 | 6.15 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 05/15/2024 | 05/24/2024 | 26.71% | 37,003,364 | 9,882,112 | 2,515,602 | 3.93 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 04/30/2024 | 05/09/2024 | 23.85% | 37,003,364 | 8,824,547 | 1,900,686 | 4.64 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 04/15/2024 | 04/24/2024 | 25.01% | 36,824,968 | 9,210,139 | 1,380,338 | 6.67 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 03/28/2024 | 04/09/2024 | 24.70% | 36,862,032 | 9,106,132 | 1,675,746 | 5.43 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 03/15/2024 | 03/26/2024 | 24.03% | 36,862,032 | 8,856,656 | 2,251,042 | 3.93 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 02/29/2024 | 03/11/2024 | 24.82% | 36,862,032 | 9,149,720 | 6,022,017 | 1.52 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 02/15/2024 | 02/27/2024 | 21.92% | 36,862,032 | 8,078,338 | 3,448,449 | 2.34 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 01/31/2024 | 02/09/2024 | 21.55% | 36,345,929 | 7,832,005 | 2,570,554 | 3.05 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 01/12/2024 | 01/24/2024 | 21.85% | 36,345,929 | 7,942,339 | 3,021,472 | 2.63 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 12/29/2023 | 01/10/2024 | 22.23% | 36,345,929 | 8,081,440 | 3,133,602 | 2.58 | Get Alert |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 12/15/2023 | 12/27/2023 | 25.96% | 36,345,929 | 9,434,031 | 3,782,898 | 2.49 | Get Alert |
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