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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$27.04 -0.46 (-1.67%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Applied Optoelectronics Short Interest Data

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has a short interest of 9.55 million shares. This marks a 12.88% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 3.15 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,550,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,460,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+12.88%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$266.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
46,870,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
20.38%
Today's Trading Volume
7,229,476 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,154,218 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
229%
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AAOI Short Interest Over Time

AAOI Days to Cover Over Time

AAOI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Applied Optoelectronics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/20259,550,000 shares $266.64 million +12.9%N/A2.5 $27.92
1/15/20258,460,000 shares $263.78 million +0.5%N/A2.3 $31.18
12/31/20248,420,000 shares $310.36 million -11.9%N/A2.3 $36.86
12/15/20249,560,000 shares $348.27 million +3.1%N/A2.6 $36.43
11/30/20249,270,000 shares $382.11 million -5.7%N/A2.7 $41.22
11/15/20249,830,000 shares $263.44 million -9.1%N/A3 $26.80
10/31/202410,810,000 shares $168.85 million -1.0%N/A3.8 $15.62
10/15/202410,920,000 shares $190.01 million -0.9%N/A4.4 $17.40
9/30/202411,020,000 shares $157.70 million -3.4%N/A4.6 $14.31
9/15/202411,410,000 shares $166.70 million +2.4%N/A4.8 $14.61
8/31/202411,140,000 shares $126.44 million +7.2%N/A5 $11.35
8/15/202410,390,000 shares $88.63 million +6.8%N/A5.2 $8.53
7/31/20249,730,000 shares $92.92 million -4.0%N/A4.6 $9.55
7/15/202410,130,000 shares $103.33 million -1.8%N/A5.1 $10.20
6/30/202410,310,000 shares $85.47 million +1.2%N/A5.5 $8.29
6/15/202410,190,000 shares $102.72 million -0.5%N/A5.8 $10.08
5/31/202410,240,000 shares $107.42 million +3.6%N/A5.6 $10.49
5/15/20249,880,000 shares $108.78 million +12.0%N/A4.1 $11.01
4/30/20248,820,000 shares $86.88 million -4.2%N/A3.3 $9.85
4/15/20249,210,000 shares $102.78 million +1.1%N/A3.3 $11.16
3/31/20249,110,000 shares $126.26 million +2.8%N/A3 $13.86
3/15/20248,860,000 shares $112.52 million -3.2%N/A2.8 $12.70
2/29/20249,150,000 shares $146.22 million +13.2%N/A2.6 $15.98
2/15/20248,080,000 shares $181.07 million +3.2%N/A2.2 $22.41
1/31/20247,830,000 shares $123.17 million -1.4%N/A2.5 $15.73
1/15/20247,940,000 shares $138.24 million -1.7%N/A2.8 $17.41
12/31/20238,080,000 shares $156.11 million -14.3%N/A3.1 $19.32
12/15/20239,430,000 shares $204.87 million +6.2%N/A3.8 $21.73
11/30/20238,880,000 shares $117.66 million +4.1%N/A3.8 $13.25
11/15/20238,530,000 shares $108.42 million +14.7%N/A4.1 $12.71
10/31/20237,440,000 shares $55.28 million +0.8%N/A3.1 $7.43
10/15/20237,380,000 shares $55.72 million +6.0%N/A2.2 $7.55
9/30/20236,960,000 shares $76.35 million +1.9%N/A1.8 $10.97
9/15/20236,830,000 shares $67.21 million +15.4%N/A1.7 $9.84
8/31/20235,920,000 shares $81.52 million -3.0%N/A1.4 $13.77
8/15/20236,100,000 shares $90.22 million +6.5%N/A1.6 $14.79
7/31/20235,730,000 shares $38.68 million -11.2%N/A1.8 $6.75
7/15/20236,450,000 shares $58.95 million +26.0%24.9%3.3 $9.14
6/30/20235,120,000 shares $30.52 million +43.8%19.8%3.8 $5.96
6/15/20233,560,000 shares $15.41 million +14.5%N/A4.7 $4.33
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5/31/20233,110,000 shares $6.90 million +2.0%N/A13.3 $2.22
5/15/20233,050,000 shares $5.00 million +1.7%N/A16.9 $1.64
4/30/20233,000,000 shares $5.82 million -2.9%N/A16.2 $1.94
4/15/20233,090,000 shares $6.55 million +0.3%N/A17.7 $2.12
3/31/20233,080,000 shares $6.81 million -1.6%N/A17.2 $2.21
3/15/20233,130,000 shares $7.64 million -1.9%N/A18.8 $2.44
2/28/20233,190,000 shares $8.96 million +1.0%12.0%18.8 $2.81
2/15/20233,160,000 shares $8.94 million -2.2%12.1%18.5 $2.83
1/31/20233,230,000 shares $7.72 million -3.0%12.3%20.1 $2.39
1/15/20233,330,000 shares $8.09 million -0.3%12.7%19.2 $2.43
12/30/20223,340,000 shares $6.31 million -0.9%12.8%18 $1.89
12/15/20223,370,000 shares $7.14 million +2.1%12.9%15.5 $2.12
11/30/20223,300,000 shares $7.26 million -0.6%12.7%2.1 $2.20
11/15/20223,320,000 shares $7.80 million -4.1%12.7%2.1 $2.35
10/31/20223,460,000 shares $9.52 million No Change13.3%2.1 $2.75
10/15/20223,460,000 shares $9.48 million -2.8%13.6%2.1 $2.74
9/30/20223,560,000 shares $9.68 million -12.3%14.0%2.2 $2.72
9/15/20224,060,000 shares $10.15 million -0.3%16.0%2.5 $2.50
8/31/20224,070,000 shares $9.81 million -1.2%16.1%17.2 $2.41
8/15/20224,120,000 shares $11.78 million -0.7%16.3%17.2 $2.86
7/31/20224,150,000 shares $7.14 million -0.7%16.5%19.5 $1.72
7/15/20224,180,000 shares $6.81 million +0.5%16.7%18.7 $1.63
6/30/20224,160,000 shares $6.45 million +1.5%16.6%18.1 $1.55
6/15/20224,100,000 shares $8.12 million +2.0%22.3%17 $1.98
5/31/20224,020,000 shares $9.53 million +0.3%15.6%16.7 $2.37
5/15/20224,010,000 shares $9.34 million +3.4%15.5%13.5 $2.33
4/30/20223,880,000 shares $9.97 million +1.8%15.3%11.5 $2.57
4/15/20223,810,000 shares $11.54 million -6.2%15.0%10.9 $3.03
3/31/20224,060,000 shares $14.82 million -1.7%16.0%9.8 $3.65
3/15/20224,130,000 shares $12.97 million +2.2%16.3%9.1 $3.14
2/28/20224,040,000 shares $14.67 million +5.5%15.9%8.3 $3.63
2/15/20223,830,000 shares $14.90 million +7.9%15.2%7.6 $3.89
1/31/20223,550,000 shares $14.56 million -9.2%14.1%5.6 $4.10
1/15/20223,910,000 shares $16.07 million +3.2%15.5%5.3 $4.11
12/31/20213,790,000 shares $19.48 million +9.2%15.1%5.4 $5.14
12/15/20213,470,000 shares $19.92 million +1.5%13.8%5.3 $5.74
11/30/20213,420,000 shares $20.21 million -1.4%13.6%5.4 $5.91
11/15/20213,470,000 shares $20.96 million -22.7%13.8%5.6 $6.04
10/29/20214,490,000 shares $34.35 million -0.2%17.9%7.5 $7.65
10/15/20214,500,000 shares $32.49 million -1.5%18.0%10.9 $7.22
9/30/20214,570,000 shares $32.81 million +1.8%18.3%10.6 $7.18
9/15/20214,490,000 shares $32.69 million -0.2%18.0%8.7 $7.28
8/31/20214,500,000 shares $32.99 million +13.9%18.0%8.6 $7.33
8/13/20213,950,000 shares $27.81 million -1.7%15.8%7.2 $7.04
7/30/20214,020,000 shares $31.07 million +4.2%16.1%7.1 $7.73
7/15/20213,860,000 shares $29.03 million -1.5%15.7%6.7 $7.52
6/30/20213,920,000 shares $33.20 million -13.9%15.9%6.7 $8.47
6/15/20214,550,000 shares $39.54 million +6.3%18.3%8.3 $8.69
5/28/20214,280,000 shares $35.22 million +1.2%16.8%7.4 $8.23
5/14/20214,230,000 shares $30.33 million +10.7%N/A6.2 $7.17
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4/30/20213,820,000 shares $30.22 million -10.3%N/A5.6 $7.91
4/15/20214,260,000 shares $35.32 million -6.2%N/A5.8 $8.29
3/31/20214,540,000 shares $36.18 million +11.3%N/A5.8 $7.97
3/15/20214,080,000 shares $36.52 million +11.2%N/A4.9 $8.95
2/26/20213,670,000 shares $40.99 million +6.1%N/A4.5 $11.17
2/12/20213,460,000 shares $42.77 million -3.1%N/A4.6 $12.36
1/29/20213,570,000 shares $40.34 million -6.5%N/A4.3 $11.30
1/15/20213,820,000 shares $40.00 million -6.4%N/A4.7 $10.47
12/31/20204,080,000 shares $35.09 million -5.6%N/A5.8 $8.60
12/15/20204,320,000 shares $34.26 million -3.1%N/A7 $7.93
11/30/20204,460,000 shares $36.30 million +3.7%N/A7.4 $8.14
11/15/20204,300,000 shares $32.64 million +1.4%N/A6.8 $7.59
10/30/20204,240,000 shares $39.69 million -3.9%N/A6.8 $9.36
10/15/20204,410,000 shares $49.30 million -2.0%N/A5.6 $11.18
9/30/20204,500,000 shares $50.63 million -3.2%N/A4.9 $11.25
9/15/20204,650,000 shares $48.41 million +4.0%N/A4.6 $10.41
8/31/20204,470,000 shares $44.57 million -10.2%N/A4.4 $9.97
8/14/20204,980,000 shares $66.13 million -8.8%N/A4.9 $13.28
7/31/20205,460,000 shares $77.59 million +1.5%29.6%5.6 $14.21
7/15/20205,380,000 shares $57.62 million +1.7%29.1%6.5 $10.71
6/30/20205,290,000 shares $49.78 million -2.2%28.7%7.2 $9.41
6/15/20205,410,000 shares $48.85 million -2.5%29.4%7.7 $9.03
5/29/20205,550,000 shares $49.40 million -15.5%30.0%7.2 $8.90
5/15/20206,570,000 shares $55.85 million -7.6%35.5%8.4 $8.50
4/30/20207,110,000 shares $76.22 million No Change38.6%8.6 $10.72
4/15/20207,110,000 shares $62.00 million -3.0%38.8%8.9 $8.72
3/31/20207,330,000 shares $66.63 million -8.2%40.0%8.4 $9.09
3/13/20207,984,900 shares $61.96 million +7.6%43.5%10.5 $7.76
2/28/20207,420,000 shares $51.20 million -0.7%40.5%9.7 $6.90

AAOI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied Optoelectronics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Applied Optoelectronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 9,550,000 shares of AAOI short. Learn More on Applied Optoelectronics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Applied Optoelectronics?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AAOI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Applied Optoelectronics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Applied Optoelectronics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Applied Optoelectronics: CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Applied Optoelectronics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Applied Optoelectronics saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,550,000 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the previous total of 8,460,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Applied Optoelectronics' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Applied Optoelectronics: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (9.28%), SiTime Co. (6.68%), LG Display Co., Ltd. (0.05%), Impinj, Inc. (15.73%), Intuitive Machines, Inc. (20.23%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (1.90%), Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (6.71%), Silicon Motion Technology Co. (2.88%), Himax Technologies, Inc. (3.98%), Planet Labs PBC (2.99%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Applied Optoelectronics stock?

Short selling AAOI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied Optoelectronics as its price is falling. AAOI shares are trading down $0.46 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Applied Optoelectronics?

A short squeeze for Applied Optoelectronics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AAOI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Applied Optoelectronics' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AAOI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:AAOI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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