Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → This Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing Healthcare (From Wall Street Star) (Ad) Free AAOI Stock Alerts $11.98 -0.40 (-3.23%) (As of 05/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Applied Optoelectronics Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest9,880,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.02%Dollar Volume Sold Short$108.78 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares38,910,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted25.39%Today's Trading Volume1,050,814 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,645,877 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average40% Short Selling Applied Optoelectronics ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Applied Optoelectronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAAOI Short Interest Over TimeAAOI Days to Cover Over TimeAAOI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad StocksToTradeWrite this ticker symbol down…A megatrend now poised to mint a brand-new wave of millionaires right here in America. And today, self-made millionaire Tim Bohen is giving you an inside look at the megatrend that’s going to change everything.Discover the #1 company leading this revolution Applied Optoelectronics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AAOI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Applied Optoelectronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 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 $2.72You won't believe what Citigroup just did to it's depositors (Ad)The FEDNOW Biden Dollar ends cash in a matter of WEEKS Stumbling Biden's dollar next phases begins Oct 21st This guide shows you what to do next. In a cashless society, Biden forces you to use the government's new "digital dollar"...CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR GUIDE NOW 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 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 $9.97You won't believe what Citigroup just did to it's depositors (Ad)The FEDNOW Biden Dollar ends cash in a matter of WEEKS Stumbling Biden's dollar next phases begins Oct 21st This guide shows you what to do next. In a cashless society, Biden forces you to use the government's new "digital dollar"...CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR GUIDE NOW 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 2/14/20207,470,000 shares $60.66 million +6.6%41.0%10.5 $8.12 1/31/20207,010,000 shares $71.36 million -6.2%38.5%9.5 $10.18 1/15/20207,470,000 shares $85.98 million +3.5%40.1%9.9 $11.51 12/31/20197,220,000 shares $100.79 million -6.5%38.8%10.8 $13.96 8/15/20197,811,300 shares $71.24 million -2.9%42.5%11.5 $9.12 5/31/20198,324,200 shares $76.08 million +4.7%45.2%12.5 $9.14 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 covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 9,880,000 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 4.0. 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: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading 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 the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,880,000 shares, an increase of 12.0% from the previous total of 8,820,000 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 compare to Applied Optoelectronics: Beam Global (11.90%), Photronics, Inc. (3.41%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.22%), JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (5.78%), Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (11.47%), Daqo New Energy Corp. (3.50%), Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (2.57%), Canadian Solar Inc. (16.46%), indie Semiconductor, Inc. (16.34%), Himax Technologies, Inc. (3.66%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 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 $0.40 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 May, 15 2024. 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