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AAOI · Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

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$150.28 +20.20 (+15.53%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$12.51B
Shares
84.57M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14
14,601,099 +39.9% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
65/100
Short interest 12.3% of shares — P93 Days to cover 1.2 — P28 Price vs VWAP +0.6% — P50 Short-volume trend +0.3% — P53 Short interest change +5.0% — P70 Worst FTD 0.58% of shares — P92

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
2026-07-31 10,434,298 9,936,995 +497,303 1.20
2026-07-15 9,936,995 10,756,408 -819,413 1.14
2026-06-30 10,756,408 10,232,545 +523,863 1.00
2026-06-15 10,232,545 10,036,132 +196,413 1.00
2026-05-29 10,036,132 9,333,296 +702,836 1.00
2026-05-15 9,333,296 10,132,671 -799,375 1.00
2026-04-30 10,132,671 10,132,357 +314 1.10
2026-04-15 10,132,357 9,181,438 +950,919 1.00
2026-03-31 9,181,438 10,301,269 -1,119,831 1.00
2026-03-13 10,301,269 10,560,298 -259,029 1.00
2026-02-27 10,560,298 10,621,763 -61,465 1.69
2026-02-13 10,621,763 11,565,357 -943,594 2.09
2026-01-30 11,565,357 12,019,130 -453,773 2.05
2026-01-15 12,019,130 12,234,802 -215,672 2.49
2025-12-31 12,234,802 12,707,289 -472,487 2.68
2025-12-15 12,707,289 14,389,524 -1,682,235 2.45
2025-11-28 14,389,524 12,875,872 +1,513,652 3.16
2025-11-14 12,875,872 12,222,308 +653,564 1.90
2025-10-31 12,222,308 13,051,361 -829,053 2.55
2025-10-15 13,051,361 13,521,211 -469,850 2.32
2025-09-30 13,521,211 12,200,411 +1,320,800 2.98
2025-09-15 12,200,411 12,969,044 -768,633 2.39
2025-08-29 12,969,044 11,936,664 +1,032,380 2.40
2025-08-15 11,936,664 11,827,489 +109,175 2.10
Showing 1–24 of 24 settlements
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