AAOI · Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
$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
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 |
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Key facts
CIK
1158114
CUSIP
03823U102
13F (30d)
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454 filers
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