Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 56.50% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 32.09% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -24.41 percentage points. The year's high was 80.86% on 30 Apr 2018 and its low 32.09% on 31 Dec 2018, averaging 54.58% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 13.65 days on 30 Nov 2018. Full history: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..

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Short position data for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2018/

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  title        = {Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 56.50% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 32.09% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -24.41 pp
High: 80.86% (30 Apr 2018)
Low: 32.09% (31 Dec 2018)
Average: 54.58%
Highest days to cover: 13.65 (30 Nov 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	56.50%	9.19
31 Jan 2018	63.93%	10.03
15 Feb 2018	60.56%	9.11
28 Feb 2018	60.32%	4.51	results (8-K), 10-K filed
15 Mar 2018	67.85%	7.86
29 Mar 2018	75.04%	13.41
13 Apr 2018	74.88%	11.78
30 Apr 2018	80.86%	10.39
15 May 2018	74.31%	10.42	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 May 2018	77.11%	11.75
15 Jun 2018	67.32%	7.89
29 Jun 2018	59.17%	12.23
13 Jul 2018	58.22%	9.68
31 Jul 2018	55.88%	8.69
15 Aug 2018	46.79%	5.34	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	34.51%	9.02
14 Sep 2018	36.28%	5.05
28 Sep 2018	41.98%	4.46	results (8-K)
15 Oct 2018	40.72%	5.98
31 Oct 2018	36.66%	8.38
15 Nov 2018	36.80%	4.49	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
30 Nov 2018	35.31%	13.65
14 Dec 2018	36.86%	11.08
31 Dec 2018	32.09%	6.14

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.