Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2020

In 2020, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 37.14% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 17.78% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -19.36 percentage points. The year's high was 39.47% on 13 Mar 2020 and its low 17.78% on 31 Dec 2020, averaging 27.03% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 14.37 days on 15 Apr 2020. Full history: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..

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Short position data for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2020/

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  title        = {Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
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  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
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2020 in figures

Start of year: 37.14% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 17.78% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -19.36 pp
High: 39.47% (13 Mar 2020)
Low: 17.78% (31 Dec 2020)
Average: 27.03%
Highest days to cover: 14.37 (15 Apr 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	37.14%	11.38
31 Jan 2020	34.86%	7.93
14 Feb 2020	37.15%	10.89
28 Feb 2020	36.67%	7.89	results (8-K), 10-K filed
13 Mar 2020	39.47%	10.54
31 Mar 2020	36.24%	8.18
15 Apr 2020	35.12%	14.37
30 Apr 2020	35.13%	11.87
15 May 2020	32.29%	7.55	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
29 May 2020	27.28%	10.23
15 Jun 2020	26.59%	9.17
30 Jun 2020	26.00%	9.25
15 Jul 2020	26.47%	6.32
31 Jul 2020	24.00%	4.96
14 Aug 2020	21.87%	2.89	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2020	19.62%	6.07
15 Sep 2020	20.40%	6.68
30 Sep 2020	19.75%	9.21
15 Oct 2020	19.36%	14.17
30 Oct 2020	18.61%	11.30
13 Nov 2020	18.71%	4.91	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2020	19.43%	5.89
15 Dec 2020	18.78%	8.13
31 Dec 2020	17.78%	6.64

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.