Insider Cluster (1 insider) ·Filed Mar 16, 2026

AAOI

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
BEARISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed6mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $6.6M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Monitor for additional insider selling or downward revisions in guidance; consider whether this reflects profit-taking or broader concerns about near-term performance.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
AAOI ▲ +109.04% at T+60d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -109.04% · α vs SPY -98.55% · entry $94.07 → $196.64
Entry anchored
Mar 13, 04:16 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
-8.23%
call +8.23% · α +8.50%
$86.33
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
+1.80%
call -1.80% · α -3.84%
$95.76
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
+55.62%
call -55.62% · α -51.84%
$146.39
settled 6mo ago
T+60d
+109.04%
call -109.04% · α -98.55%
$196.64
settled 4mo ago

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Executive Summary

Insider Kuo David C sold 29,000 shares of AAOI in an open-market transaction, generating proceeds of approximately $2.9 million. This sale is part of a broader cluster of insider selling activity over the past 30 days totaling $18.4 million.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.9M
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • Kuo David C sold 29,000 shares at $100.1276 per share in an open-market transaction on March 19, 2026
  • Total proceeds from the sale: $2,903,700.40
  • This transaction is part of a larger pattern of insider selling — $18.4 million in total insider sales over the past 30 days
  • The recent cluster of sales represents approximately 0.28% of AAOI's $6.6 billion market cap

Financial Impact

$2.9 million in insider selling over 7 days; $18.4 million over 30 days

insider ownershipinvestor sentimentpotential dilution signal

Risk Factors

  • Sustained insider selling could signal lack of confidence in future prospects
  • Concentration of selling among key individuals may amplify negative market perception

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq

Investment Themes

Semiconductors

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (1 trades, 7d window)cluster-AAOI-1774296148266
17 reports for AAOI
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate 3 of 3 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +36.68%Jun 8, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for AAOI — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 10, 2026
22d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$103.29 $98.06▼ −5.06%▼ −4.56%$115.05 (+11.39%)
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$130.08 $129.10▼ −0.75%▲ +1.21%$115.05 (−11.55%)
Aug 2, 2026
8w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 4/10
$110.21 $132.81▲ +20.51%▲ +18.48%$115.05 (+4.39%)
Jun 16, 2026
15w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$167.34 $146.97▼ −12.17%▼ −11.13%$115.05 (−31.25%)
Jun 16, 2026
15w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$167.34 $146.97▼ −12.17%▼ −11.13%$115.05 (−31.25%)
Jun 8, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$162.88 $191.55▼ −17.60%▼ −15.19%$115.05 (+29.37%)
Jun 8, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$162.88 $191.55▲ +17.60%▲ +15.19%$115.05 (−29.37%)
Jun 5, 2026
16w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$196.64 $191.55▼ −2.59%▼ −4.70%$115.05 (−41.49%)
May 19, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$165.26 $179.83▼ −8.82%▼ −7.58%$115.05 (+30.38%)
May 8, 2026
21w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$148.94 $203.57▲ +36.68%▲ +35.22%$115.05 (−22.75%)
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Report published Mar 23, 2026