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What the tape says about AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is +330% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 309 points ahead of the market.
+330%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +17%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 28
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 50%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $112.26
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −8.1%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +330%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +1511%
- vs 50-day average$128.46
- −13%
- 52-week high
- $223.10
- 52-week low
- $19.49
- Annualised volatility
- 140%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$99M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +222% |
| 2025 | −5.4% |
| 2024 | +91% |
| 2023 | +922% |
| 2022 | −63% |
| 2021 | −40% |
| 2020 | −28% |
| 2019 | −23% |
| 2018 | −59% |
| 2017 | +61% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +4.2% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | +5.6% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −8.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +5.5% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +8.0% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +20% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +5.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +15% |
| Sep | 11 | 7 of 11 | +4.7% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | −8.8% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +22% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.79% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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