Applied Optoelectronics is drawing fresh bullish options flow from a $2.7 million put seller. About 2,000 November 2026 $85 puts traded against 647 in open interest, with nearly all the volume at the bid. x.comÂ
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Unusual call buying in Applied Optoelectronics is starting to make sense with shares at $81.50. The New Money App reported $80,000 of $99 calls expiring November 6, 2026, and $290,000 of $340 calls expiring January 21, 2028. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics' drop to $112 is a healthy reset that fills a gap and sets up a bounce off the 200 EMA near $106-107, then a gap higher. Its $600 million ATM is opportunistic raising for hyper-growth, funding US and Taiwan manufacturing as optical demand outpaces supply. It has a multi-billion-dollar 800G deal with an Amazon unit and targets 650,000 transceivers a month by end-2026. Once that capacity yields durable cash flow, per-share earnings should outpace the higher share count. … Show more
Applied Optoelectronics is diluting shareholders with a $600M offering, which sent the stock down 9% after hours. Management likes to burn shareholders, so staying away for now. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Ongoing demand makes Applied Optoelectronics' risk/reward make a ton of sense at current levels. The price makes little sense if management is credible even a shred; execution could falter, but that risk is, without a doubt, already priced in. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics looks set for its next leg as AI data-center transceiver demand outstrips supply. Q2 EPS was $0.06 versus $0.02 expected and revenue rose 86.3% to $191.92M, a fifth straight record. Management guides to about $1.1B of 2026 revenue as a new Texas facility ramps capacity. The stock has formed a rounding bottom since September and is curling back through its 200 EMA; the trigger is $116.90. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics' rally was momentum-driven, not evidence of a revolutionary company, and the market is finally figuring that out. The company cannot be blamed for raking in money during a once-in-a-blue-moon rally. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics' projected $5.65 billion in 2027 revenue against a $6 billion market cap drives its appeal. It may be the best opportunity in the market right now. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics is headed to at least $200, where call options are loaded up. x.com x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics' Q3 and Q4 would have to be heroic to hit guidance, so a miss could still kill the stock. It trades below projected 2027 sales and much of the risk is already priced in, but that would not eliminate the downside on a miss. x.comÂ
Applied Optoelectronics' share-sale overhang, which held it back all year, is now gone. Per @KawzInvests, it completed its $600M at-the-market offering, bringing 2026 ATM sales to about $1.7B while other optics names ran; the company is fully funded with nothing left to sell. The stock is still nearly 50% below its all-time high, setting up a run to new highs. x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ