APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC NASDAQ:​AAOI

The past defines the future

Target $16

Long at $13.03 SL $13

Possible reversal next week

Below is 11s and potentially 8s, above is move back into 20s

$AAOI Bearish Options Activity - Earnings Tomorrow 17k $12-$14-$15 strike puts expiring this Friday traded today vs OI of 3k for total premium of $1.3M Price could see sub-$13 this week in my opinion if ER is negative. Note: Informational analysis, not investment advice.

Target $18

Looking to go long Will wait to see what price does in the next couple of weeks I don't like the rejection of moving average May retest major support before reversing

Still trying to avoid buying anything near all time highs but have learned that companies that seem cheap are not. I have added some hedge or kicker to these more riskier trades that I intend to leg out of if the price drops. I have no problem selling a 3 lot at the 12.5 strike for 1.30 but like the choice of taking some profit on a long put option should things...

playing this idea with options. $17 calls for 1-2 weeks. 4 hour chart looking bullish with waves 1 and 2 completed. fib extension to $17+ for 1:1 ratio.

Short zone for future refrence

Setting up nicely for a short scalp. RSI divergence on 5m.

Long with $30 as support

AAOI is an interesting play opportunity. I will have to watch this one closely, because the short term chart looks like it has potential to go either way. This has been in a bearish market for the past year. This had a strong 3 day drop from around 42 to 32. It has consolidated between 30-34 for the past couple weeks after this drop. The last trading day formed a...

Enter price: 42.40 Stop Lose: 41.40 Target Price: 43.95 Size: 350 shares (a volatile counter)

Last week, Rosenblatt initiated coverage of AAOI at Sell amid worries of price wars and declining margins. Even with demand up for fiberoptics in China and the United States, price competition should heat up in 100G and 400G module markets, which may make AAOI's 40%-range gross margin unsustainable. Piper Jaffray is upbeat on the optical-equipment makers today,...

Forming a 'double top' in the last two months. If the resisitant is broken, the downward room is huge.

This might not be a bad short setup - I'm personally taking no position, but potential certainly seems to be there for a failed breakout.