Applied Opt (AAOI) — Technical state

As of 2026-10-05 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

Up 5.2% at the close

Above both trend lines; one of the day's strongest moves.

Ranked #41 on today’s Directional Flow — Top scores list (scan of 2026-10-06).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day+16.9%
vs 50-day+9%
vs 200-day+11.3%
52-week band48% off the high · +557.1% off the low
Streak3 consecutive up sessions
50-day crossprice crossed up through the 50-day 2 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 90 · %D 69.8

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-05

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on AAOI?

Up 5.2% at the close — Above both trend lines; one of the day's strongest moves. As of 2026-10-05; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.

Is AAOI above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

As of 2026-10-05, Applied Opt trades +9% above its 50-day and +11.3% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +16.9% away.

How far is AAOI from its 52-week high?

48% below the 52-week high and 557.1% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-05.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where AAOI appears in the diary — 9 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Optical Interconnects — The Toll Nobody KeepsReport · 13 Aug 2026The floors on the tape (12 Aug closes): LITE 932.47, 14% off high · COHR 355.64, 19% off · MRVL 217.08, 34% off · AAOI 138.08, 41% off · FN 571.88, 24% off, prints Monday · AVGO $2.0T market cap…

Dailies

Oil knocks on $100 and Wall Street sells everything but the AI pipe: Intel +9%, Lumentum +11%, Dow −1.2% — Seoul buys the dip and the Kospi is back above 7,000Morning 10 · 9 Sept 2026
Semis break the 505 line at midday while bitcoin presses 80,000Midday 10 · 24 Aug 2026AAOI drops 12.45 percent to 109.28 by midday, the sharpest single-name decline on today's tape.
The macro week breaks at the last print — retail and Michigan miss, bonds slip the floor, and Lumentum runs from the middleMidday 10 · 14 Aug 2026AAOI +14.6% to 149.09 and RDDT +14.1% to 180.40, both reclaiming their 50-day averages intraday — two clean average-reclaims in one session on the risk side of the book, the same session the macro prints missed.
Everyone is watching the software wreck. The line that matters is breaking in bonds.Midday 10 · 6 Aug 2026And the group being bought is, name for name, Rubin's S14 High-Speed Interconnects layer — Astera, Lumentum, Coherent, Fabrinet, Marvell, AAOI are all constituents; AAOI, yesterday's worst-record most-bought foil, trades +1.6% post-print…
Software Earnings — Beat, Raise, Down 18%: The Punishment Phase Is BackDaily Pulse · 6 Aug 2026AAOI: five-for-ten and three-for-ten, the worst record on the board, the most bought into the print.
The index went nowhere and the market changed horses underneath itMidday 10 · 5 Aug 2026AAOI trades near 132.3, up 0.51%, after adding 16.85% Monday and 19.44% Tuesday.
Temperature 62 — semis re-lead, Interconnects +18% weekDaily Pulse · 15 May 2026Names: AAOI, Furukawa (5801.T), Lumentum, Coherent, MACOM, Fabrinet, Marvell, Amphenol, Astera Labs, Credo.
The AI Trade Has a Visibility ProblemDaily Pulse · 25 Mar 2026Sector spotlight — S14, High-Speed Interconnects (10 stocks, +36.83% YTD): optical/photonics names leading — AAOI +227%, Furukawa Electric +193%, Lumentum +116%.

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