NASDAQ: AAOI · Communication Equipment
Over the past week, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) racked up about 770 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 51% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 88% bullish while Reddit sits at just 20%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 3 of 6 analysts rating AAOI a buy.
“AAOI is trending because a major short squeeze is underway, with optimism around a sharp increase in open interest offset by concern about limited conviction among traders.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 20% to News at 88%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 6 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 3 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $163.40.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Wall Street’s 50% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 51%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 88% bullish while Reddit sits at 20%, a 68-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) buzz held moderate around 48.5 while the price drifted down 2.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 6.9M shares. Updated Sep 21, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, AAOI gained 1.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 49.2 and was variable, swinging between 36.2 and 58.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (3 / 3 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 51% |
| Avg price target | $163.40 |
| Most bullish source | News, 88% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 20% |
| Sentiment spread | 68 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 770 |
| Market cap | $8.93B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | n/a · 84.0 |
| EPS · Beta | -$0.77 · 3.8 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $596M · -10% margin |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 55/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 51% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 770 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is fairly quiet with 36 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 15 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 20% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), averaging 51% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 88% bullish and Reddit at 20%, a 68-point spread. On the professional side, 3 of 6 analysts rate AAOI a buy.
Of the 6 analysts covering Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), 3 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $163.40. That lines up with the crowd average of 51% bullish.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)'s cross-source average is mixed at 51% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 45% bullish, News reads 88% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 55/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) at 51% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The hold signal carries 55/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 726 mentions (94% of total volume). Reddit contributes 36 mentions and News contributes 8 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 51% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. AAOI's hold signal at 55/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 51% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The AAOI sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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