$AAOI

Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) sold $800K of AAOI

Chang Hung-Lun (Fred) (*** See Remarks) sold 4,000 shares of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI) at $200.07 ($0.80M total) on 2026-06-05.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)
Published Jun 8, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
5/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$AAOINeutralLow
01

Why it matters

This is a disclosed ownership change by an officer via an open-market sale; it can slightly influence sentiment but is not a fundamental catalyst.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor for follow-on insider activity, but the filing alone is unlikely to drive a sustained repricing.

03

What to watch

The article doesn’t state total compensation, tax obligations, or whether other insiders/large holders acted—context that often matters for interpreting Form 4 sales.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 3/10Timing: Filed 2026-06-08; sale executed 2026-06-05

Background

The article reports a SEC Form 4 insider transaction for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$AAOINeutralMedium confidence
Context

Applied Optoelectronics insider Chang Hung-Lun sold 4,000 shares in an open-market transaction on 2026-06-05, per Form 4.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; any effect is more sentiment/positioning than a new catalyst.

Evidence & confidence

Form 4 insider sales are common and this article provides no accompanying company-specific operational or guidance change.

Market effects

No clear sector read-through; this is a single-company insider transaction without additional industry datapoints.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

The sale may be routine liquidity/portfolio rebalancing and not a bearish signal, especially with no 10b5-1 plan disclosed.

Key entities

  • Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

    Company whose insider transaction is disclosed on SEC Form 4.

  • Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)

    Officer who sold 4,000 shares on 2026-06-05.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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