On July 16, Applied Optoelectronics declined 5.12% in pre-market trading, trading at $103.6/share, with turnover of $15.05 million, extending a sharp multi-day selloff in optical communication stocks.

The sector has faced sustained selling pressure following a brief rebound on July 14 that failed to hold. After surging collectively on July 9 — fueled by AI computing infrastructure tailwinds including Meta's planned $145 billion AI buildout — the sector entered persistent profit-taking. The July 14 bounce, during which AAOI rose over 10%, was entirely reversed on July 15 when the stock plunged over 13%. Additionally, Tradr ETFs launched a 2X Short AAOI Daily ETF (ticker: AAOZ) on July 15, providing a new instrument for bearish positioning on the stock. Communication Equipment sector peers are also broadly weaker, with Nokia down 4.36%, Lumentum down 3.69%, and Arista Networks down 2.28%.

Applied Optoelectronics is a leading fiber-optic networking products supplier serving cable television, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data center markets.

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