Richard B Black sold $307k of AAOI
director at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.. 3,231 shares at an average of $95.00, traded Mar 5, 2026, filed Mar 5, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +14Trade size$307k at market
- 0Share of holdings soldSold 1.9% of holdings
- +15Cluster9 insiders selling within 14 days
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m +2.7%, 3m +100.6%, 6m -0.8%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001683168-26-001538, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock, $.001 par valueindirect: By Trust | -3,231 | $95.00 | $307k | 164,363 | Mar 5, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro nowfree Oct 21, 2026 | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Stefan J. Murry Chief Financial Officer | $411k 4,000 shares | -1% | |
| 24Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh *** See Remarks | $720k 6,000 shares | -2% | |
| 26Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Stefan J. Murry Chief Financial Officer | $421k 4,000 shares | -1% | |
| 53Moderate | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang *** See Remarks | $3.5M 32,172 shares | -11% | |
| 26Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh *** See Remarks | $886k 6,000 shares | -2% | |
| 29Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Stefan J. Murry Chief Financial Officer | $579k 4,000 shares | -1% | |
| 22Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh *** See Remarks | $596k 4,715 shares | -1% | |
| 14Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh *** See Remarks | $154k 1,285 shares | -0% | |
| 28Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Stefan J. Murry Chief Financial Officer | $488k 4,000 shares | -1% | |
| 35Weak | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh *** See Remarks | $1.0M 6,000 shares | -1% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.