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AAOI and GOOGL partnership?

BULLISH by u/The-Firearm | Aug 23, 2026 | 1↑ 0 comments | 19 views | VIEW ON REDDIT
$AAOI$GOOGL
$AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. TECHNOLOGY EQUITY SIMULATION
$124.82
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$GOOGL ALPHABET INC. COMMUNICATION SERVICES EQUITY SIMULATION
$332.60
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AI SUMMARY — Author speculates AAOI will announce a partnership with GOOGL based on CEO's statement about completing transceiver testing with a hyperscaler within 2-3 weeks and the timing aligning with Thursday. The $600M ATM program is interpreted as a signal of qualification success, though the author acknowledges uncertainty about which hyperscaler partner and the exact announcement type.
TICKERAAOI USERu/The-Firearm
RATING BULLISH ENTRY $124.77
POSITION 40 sh SYN BOOK VAL $4998.00
CURRENT $124.82 P&L % +0.04%
CURR VAL $5000.00 P&L $ +2.00
TICKERGOOGL USERu/The-Firearm
RATING BULLISH ENTRY $344.90
POSITION 14 sh SYN BOOK VAL $5001.16
CURRENT $332.60 P&L % -3.57%
CURR VAL $4822.81 P&L $ -178.35

So i've been keeping an eye on AAOI for a long time, and i think theres a GOOGL partnership/deal to be announced. Probably already this coming week

There has been going rumors around that AAOI and GOOGL will be partnering for a while now and i think that the time has come

Under the last earnings call the CEO of AAOI mentioned that they would finish the test phase of their transciervers with a hyperscaler within 2-3 weeks. He also mentioned that they would be the 4th verified optical providder for this company. On thursday the 3 weeks have passed and i expect an announcement to be made there or before. Whether they'll announce that they are now qualifed, announce a deal or a partnership i don't know

I'm not 100% sure that it will be google but it is a possibility since they already supply MSFT and AMZN

They also just announced a $600m ATM program friday after close. I suspect that this ATM dilution is a signal that they have passed the qualification phase with the hyperscaler and that the ATM program is a proof of funds to show that they will be able to supply this hyperscaler

This is not financial advise

godspeed