Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Aurora Innovation AUR.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AUR, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 25 options trades for Aurora Innovation.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 20%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $33,925, and 24, calls, for a total amount of $1,079,500.
Predicted Price Range
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $6.0 to $14.0 for Aurora Innovation during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Aurora Innovation's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Aurora Innovation's whale activity within a strike price range from $6.0 to $14.0 in the last 30 days.
Aurora Innovation Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $1.25 | $1.1 | $1.2 | $10.00 | $120.0K | 343 | 5.3K |
| AUR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $1.3 | $1.05 | $1.3 | $8.00 | $76.7K | 7.2K | 958 |
| AUR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $1.35 | $1.3 | $1.34 | $10.00 | $67.0K | 343 | 11.5K |
| AUR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $1.3 | $1.25 | $1.3 | $10.00 | $65.0K | 343 | 10.5K |
| AUR | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/20/25 | $3.4 | $3.2 | $3.3 | $6.00 | $62.7K | 1.2K | 225 |
About Aurora Innovation
Aurora Innovation Inc is engaged in delivering self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. The Company is developing the Aurora Driver, an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software and data services designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate amongst vehicle types and applications.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Aurora Innovation, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Aurora Innovation's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 85,556,630, the price of AUR is up by 35.0%, reaching $8.78.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 36 days from now.
Expert Opinions on Aurora Innovation
1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $10.0.
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