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AURAurora Innovation, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Options Analysis ReportSERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
Market Cap $11.7B|NASDAQ
2026-08-31$5.83
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +0.5%YTD +50.6%7D +2.5%
5,766
30D
±17.4%
4%

AUR Options Overview

bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.4VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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AUR Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.1
ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 50% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.90x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal

<80%

ATM IV 0.0% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 36.4% (ATM 0.0% + spread 18.2% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 25.42% (spread 18.22% + slippage 7.20%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 18.22%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -37%, Raw: -8%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -37% (strong bearish) — Raw: -8%

≥15%

|OI skew| 65.5% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +47.1%, OI skew +65.5% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -51%, ATM: +18%, OTM: +17% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 39% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.5
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.5x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

≥5%

OI change +3.6% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 29% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 36% — institutional presence

≥60%

Aggressive execution 32% — patient

≥30

Conviction -37 (bearish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.1
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 18.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 512,896 — deep

≥500

Volume 5,766/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.91 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 1,598.8 contracts (bid:931.4 ask:667.4) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.20% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -9.7% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 50% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -37% @ 68% consistency — moderate (bearish)

≥40 composite score

Score 66 (ITM 20% + inst 36%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.7
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.8
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.6
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.4
bearishIV too cheap, mixed flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Aug 31, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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