#retail-investor-sentiment

#retail-investor-sentiment

Shares of Aurora Innovation ( NASDAQ:AUR) are trading around $5.21 as retail investor sentiment deteriorates sharply. Reddit discussions show sentiment plunging to 31.75 over the past week, firmly in bearish territory, down from a neutral 53.55 over the quarter. The shift coincides with growing skepticism about Aurora's path to profitability despite operational milestones like surpassing 100,000 driverless miles and launching a 600-mile Fort Worth to El Paso route.

On the "Decoder" podcast, he estimated that building and outfitting a one-gigawatt AI data center costs $80 billion, with industry plans for 100 gigawatts potentially requiring $8 trillion in capital expenditure. That would demand $800 billion in profits just to cover interest. He pegged the likelihood of achieving artificial general intelligence with current technology at "between zero and one percent."

Shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( NYSE: SPY) fell 0.8% on Monday, coinciding with a sharp deterioration in retail investor sentiment. SPY's social sentiment score dropped to 35 out of 100 earlier today, down from a neutral 57.3 just last week. That's a 39% collapse in sentiment in under seven days. Discussions on Reddit show growing pessimism about equity valuations, debt concerns, and a rotation into defensive assets like gold. Meanwhile, speculative options activity remains elevated, a classic warning sign before corrections.

But if look beneath the surface retail investors on Reddit, X, and other forums are keeping their bullish tone. At least as of today, they're viewing the dip as a buying opportunity. While these groups can get a fever and momentum all their own the fundamental belief that nuclear energy is the comeback kid of 2025 and beyond seems valid.