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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.52 +1.03%

(8/17 18:05) ◀

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (10:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 10:00am) 3,736

Calls: 3,047 (82%)

Puts: 689 (18%)

Prior (08/14) 10,455

Calls: 9,269 (89%)

Puts: 1,186 (11%)

Current vs Prior -64.27%

Calls: -67.13% (Calls)

Puts: -41.91% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 265,971

Calls: 210,808 (79%)

Puts: 55,163 (21%)

Prior 7-Day Average 37,995

Calls: 30,115 (79%)

Puts: 7,880 (21%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -90.17%

Calls: -89.88%

Puts: -91.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 10:00am) $300.1K

Calls: $238.7K (80%)

Puts: $61.4K (20%)

Prior (08/14) $759.5K

Calls: $584.7K (77%)

Puts: $174.8K (23%)

Current vs Prior -60.49%

Calls: -59.17%

Puts: -64.87%

Prior 7-Day Total $28.82M

Calls: $14.72M (51%)

Puts: $14.09M (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average $4.12M

Calls: $2.10M (51%)

Puts: $2.01M (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -92.71%

Calls: -88.65%

Puts: -96.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 10:00am) 0.23

Prior (08/14) 0.13

Current vs Prior +76.72%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.27

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 10:00am) 280,885

Calls: 187,676 (67%)

Puts: 93,209 (33%)

Prior (08/14) 288,903

Calls: 194,182 (67%)

Puts: 94,721 (33%)

Current vs Prior -2.78%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,903,253

Calls: 1,271,979 (67%)

Puts: 631,274 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 271,893

Calls: 181,711 (67%)

Puts: 90,182 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.31%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 6.48% | 10.48%6.48% | 20.86%

Prior 7.21% | 10.60%7.21% | 21.99%

Current vs Prior -10.15% | -1.13%-10.15% | -5.15%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.89% | 9.73%9.79% | 23.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.11% | +7.65%-33.76% | -12.08%

Prior 7-Day Eod 7.21% | 10.60%6.25% | 21.42%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -10.15% | -1.13%+3.65% | -2.62%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.62% | 17.61%

Calls: 14.00% | 24.47%

Puts: 13.25% | 10.74%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -36.65% | +62.01%

Prior 7-Day Avg 32.13% | 17.79%

Calls: 34.18% | 14.31%

Puts: 30.07% | 21.27%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -57.60% | -1.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($238.7K) vs puts ($61.4K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 60% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 64% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.23 - heavy call buying (3,047 calls vs 689 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 5 of results (avg 7.3%, best 6.4%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	147	0.18	3.4K
$22.00	Sep 18	1.40	1.50	$1.45	6.9%	43	0.44	490
$20.00	Sep 18	2.05	2.21	$2.13	7.5%	46	0.59	442
$20.00	Aug 21	0.73	0.80	$0.77	9.1%	101	0.69	8.0K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Aug 21	0.45	0.48	$0.47	6.4%	98	0.48	893

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.47, cheapest $0.24)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	147	0.18	3.4K
$21.50	Aug 21	0.20	0.24	$0.22	18.2%	89	0.26	3.5K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.53	$0.50	14.0%	451	0.52	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.73	0.80	$0.77	9.1%	101	0.69	8.0K
$24.00	Aug 28	0.25	0.29	$0.27	14.8%	20	0.17	124

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	90	0.31	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.45	0.48	$0.47	6.4%	98	0.48	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.77	0.88	$0.83	13.3%	46	0.64	750

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 64 found (avg delta 16.29, highest 999.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Sep 18	0.00	2.16	$1.08	200.0%	--	999.00	11
$18.00	Aug 21	2.43	3.10	$2.77	24.2%	--	0.99	428
$17.00	Aug 28	3.05	3.80	$3.43	21.9%	--	0.99	95
$19.00	Aug 21	1.47	1.67	$1.57	12.7%	16	0.93	1.2K
$18.00	Aug 28	2.00	3.20	$2.60	46.2%	--	0.92	30

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 21	3.40	4.55	$3.97	29.0%	--	1.00	14
$24.00	Aug 21	2.92	3.85	$3.39	27.4%	--	0.93	1.1K
$23.00	Aug 21	2.44	2.84	$2.64	15.2%	--	0.88	1.2K
$22.50	Aug 21	1.94	2.37	$2.16	19.9%	--	0.87	27
$24.00	Aug 28	3.10	4.30	$3.70	32.4%	--	0.82	22

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 59 active (total vol 2.6K, top 451)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.53	$0.50	14.0%	451	0.52	2.3K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.33	$0.30	23.3%	415	0.36	2.6K
$22.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	147	0.18	3.4K
$24.00	Aug 21	0.03	0.06	$0.05	60.0%	105	0.06	2.7K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.73	0.80	$0.77	9.1%	101	0.69	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	0.08	0.21	$0.14	92.9%	224	0.20	996
$20.50	Aug 21	0.45	0.48	$0.47	6.4%	98	0.48	893
$20.00	Aug 21	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	90	0.31	5.2K
$23.50	Aug 28	2.67	3.75	$3.21	33.6%	50	0.80	105
$20.00	Sep 11	0.85	1.55	$1.20	58.3%	50	0.41	78

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. -- strikes (avg --%, max --%)

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 56 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 1.63)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.00	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.26	$0.74	$0.26	53%	2.85	$21.26
$22.00	$23.00	Oct 2	$0.28	$0.72	$0.28	48%	2.57	$22.28
$23.00	$24.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	37%	4.88	$23.17
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	78%	0.72	$18.58
$20.00	$20.50	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	60%	3.17	$20.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	77%	1.50	$22.80
$22.50	$22.00	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	68%	0.56	$22.18
$21.00	$20.50	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	53%	0.92	$20.74
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	29%	3.35	$18.77
$20.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	48%	1.17	$20.27

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 35 found (best R:R 1.30, avg 0.79)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	58%	0.72	$21.71
$23.00	$23.50	Sep 25	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	59%	0.67	$23.20
$22.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	68%	0.32	$22.12
$23.50	$24.00	Oct 2	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	58%	0.56	$23.68
$21.00	$21.50	Sep 11	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	51%	0.72	$21.21

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$18.00	Oct 2	$1.13	$1.13	$0.87	59%	1.30	$18.87
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	77%	0.59	$17.63
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	59%	1.22	$19.45
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	59%	1.27	$19.44
$19.50	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	69%	1.38	$19.21

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.39, cheapest $0.32)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.37	59.5%	59.5%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.44	61.6%	65.2%
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.43	63.6%	67.6%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.32	59.5%	59.5%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.41	61.6%	65.2%
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.38	63.6%	67.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 38 found (cheapest 4.73% of stock, avg 13.37%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.50	$0.47	$0.97	$19.53	$21.47	4.73%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.77	$0.24	$1.01	$18.99	$21.01	4.92%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.83	$1.13	$19.87	$22.13	5.51%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.13	$0.14	$1.27	$18.23	$20.77	6.19%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$1.24	$1.46	$20.04	$22.96	7.12%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.57	$0.03	$1.60	$17.40	$20.60	7.80%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.14	$0.56	$1.70	$18.30	$21.70	8.28%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.94	$0.88	$1.82	$18.68	$22.32	8.87%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$1.69	$1.84	$20.16	$23.84	8.97%
$21.00	Aug 28	$0.73	$1.21	$1.94	$19.06	$22.94	9.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 147 found (cheapest 0.63% of stock, avg 9.32%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$23.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$18.87	$23.13
$22.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$18.87	$22.63
$22.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.03	$0.18	$18.82	$22.18
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.14	$0.24	$19.26	$22.74
$23.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.14	$0.24	$19.26	$23.24
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.14	$0.29	$19.21	$22.29
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.03	$0.25	$18.75	$21.75
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.14	$0.36	$19.14	$21.86
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.24	$0.34	$19.66	$22.84
$23.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.24	$0.34	$19.66	$23.34

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 1 found (best R:R 0.35, avg credit $0.26)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
18/19	22/22	Aug 28	$0.26	$0.74	49%	0.35	$18.74	$22.26

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 42 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 4	$0.08	$0.92	21%	11.50
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	32%	6.14
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	28%	4.56
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	24%	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	18%	15.67
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	26%	9.00
$19.00	$20.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.90	18%	9.00
$22.00	$23.00	$24.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	12%	11.50
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.08	$0.92	11%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 41 found (best net $-0.37, 35 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.37	$0.63
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.10	$0.40
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.23	$0.27
$21.50	$22.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$22.00	$22.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.05	$0.45

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.10	$0.90
$21.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.39
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.37	$0.63
$20.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.24	$0.26

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 6.34%, avg 3.73%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.30	0.39	17.0%	6.34%	23.29%	--	20
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.35	0.42	14.5%	6.58%	21.10%	--	12
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.48	0.43	12.1%	7.21%	19.30%	--	43
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	7.2%	8.87%	16.08%	16	--
$22.00	Sep 25	$1.62	0.47	7.2%	7.89%	15.11%	--	57
$24.50	Sep 25	$0.94	0.34	19.4%	4.58%	23.98%	1	41
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.01	0.36	17.0%	4.92%	21.88%	5	100
$21.00	Oct 2	$2.00	0.53	2.3%	9.75%	12.09%	--	17
$23.00	Sep 25	$1.20	0.41	12.1%	5.85%	17.93%	--	50
$21.50	Sep 25	$1.58	0.49	4.8%	7.70%	12.48%	--	39

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,047

Total Puts 689

Put/Call Ratio 0.23

Net Difference 2,358

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,269

Total Puts 1,186

Put/Call Ratio 0.13

Net Difference 8,083

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 210,808

Total Puts 55,163

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.27

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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