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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.63 +1.58%

(8/18 10:00) ◀

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (11:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 11:00am) 9,124

Calls: 6,893 (76%)

Puts: 2,231 (24%)

Prior (08/14) 24,539

Calls: 21,303 (87%)

Puts: 3,236 (13%)

Current vs Prior -62.82%

Calls: -67.64% (Calls)

Puts: -31.06% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 262,898

Calls: 207,186 (79%)

Puts: 55,712 (21%)

Prior 7-Day Average 37,556

Calls: 29,598 (79%)

Puts: 7,958 (21%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -75.71%

Calls: -76.71%

Puts: -71.97%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 11:00am) $841.3K

Calls: $649.1K (77%)

Puts: $192.1K (23%)

Prior (08/14) $1.65M

Calls: $1.32M (80%)

Puts: $338.6K (20%)

Current vs Prior -49.16%

Calls: -50.68%

Puts: -43.27%

Prior 7-Day Total $28.83M

Calls: $14.74M (51%)

Puts: $14.09M (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average $4.12M

Calls: $2.11M (51%)

Puts: $2.01M (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.58%

Calls: -69.18%

Puts: -90.46%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 11:00am) 0.32

Prior (08/14) 0.15

Current vs Prior +113.07%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.28

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.80%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 11:00am) 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 1,898,494

Calls: 1,266,110 (67%)

Puts: 632,384 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 271,213

Calls: 180,872 (67%)

Puts: 90,340 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.57%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 6.11% | 10.66%6.11% | 21.23%

Prior 6.06% | 9.80%6.06% | 21.42%

Current vs Prior +0.85% | +8.84%+0.85% | -0.87%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.06% | 9.85%8.83% | 23.14%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.71% | +8.25%-30.86% | -8.23%

Prior 7-Day Eod 6.06% | 9.80%6.25% | 21.42%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +0.85% | +8.84%-2.33% | -0.87%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 9.77% | 14.48%

Calls: 11.32% | 10.42%

Puts: 8.22% | 18.55%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -54.56% | +33.21%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.51% | 17.46%

Calls: 29.98% | 13.36%

Puts: 33.04% | 21.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -69.00% | -17.08%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 77% of dollar volume in calls ($649.1K) vs puts ($192.1K). Below-average activity with volume down 63% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.32 - heavy call buying (6,893 calls vs 2,231 puts). P/C ratio rising 113% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:00	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 7 of results (avg 7.9%, best 5.3%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 28	1.43	1.54	$1.49	7.4%	34	0.70	229
$21.00	Aug 21	0.33	0.36	$0.35	8.6%	1.1K	0.40	2.6K
$19.00	Aug 28	1.73	1.91	$1.82	9.9%	52	0.80	275

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.19	$0.19	5.3%	364	0.28	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.43	$0.42	7.1%	429	0.45	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.76	$0.73	8.2%	153	0.60	750
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.65	$3.50	8.6%	--	0.94	1.1K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 11 found (avg $0.57, cheapest $0.19)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.50	Aug 21	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	208	0.28	3.5K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.33	0.36	$0.35	8.6%	1.1K	0.40	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.50	0.56	$0.53	11.3%	643	0.55	2.3K
$21.50	Aug 28	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	25	0.38	142
$22.00	Aug 28	0.48	0.55	$0.52	13.5%	228	0.32	404

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.19	$0.19	5.3%	364	0.28	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.43	$0.42	7.1%	429	0.45	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.76	$0.73	8.2%	153	0.60	750
$20.00	Sep 4	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	--	0.39	419

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 63 found (avg delta 16.54, 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	2.23	2.73	$2.48	20.2%	8	1.00	428
$17.00	Aug 28	3.15	3.70	$3.43	16.0%	--	1.00	95
$18.00	Aug 28	2.02	2.78	$2.40	31.7%	--	0.92	30
$19.00	Aug 21	1.36	1.71	$1.54	22.7%	218	0.91	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 21	3.50	4.30	$3.90	20.5%	--	0.96	14
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.65	$3.50	8.6%	--	0.94	1.1K
$23.00	Aug 21	2.37	2.84	$2.61	18.0%	--	0.90	1.2K
$24.50	Aug 28	2.93	4.80	$3.87	48.3%	--	0.85	11
$22.50	Aug 21	1.80	2.28	$2.04	23.5%	1	0.85	27

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 84 active (total vol 6.6K, top 1.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.33	0.36	$0.35	8.6%	1.1K	0.40	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.50	0.56	$0.53	11.3%	643	0.55	2.3K
$22.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.18	$0.16	25.0%	375	0.20	3.4K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.65	0.85	$0.75	26.7%	235	0.72	8.0K
$22.00	Aug 28	0.48	0.55	$0.52	13.5%	228	0.32	404

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.09	$0.08	37.5%	479	0.14	996
$20.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.43	$0.42	7.1%	429	0.45	893
$20.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.19	$0.19	5.3%	364	0.28	5.2K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.76	$0.73	8.2%	153	0.60	750
$22.00	Aug 21	1.50	1.74	$1.62	14.8%	135	0.80	551

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 1 strikes (avg 7.6%, max 7.6%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$22.50	Aug 21	Sep 11	87.8%	81.6%	7.6%	151	1.8K

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 66 found (best R:R 1.86, avg 1.72)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	78%	1.86	$18.35
$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	92%	0.72	$18.58
$21.00	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.21	$0.79	$0.21	53%	3.76	$21.21
$17.00	$18.00	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	82%	0.82	$17.55
$19.00	$20.00	Sep 25	$0.39	$0.61	$0.39	67%	1.56	$19.39

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$24.50	$24.00	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.21	$0.29	86%	0.72	$24.21
$23.50	$23.00	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.21	$0.29	80%	0.72	$23.21
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	77%	0.52	$22.67
$20.00	$19.50	Sep 4	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	39%	2.12	$19.84
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.21	$0.79	$0.21	28%	3.76	$18.79

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 39 found (best R:R 1.25, avg 0.63)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$22.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	68%	0.35	$22.13
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	56%	0.52	$21.67
$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	60%	0.32	$21.12
$21.00	$21.50	Aug 28	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	55%	0.47	$21.16
$21.00	$21.50	Sep 11	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	50%	0.56	$21.18

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$18.00	Oct 2	$1.11	$1.11	$0.89	59%	1.25	$18.89
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	60%	1.17	$19.46
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	58%	1.22	$19.45
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	77%	0.47	$17.68
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.41	$0.41	$0.59	68%	0.69	$18.59

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.45, cheapest $0.41)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.41	67.1%	69.4%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.43	60.7%	66.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.51	67.1%	69.4%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.46	60.7%	66.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 38 found (cheapest 4.56% of stock, avg 13.38%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.75	$0.19	$0.94	$19.06	$20.94	4.56%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.53	$0.42	$0.95	$19.55	$21.45	4.60%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.35	$0.73	$1.08	$19.92	$22.08	5.24%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.13	$0.08	$1.21	$18.29	$20.71	5.87%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.23	$1.20	$1.43	$20.07	$22.93	6.93%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.54	$0.03	$1.57	$17.43	$20.57	7.61%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.17	$0.57	$1.74	$18.26	$21.74	8.43%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$1.62	$1.78	$20.22	$23.78	8.63%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.96	$0.88	$1.84	$18.66	$22.34	8.92%
$19.50	Aug 28	$1.49	$0.48	$1.97	$17.53	$21.47	9.55%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 0.53% of stock, avg 9.64%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$23.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.03	$0.11	$18.89	$23.11
$23.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.08	$0.16	$19.34	$23.16
$22.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.03	$0.16	$18.84	$22.66
$22.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.03	$0.19	$18.81	$22.19
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.08	$0.21	$19.29	$22.71
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.08	$0.24	$19.26	$22.24
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.03	$0.26	$18.74	$21.76
$23.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.19	$0.27	$19.73	$23.27
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.08	$0.31	$19.19	$21.81
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.19	$0.32	$19.68	$22.82

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 2 found (best R:R 2.57, avg credit $0.32)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
19/20	22/22	Aug 28	$0.36	$0.14	38%	2.57	$19.14	$22.36
18/19	22/22	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.71	48%	0.41	$18.71	$22.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 38 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	27%	7.33
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.12	$0.88	15%	7.33
$23.00	$23.50	$24.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.45	4%	9.00
$21.00	$21.50	$22.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	13%	5.25
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.44	6%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.92	19%	11.50
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	32%	5.25
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.45	18%	9.00
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 39 found (best net $-0.60, 36 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.60	$0.40
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.17	$0.33
$19.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.37	$0.13
$21.00	$21.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.39
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.31	$0.19

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.10	$0.90
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$21.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.39
$21.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.26	$0.24
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.19	$0.81

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 6.40%, avg 4.13%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$24.50	Oct 2	$1.32	0.38	18.8%	6.40%	25.16%	4	6
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.33	0.39	16.3%	6.45%	22.78%	4	20
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.37	0.41	13.9%	6.64%	20.55%	--	12
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.50	0.43	11.5%	7.27%	18.76%	--	43
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	6.6%	8.82%	15.46%	16	--
$24.50	Sep 25	$1.16	0.34	18.8%	5.62%	24.38%	34	41
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.16	0.36	16.3%	5.62%	21.96%	14	100
$21.00	Oct 2	$2.10	0.53	1.8%	10.18%	11.97%	--	17
$22.00	Sep 25	$1.62	0.46	6.6%	7.85%	14.49%	2	57
$23.50	Sep 25	$1.09	0.38	13.9%	5.28%	19.20%	8	21

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 6,893

Total Puts 2,231

Put/Call Ratio 0.32

Net Difference 4,662

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 21,303

Total Puts 3,236

Put/Call Ratio 0.15

Net Difference 18,067

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 207,186

Total Puts 55,712

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.28

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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