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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.42 +0.54%

(8/18 11:00) ◀

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (12:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 12:00pm) 13,798

Calls: 10,865 (79%)

Puts: 2,933 (21%)

Prior (08/14) 32,404

Calls: 27,476 (85%)

Puts: 4,928 (15%)

Current vs Prior -57.42%

Calls: -60.46% (Calls)

Puts: -40.48% (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 -63.26%

Calls: -63.29%

Puts: -63.15%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 12:00pm) $1.19M

Calls: $893.7K (75%)

Puts: $299.4K (25%)

Prior (08/14) $2.10M

Calls: $1.51M (72%)

Puts: $592.4K (28%)

Current vs Prior -43.18%

Calls: -40.71%

Puts: -49.46%

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 -71.03%

Calls: -57.57%

Puts: -85.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/18 12:00pm) 0.27

Prior (08/14) 0.18

Current vs Prior +50.51%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.28

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/18 12:00pm) 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 5.73% | 9.21%5.73% | 20.76%

Prior 6.06% | 9.80%6.06% | 21.42%

Current vs Prior -5.39% | -6.04%-5.39% | -3.05%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.52% | -6.54%-35.14% | -10.25%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.39% | -6.04%-8.37% | -3.05%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 16.09% | 30.44%

Calls: 11.76% | 16.98%

Puts: 20.41% | 43.90%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -25.16% | +180.04%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.51% | 17.46%

Calls: 29.98% | 13.36%

Puts: 33.04% | 21.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -48.94% | +74.31%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 75% call dollar volume ($893.7K). Below-average activity with volume down 57% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.27 - heavy call buying (10,865 calls vs 2,933 puts). P/C ratio rising 51% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 6 of results (avg 9.4%, best 8.0%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Sep 4	1.00	1.10	$1.05	9.5%	48	0.48	237
$20.00	Sep 18	1.95	2.15	$2.05	9.8%	109	0.58	442

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Aug 28	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	--	0.86	22
$23.00	Sep 18	3.45	3.80	$3.63	9.6%	--	0.62	125
$24.50	Aug 28	3.90	4.30	$4.10	9.8%	--	0.89	11
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	--	0.94	1.1K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 8 found (avg $0.44, cheapest $0.24)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.32	$0.30	16.7%	1.2K	0.35	2.6K
$23.50	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	10	0.07	1.3K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.41	0.49	$0.45	17.8%	899	0.50	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.64	0.72	$0.68	11.8%	293	0.67	8.0K
$24.00	Aug 28	0.22	0.25	$0.24	12.5%	64	0.16	124

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	415	0.33	5.2K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.77	0.92	$0.85	17.6%	283	0.65	750

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 67 found (avg delta 15.60, 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
$17.00	Aug 28	3.15	3.80	$3.47	18.7%	--	0.99	95
$18.00	Aug 21	2.25	2.66	$2.46	16.7%	8	0.99	428
$19.00	Aug 21	1.32	1.63	$1.48	20.9%	219	0.95	1.2K
$17.00	Sep 4	3.15	4.10	$3.63	26.2%	--	0.93	50

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 21	3.50	4.20	$3.85	18.2%	--	1.00	14
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	--	0.94	1.1K
$23.50	Aug 21	2.85	3.20	$3.03	11.6%	1	0.93	3
$23.00	Aug 21	2.41	2.76	$2.59	13.5%	25	0.92	1.2K
$24.50	Aug 28	3.90	4.30	$4.10	9.8%	--	0.89	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 107 active (total vol 9.3K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.32	$0.30	16.7%	1.2K	0.35	2.6K
$24.50	Aug 28	0.17	0.24	$0.21	33.3%	1.0K	0.14	81
$20.50	Aug 21	0.41	0.49	$0.45	17.8%	899	0.50	2.3K
$22.00	Aug 21	0.11	0.16	$0.14	35.7%	464	0.17	3.4K
$21.50	Aug 21	0.18	0.23	$0.21	23.8%	308	0.25	3.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Aug 21	0.44	0.54	$0.49	20.4%	559	0.51	893
$19.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.12	$0.09	66.7%	503	0.16	996
$20.00	Aug 21	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	415	0.33	5.2K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.77	0.92	$0.85	17.6%	283	0.65	750
$22.00	Aug 21	1.56	1.81	$1.69	14.8%	170	0.83	551

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. 71 found (best R:R 0.53, avg 1.94)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$17.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$1.31	$0.69	$1.31	90%	0.53	$18.31
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	77%	1.50	$18.40
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.49	$0.51	$0.49	87%	1.04	$18.49
$19.00	$20.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	67%	2.33	$19.30
$21.00	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	53%	3.00	$21.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$24.50	$24.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	100%	0.56	$24.18
$21.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	76%	0.52	$21.17
$22.00	$21.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	70%	0.52	$21.67
$21.50	$21.00	Sep 11	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	56%	0.85	$21.23
$20.50	$20.00	Aug 28	$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. 45 found (best R:R 1.44, avg 0.60)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	56%	0.72	$22.71
$22.50	$23.00	Aug 28	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	73%	0.28	$22.61
$20.50	$21.00	Sep 4	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	46%	0.92	$20.74
$23.50	$24.00	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	69%	0.32	$23.62
$23.50	$24.00	Oct 2	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	58%	0.52	$23.67

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$19.00	Oct 2	$0.59	$0.59	$0.41	58%	1.44	$19.41
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	58%	1.17	$19.46
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	58%	1.22	$19.45
$20.00	$19.50	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	58%	2.85	$19.63
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.43	$0.57	68%	0.75	$18.57

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.38, cheapest $0.35)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.40	67.9%	65.2%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.46	62.1%	62.1%
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.38	57.0%	62.3%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.35	67.9%	65.2%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.33	62.1%	62.1%
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.35	57.0%	62.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 36 found (cheapest 4.51% of stock, avg 13.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.24	$0.92	$19.08	$20.92	4.51%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.45	$0.49	$0.94	$19.56	$21.44	4.60%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.06	$0.09	$1.15	$18.35	$20.65	5.63%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.85	$1.15	$19.85	$22.15	5.63%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.21	$1.18	$1.39	$20.11	$22.89	6.81%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.48	$0.02	$1.50	$17.50	$20.50	7.35%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.06	$0.59	$1.65	$18.35	$21.65	8.08%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.91	$0.82	$1.73	$18.77	$22.23	8.47%
$19.50	Aug 28	$1.36	$0.38	$1.74	$17.76	$21.24	8.52%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$1.69	$1.83	$20.17	$23.83	8.96%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 0.59% of stock, avg 10.14%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.02	$0.12	$18.88	$22.62
$22.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.02	$0.16	$18.84	$22.16
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.09	$0.19	$19.31	$22.69
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.09	$0.23	$19.27	$22.23
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.21	$0.02	$0.23	$18.77	$21.73
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.21	$0.09	$0.30	$19.20	$21.80
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.24	$0.34	$19.66	$22.84
$22.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.24	$0.38	$19.62	$22.38
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.02	$0.32	$18.68	$21.32
$23.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.31	$0.09	$0.40	$17.60	$23.40

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 4 found (best R:R 1.17, avg credit $0.31)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
19/20	22/23	Aug 28	$0.27	$0.23	45%	1.17	$19.23	$22.77
17/18	24/24	Sep 11	$0.37	$0.63	49%	0.59	$17.63	$23.87
18/19	22/23	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.76	54%	0.32	$18.76	$22.74
18/19	24/24	Sep 11	$0.37	$0.63	40%	0.59	$18.63	$23.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 44 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	32%	5.25
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	25%	7.33
$22.00	$23.00	$24.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	10%	19.00
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.44	11%	7.33
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.35	34%	2.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.95	18%	19.00
$19.00	$20.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	17%	11.50
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	34%	4.00
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	28%	5.25
$20.00	$21.00	$22.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	15%	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. 45 found (best net $-1.03, 41 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$17.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$1.03	$0.97
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.50	$0.50
$19.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.30	$0.20
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.22	$0.28
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.85	$0.15

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.14	$0.86
$21.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.37
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.15	$0.85
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 52 found (best yield 7.79%, avg 4.59%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.59	0.42	15.1%	7.79%	22.87%	3	12
$24.50	Oct 2	$1.32	0.38	20.0%	6.46%	26.44%	6	6
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.40	0.39	17.5%	6.86%	24.39%	6	20
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.61	0.43	12.6%	7.88%	20.52%	3	43
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	7.7%	8.91%	16.65%	16	--
$24.50	Sep 25	$1.16	0.34	20.0%	5.68%	25.66%	34	41
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.25	0.36	17.5%	6.12%	23.65%	31	100
$23.50	Sep 25	$1.27	0.38	15.1%	6.22%	21.30%	37	21
$22.50	Sep 25	$1.52	0.44	10.2%	7.44%	17.63%	2	7
$23.00	Sep 25	$1.39	0.40	12.6%	6.81%	19.44%	9	50

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,865

Total Puts 2,933

Put/Call Ratio 0.27

Net Difference 7,932

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,476

Total Puts 4,928

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 22,548

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 207,186

Total Puts 55,712

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.28

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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