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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.41 +0.47%

(8/18 12:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 1:00pm) 15,894

Calls: 12,321 (78%)

Puts: 3,573 (22%)

Prior (08/14) 40,277

Calls: 34,108 (85%)

Puts: 6,169 (15%)

Current vs Prior -60.54%

Calls: -63.88% (Calls)

Puts: -42.08% (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 -57.68%

Calls: -58.37%

Puts: -55.11%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 1:00pm) $1.47M

Calls: $1.04M (70%)

Puts: $435.1K (30%)

Prior (08/14) $2.75M

Calls: $1.85M (67%)

Puts: $893.0K (33%)

Current vs Prior -46.47%

Calls: -44.16%

Puts: -51.28%

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 -64.30%

Calls: -50.85%

Puts: -78.39%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 1:00pm) 0.29

Prior (08/14) 0.18

Current vs Prior +60.34%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.28

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.74%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 1:00pm) 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% | 9.70%5.73% | 20.73%

Prior 6.06% | 9.80%6.06% | 21.42%

Current vs Prior -5.34% | -0.99%-5.34% | -3.24%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.47% | -1.52%-35.10% | -10.42%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.34% | -0.99%-8.33% | -3.24%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 12.00% | 14.85%

Calls: 11.76% | 12.84%

Puts: 12.24% | 16.85%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -44.19% | +36.61%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.51% | 17.46%

Calls: 29.98% | 13.36%

Puts: 33.04% | 21.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -61.92% | -14.96%

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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($1.04M). Below-average activity with volume down 61% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.29 - heavy call buying (12,321 calls vs 3,573 puts). P/C ratio rising 60% - 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

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 20 of results (avg 8.1%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 18	2.98	3.10	$3.04	3.9%	17	0.77	700
$21.00	Aug 28	0.67	0.71	$0.69	5.8%	319	0.43	677
$20.00	Sep 25	2.24	2.38	$2.31	6.1%	14	0.59	111
$17.00	Sep 18	3.65	3.90	$3.78	6.6%	27	0.86	31
$20.00	Sep 18	1.96	2.12	$2.04	7.8%	115	0.58	442

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Sep 18	4.35	4.65	$4.50	6.7%	--	0.68	122
$23.00	Sep 18	3.55	3.80	$3.68	6.8%	--	0.63	125
$24.00	Aug 28	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	--	0.84	22
$23.00	Aug 21	2.49	2.71	$2.60	8.5%	25	0.92	1.2K
$20.50	Sep 11	1.47	1.61	$1.54	9.1%	3	0.47	123

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 15 found (avg $0.55, cheapest $0.25)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.50	Aug 21	0.17	0.20	$0.19	15.8%	356	0.24	3.5K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.30	$0.28	14.3%	1.3K	0.34	2.6K
$23.50	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	11	0.07	1.3K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.42	0.46	$0.44	9.1%	1.1K	0.49	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.64	0.72	$0.68	11.8%	605	0.67	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	510	0.33	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.52	$0.49	12.2%	614	0.51	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.76	0.89	$0.83	15.7%	318	0.66	750
$20.00	Aug 28	0.56	0.66	$0.61	16.4%	47	0.39	247
$20.50	Aug 28	0.81	0.96	$0.89	16.9%	2	0.49	187

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
$18.00	Aug 21	2.27	2.66	$2.47	15.8%	8	0.99	428
$17.00	Aug 28	3.25	3.70	$3.48	12.9%	--	0.99	95
$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%	--	0.94	50

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	--	0.95	1.1K
$23.50	Aug 21	2.85	3.25	$3.05	13.1%	1	0.93	3
$23.00	Aug 21	2.49	2.71	$2.60	8.5%	25	0.92	1.2K
$22.50	Aug 21	1.95	2.22	$2.09	12.9%	2	0.90	27
$24.00	Aug 28	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	--	0.84	22

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 109 active (total vol 9.9K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.30	$0.28	14.3%	1.3K	0.34	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.42	0.46	$0.44	9.1%	1.1K	0.49	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.64	0.72	$0.68	11.8%	605	0.67	8.0K
$22.00	Aug 21	0.11	0.16	$0.14	35.7%	490	0.17	3.4K
$21.50	Aug 21	0.17	0.20	$0.19	15.8%	356	0.24	3.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.52	$0.49	12.2%	614	0.51	893
$19.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.11	$0.09	55.6%	576	0.16	996
$20.00	Aug 21	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	510	0.33	5.2K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.76	0.89	$0.83	15.7%	318	0.66	750
$22.00	Aug 21	1.62	1.79	$1.71	9.9%	170	0.84	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. 70 found (best R:R 0.53, avg 1.72)

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
$21.00	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	53%	3.00	$21.25
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	86%	0.75	$18.57
$22.00	$23.00	Sep 18	$0.19	$0.81	$0.19	43%	4.26	$22.19
$17.00	$18.00	Sep 25	$0.62	$0.38	$0.62	83%	0.61	$17.62

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	79%	0.52	$22.67
$22.00	$21.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	70%	0.52	$21.67
$19.50	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	33%	2.33	$19.35
$20.50	$20.00	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	47%	1.17	$20.27
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 25	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	33%	1.94	$18.83

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 43 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 0.67)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.50	$21.00	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.27	$0.23	45%	1.17	$20.77
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 11	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	56%	0.72	$21.71
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	56%	0.72	$22.71
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	66%	0.43	$22.65
$23.50	$24.00	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	69%	0.32	$23.62

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$19.00	Oct 2	$0.74	$0.74	$0.26	59%	2.85	$19.26
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	58%	1.33	$19.43
$20.00	$19.50	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	58%	2.85	$19.63
$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	67%	0.69	$18.59

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.40, cheapest $0.38)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.41	66.7%	67.6%
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.41	58.4%	61.2%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.44	61.8%	65.4%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.38	66.7%	67.6%
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.36	58.4%	61.2%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.40	61.8%	65.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 39 found (cheapest 4.56% of stock, avg 14.03%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.25	$0.93	$19.07	$20.93	4.56%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.44	$0.49	$0.93	$19.57	$21.43	4.56%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.28	$0.83	$1.11	$19.89	$22.11	5.44%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.06	$0.09	$1.15	$18.35	$20.65	5.63%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.19	$1.21	$1.40	$20.10	$22.90	6.86%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.48	$0.02	$1.50	$17.50	$20.50	7.35%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.09	$0.61	$1.70	$18.30	$21.70	8.33%
$19.50	Aug 28	$1.37	$0.37	$1.74	$17.76	$21.24	8.53%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.88	$0.89	$1.77	$18.73	$22.27	8.67%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$1.71	$1.85	$20.15	$23.85	9.06%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.54% of stock, avg 10.10%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.02	$0.11	$18.89	$22.61
$22.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.02	$0.16	$18.84	$22.16
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.09	$0.18	$19.32	$22.68
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.09	$0.23	$19.27	$22.23
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.02	$0.21	$18.79	$21.71
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.09	$0.28	$19.22	$21.78
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.28	$0.02	$0.30	$18.70	$21.30
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.25	$0.34	$19.66	$22.84
$23.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.32	$0.07	$0.39	$17.61	$23.39
$21.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.28	$0.09	$0.37	$19.13	$21.37

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 5 found (best R:R 1.50, avg credit $0.36)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
19/20	22/23	Sep 4	$0.30	$0.20	33%	1.50	$19.20	$22.80
17/18	24/24	Sep 11	$0.36	$0.64	49%	0.56	$17.64	$23.86
18/19	22/23	Sep 4	$0.46	$0.54	38%	0.85	$18.54	$22.96
17/18	22/23	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.72	51%	0.39	$17.72	$22.78
18/19	24/24	Sep 11	$0.39	$0.61	39%	0.64	$18.61	$23.89

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 45 found (best R:R 5.25, cheapest $0.07)

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	$0.07	$0.43	26%	6.14
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.90	19%	9.00
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	20%	6.14
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	15%	6.14

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	35%	5.25
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.90	19%	9.00
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	33%	4.00
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	28%	4.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 43 found (best net $-1.03, 38 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	-$0.49	$0.51
$19.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.30	$0.20
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.20	$0.30
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.12	$0.38

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81
$21.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.15	$0.35
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.14	$0.86
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.19	$0.81
$20.00	$19.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.13	$0.37

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 7.79%, avg 4.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.59	0.42	15.1%	7.79%	22.93%	4	12
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.40	0.39	17.6%	6.86%	24.45%	6	20
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.61	0.43	12.7%	7.89%	20.58%	4	43
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	7.8%	8.92%	16.71%	19	--
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.21	0.36	17.6%	5.93%	23.52%	31	100
$23.50	Sep 25	$1.27	0.38	15.1%	6.22%	21.36%	37	21
$22.50	Sep 25	$1.52	0.44	10.2%	7.45%	17.69%	2	7
$23.00	Sep 25	$1.39	0.40	12.7%	6.81%	19.50%	9	50
$21.00	Oct 2	$2.10	0.53	2.9%	10.29%	13.18%	--	17
$20.50	Oct 2	$2.34	0.56	0.4%	11.46%	11.91%	--	15

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 12,321

Total Puts 3,573

Put/Call Ratio 0.29

Net Difference 8,748

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 34,108

Total Puts 6,169

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 27,939

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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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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