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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.56 +1.23%

(8/18 13:00) ◀

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (2:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 2:00pm) 18,299

Calls: 13,695 (75%)

Puts: 4,604 (25%)

Prior (08/14) 45,544

Calls: 37,790 (83%)

Puts: 7,754 (17%)

Current vs Prior -59.82%

Calls: -63.76% (Calls)

Puts: -40.62% (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 -51.28%

Calls: -53.73%

Puts: -42.15%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 2:00pm) $1.62M

Calls: $1.13M (70%)

Puts: $490.4K (30%)

Prior (08/14) $3.06M

Calls: $2.00M (65%)

Puts: $1.06M (35%)

Current vs Prior -47.09%

Calls: -43.61%

Puts: -53.66%

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 -60.75%

Calls: -46.53%

Puts: -75.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 2:00pm) 0.34

Prior (08/14) 0.21

Current vs Prior +63.84%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.28

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.27%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 2:00pm) 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 6.23% | 10.21%6.23% | 20.57%

Prior 6.06% | 9.80%6.06% | 21.42%

Current vs Prior +2.80% | +4.24%+2.80% | -3.94%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +2.66% | +3.68%-29.52% | -11.07%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +2.80% | +4.24%-0.44% | -3.94%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.59% | 13.90%

Calls: 10.42% | 10.99%

Puts: 18.75% | 16.81%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -32.14% | +27.87%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.51% | 17.46%

Calls: 29.98% | 13.36%

Puts: 33.04% | 21.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.70% | -20.40%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($1.13M). Below-average activity with volume down 60% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.34 - heavy call buying (13,695 calls vs 4,604 puts). P/C ratio rising 64% - 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

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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
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 8.3%, best 6.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.32	$0.31	6.5%	1.3K	0.37	2.6K
$24.00	Sep 18	0.98	1.05	$1.02	6.9%	2	0.32	534
$21.00	Sep 18	1.68	1.81	$1.75	7.4%	38	0.51	359
$20.50	Sep 11	1.49	1.61	$1.55	7.7%	46	0.53	133
$20.00	Sep 18	1.96	2.12	$2.04	7.8%	115	0.59	442

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Sep 18	4.35	4.65	$4.50	6.7%	--	0.67	122
$23.00	Sep 18	3.55	3.80	$3.68	6.8%	--	0.61	125
$22.00	Sep 18	2.80	3.00	$2.90	6.9%	13	0.56	171
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.60	$3.48	7.2%	4	0.95	1.1K
$24.00	Aug 28	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	--	0.84	22

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 18 found (avg $0.48, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Aug 21	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	306	0.13	1.8K
$23.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	178	0.09	2.0K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.32	$0.31	6.5%	1.3K	0.37	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	1.1K	0.53	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.69	0.80	$0.75	14.7%	619	0.71	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	727	0.13	996
$20.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.21	$0.20	15.0%	1.1K	0.29	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	695	0.47	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.72	0.87	$0.80	18.8%	318	0.63	750
$18.00	Sep 18	0.55	0.66	$0.61	18.0%	4	0.23	311

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 69 found (avg delta 15.17, 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	2.64	$2.46	15.0%	8	1.00	428
$17.00	Aug 28	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	--	1.00	95
$19.00	Aug 21	1.32	1.63	$1.48	20.9%	219	0.95	1.2K
$18.00	Aug 28	2.44	2.78	$2.61	13.0%	--	0.93	30

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 21	3.85	4.25	$4.05	9.9%	--	0.96	14
$24.00	Aug 21	3.35	3.60	$3.48	7.2%	4	0.95	1.1K
$23.50	Aug 21	2.85	3.25	$3.05	13.1%	1	0.93	3
$23.00	Aug 21	2.36	2.67	$2.51	12.4%	25	0.91	1.2K
$22.50	Aug 21	1.95	2.31	$2.13	16.9%	2	0.87	27

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 124 active (total vol 12.7K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.32	$0.31	6.5%	1.3K	0.37	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	1.1K	0.53	2.3K
$24.50	Aug 28	0.18	0.24	$0.21	28.6%	1.0K	0.14	81
$22.00	Aug 21	0.12	0.15	$0.14	21.4%	642	0.18	3.4K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.69	0.80	$0.75	14.7%	619	0.71	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.21	$0.20	15.0%	1.1K	0.29	5.2K
$19.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	727	0.13	996
$20.50	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	695	0.47	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.72	0.87	$0.80	18.8%	318	0.63	750
$22.00	Aug 21	1.48	1.72	$1.60	15.0%	170	0.82	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. 69 found (best R:R 0.53, avg 1.91)

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
$22.00	$23.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.82	$0.18	44%	4.56	$22.18
$22.00	$23.00	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.76	$0.24	48%	3.17	$22.24
$19.00	$19.50	Sep 25	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	67%	3.17	$19.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	78%	0.67	$22.70
$20.50	$20.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	45%	1.38	$20.29
$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
$19.50	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	33%	1.94	$19.33

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 45 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 0.71)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.50	$24.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	59%	0.85	$23.73
$23.50	$24.00	Sep 11	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	69%	0.43	$23.65
$22.50	$23.00	Aug 28	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	73%	0.28	$22.61
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	56%	0.67	$21.70
$21.00	$21.50	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	55%	0.56	$21.18

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	59%	1.33	$19.43
$20.00	$19.50	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	59%	2.85	$19.63
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	77%	0.49	$17.67
$20.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.49	$0.49	$0.51	59%	0.96	$19.51

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.42, cheapest $0.39)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.44	66.1%	69.3%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.43	58.9%	63.5%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.39	66.1%	69.3%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.42	58.9%	63.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 41 found (cheapest 4.38% of stock, avg 13.82%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.48	$0.42	$0.90	$19.60	$21.40	4.38%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.75	$0.20	$0.95	$19.05	$20.95	4.62%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.80	$1.11	$19.89	$22.11	5.40%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.10	$0.07	$1.17	$18.33	$20.67	5.69%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.20	$1.20	$1.40	$20.10	$22.90	6.81%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.48	$0.02	$1.50	$17.50	$20.50	7.30%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.12	$0.60	$1.72	$18.28	$21.72	8.37%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$1.60	$1.74	$20.26	$23.74	8.46%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.91	$0.84	$1.75	$18.75	$22.25	8.51%
$19.50	Aug 28	$1.40	$0.38	$1.78	$17.72	$21.28	8.66%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 0.68% of stock, avg 10.25%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$23.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.07	$0.14	$19.36	$23.14
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.07	$0.17	$19.33	$22.67
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.07	$0.21	$19.29	$22.21
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.20	$0.07	$0.27	$19.23	$21.77
$23.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.20	$0.27	$19.73	$23.27
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.20	$0.30	$19.70	$22.80
$22.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.20	$0.34	$19.66	$22.34
$21.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$19.60	$21.90
$23.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.32	$0.05	$0.37	$17.63	$23.37
$21.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.07	$0.38	$19.12	$21.38

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 7 found (best R:R 1.17, avg credit $0.33)

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	44%	1.17	$19.23	$22.77
19/20	22/23	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	33%	1.38	$19.21	$22.79
17/18	24/24	Sep 11	$0.39	$0.61	50%	0.64	$17.61	$23.89
18/19	24/24	Sep 11	$0.42	$0.58	40%	0.72	$18.58	$23.92
18/19	22/23	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.72	54%	0.39	$18.72	$22.78
18/19	22/23	Sep 4	$0.42	$0.58	39%	0.72	$18.58	$22.92
17/18	22/23	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.74	52%	0.35	$17.74	$22.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 51 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	$0.06	$0.94	26%	15.67
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.92	19%	11.50
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	34%	5.25
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	28%	7.33
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	34%	4.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	19%	13.29
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	34%	4.56
$21.00	$22.00	$23.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	19%	7.33
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	24%	5.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 44 found (best net $-1.03, 39 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
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.21	$0.29
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$21.00	$21.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.41

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.14	$0.86
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.21	$0.79
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 47 found (best yield 6.57%, avg 4.35%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$24.50	Oct 2	$1.35	0.38	19.2%	6.57%	25.73%	6	6
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.59	0.41	14.3%	7.73%	22.03%	10	12
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.67	0.43	11.9%	8.12%	19.99%	10	43
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.40	0.38	16.7%	6.81%	23.54%	6	20
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	7.0%	8.85%	15.86%	19	--
$24.50	Sep 25	$1.15	0.34	19.2%	5.59%	24.76%	39	41
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.21	0.36	16.7%	5.89%	22.62%	31	100
$23.50	Sep 25	$1.31	0.38	14.3%	6.37%	20.67%	59	21
$23.00	Sep 25	$1.42	0.41	11.9%	6.91%	18.77%	11	50
$22.50	Sep 25	$1.52	0.44	9.4%	7.39%	16.83%	2	7

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,695

Total Puts 4,604

Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Net Difference 9,091

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 37,790

Total Puts 7,754

Put/Call Ratio 0.21

Net Difference 30,036

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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