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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$20.51 +0.96%

(8/18 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 3:00pm) 21,099

Calls: 14,676 (70%)

Puts: 6,423 (30%)

Prior (08/14) 56,233

Calls: 46,623 (83%)

Puts: 9,610 (17%)

Current vs Prior -62.48%

Calls: -68.52% (Calls)

Puts: -33.16% (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 -43.82%

Calls: -50.42%

Puts: -19.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 3:00pm) $1.78M

Calls: $1.20M (68%)

Puts: $577.7K (32%)

Prior (08/14) $3.82M

Calls: $2.52M (66%)

Puts: $1.30M (34%)

Current vs Prior -53.43%

Calls: -52.34%

Puts: -55.53%

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 -56.78%

Calls: -42.91%

Puts: -71.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 3:00pm) 0.44

Prior (08/14) 0.21

Current vs Prior +112.33%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.28

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +56.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 3:00pm) 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 6.34% | 10.04%6.34% | 20.72%

Prior 6.06% | 9.80%6.06% | 21.42%

Current vs Prior +4.66% | +2.51%+4.66% | -3.25%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.52% | +1.96%-28.24% | -10.43%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +4.66% | +2.51%+1.36% | -3.25%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 12.27% | 13.57%

Calls: 6.25% | 10.34%

Puts: 18.29% | 16.81%

Prior 21.50% | 10.87%

Calls: 4.76% | 9.23%

Puts: 38.24% | 12.50%

Current vs Prior -42.93% | +24.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.51% | 17.46%

Calls: 29.98% | 13.36%

Puts: 33.04% | 21.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -61.06% | -22.29%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($1.20M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 53% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 62% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.44 - heavy call buying (14,676 calls vs 6,423 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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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
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 21 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 28	0.67	0.70	$0.69	4.3%	337	0.44	677
$22.00	Sep 18	1.37	1.45	$1.41	5.7%	132	0.43	490
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.49	$0.48	6.2%	1.2K	0.53	2.3K
$20.00	Sep 18	1.99	2.13	$2.06	6.8%	123	0.58	442
$21.00	Sep 4	1.02	1.10	$1.06	7.5%	52	0.47	237

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Sep 18	4.40	4.60	$4.50	4.4%	1	0.67	122
$24.00	Aug 21	3.45	3.65	$3.55	5.6%	4	0.94	1.1K
$23.00	Aug 28	2.70	2.87	$2.79	6.1%	75	0.78	90
$23.00	Sep 18	3.55	3.80	$3.68	6.8%	--	0.62	125
$22.00	Sep 18	2.80	3.00	$2.90	6.9%	13	0.57	171

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 17 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.21)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.50	Aug 21	0.17	0.20	$0.19	15.8%	459	0.25	3.5K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.29	0.32	$0.31	9.7%	1.4K	0.37	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.49	$0.48	6.2%	1.2K	0.53	2.3K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.62	0.75	$0.69	18.8%	640	0.71	8.0K
$24.00	Aug 28	0.22	0.25	$0.24	12.5%	67	0.16	124

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	1.8K	0.30	5.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	751	0.48	893
$21.00	Aug 21	0.74	0.89	$0.82	18.3%	341	0.64	750
$19.50	Aug 28	0.36	0.41	$0.39	12.8%	406	0.28	159
$20.00	Sep 4	0.87	1.01	$0.94	14.9%	31	0.40	419

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	2.32	2.66	$2.49	13.7%	8	0.99	428
$17.00	Aug 28	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	1	0.99	95
$19.00	Aug 21	1.33	1.66	$1.50	22.0%	239	0.95	1.2K
$17.00	Sep 4	3.25	3.80	$3.53	15.6%	--	0.94	50

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 21	3.85	4.25	$4.05	9.9%	--	1.00	14
$24.00	Aug 21	3.45	3.65	$3.55	5.6%	4	0.94	1.1K
$23.50	Aug 21	2.87	3.20	$3.04	10.9%	1	0.94	3
$23.00	Aug 21	2.40	2.67	$2.54	10.6%	25	0.91	1.2K
$22.50	Aug 21	1.95	2.18	$2.07	11.1%	2	0.90	27

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 127 active (total vol 15.1K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.29	0.32	$0.31	9.7%	1.4K	0.37	2.6K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.49	$0.48	6.2%	1.2K	0.53	2.3K
$24.50	Aug 28	0.16	0.24	$0.20	40.0%	1.0K	0.14	81
$22.00	Aug 21	0.12	0.15	$0.14	21.4%	662	0.18	3.4K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.62	0.75	$0.69	18.8%	640	0.71	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	1.8K	0.30	5.2K
$19.50	Aug 21	0.05	0.08	$0.07	42.9%	839	0.13	996
$20.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	751	0.48	893
$19.50	Aug 28	0.36	0.41	$0.39	12.8%	406	0.28	159
$21.00	Aug 21	0.74	0.89	$0.82	18.3%	341	0.64	750

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. 68 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	91%	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	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
$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	68%	1.33	$19.43

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 28	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	78%	0.56	$22.68
$20.50	$20.00	Sep 25	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	45%	1.27	$20.28
$19.50	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	33%	1.94	$19.33
$20.50	$20.00	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.26	$0.24	48%	1.08	$20.26
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 25	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	33%	1.78	$18.82

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 0.71)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.50	$24.00	Oct 2	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	59%	0.72	$23.71
$21.00	$21.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	63%	0.32	$21.12
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 11	$0.19	$0.19	$0.31	56%	0.61	$21.69
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	56%	0.56	$22.68
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 4	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	66%	0.32	$22.62

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
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	68%	1.00	$18.50
$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	59%	2.85	$19.63
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 11	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	81%	0.37	$17.73

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.39, cheapest $0.37)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.38	66.3%	65.9%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.39	60.0%	61.5%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.37	66.3%	65.9%
$20.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.40	60.0%	61.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 42 found (cheapest 4.39% of stock, avg 13.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.69	$0.21	$0.90	$19.10	$20.90	4.39%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.48	$0.43	$0.91	$19.59	$21.41	4.44%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.82	$1.13	$19.87	$22.13	5.51%
$19.50	Aug 21	$1.07	$0.07	$1.14	$18.36	$20.64	5.56%
$21.50	Aug 21	$0.19	$1.21	$1.40	$20.10	$22.90	6.83%
$19.00	Aug 21	$1.50	$0.02	$1.52	$17.48	$20.52	7.41%
$20.00	Aug 28	$1.11	$0.59	$1.70	$18.30	$21.70	8.29%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.87	$0.83	$1.70	$18.80	$22.20	8.29%
$19.50	Aug 28	$1.39	$0.39	$1.78	$17.72	$21.28	8.68%
$22.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$1.66	$1.80	$20.20	$23.80	8.78%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 0.73% of stock, avg 10.22%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.07	$0.15	$19.35	$22.65
$23.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.07	$0.15	$19.35	$23.15
$22.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.07	$0.21	$19.29	$22.21
$21.50	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.07	$0.26	$19.24	$21.76
$22.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.21	$0.29	$19.71	$22.79
$23.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.21	$0.29	$19.71	$23.29
$22.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.21	$0.35	$19.65	$22.35
$21.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.21	$0.40	$19.60	$21.90
$21.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.07	$0.38	$19.12	$21.38
$23.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.34	$0.09	$0.43	$17.57	$23.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 1.38, avg credit $0.32)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
19/20	22/23	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	33%	1.38	$19.21	$22.79
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	51%	0.35	$17.74	$22.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 48 found (best R:R 13.29, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 4	$0.07	$0.93	25%	13.29
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.93	19%	13.29
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	18%	7.33
$21.00	$21.50	$22.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	19%	6.14
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.13	$0.87	20%	6.69

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	20%	19.00
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.93	19%	13.29
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	35%	5.25
$19.00	$20.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	17%	11.50
$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, 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	-$0.51	$0.49
$19.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.31	$0.19
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$21.00	$21.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.05	$0.95
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.14	$0.86
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.09	$0.41
$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 6.92%, avg 4.37%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$24.50	Oct 2	$1.42	0.37	19.4%	6.92%	26.38%	8	6
$23.50	Oct 2	$1.59	0.41	14.6%	7.75%	22.33%	10	12
$24.00	Oct 2	$1.43	0.38	17.0%	6.97%	23.99%	7	20
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.67	0.43	12.1%	8.14%	20.28%	10	43
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.82	0.48	7.3%	8.87%	16.14%	19	--
$24.50	Sep 25	$1.15	0.34	19.4%	5.61%	25.06%	39	41
$23.50	Sep 25	$1.31	0.39	14.6%	6.39%	20.97%	79	21
$24.00	Sep 25	$1.21	0.36	17.0%	5.90%	22.92%	31	100
$23.00	Sep 25	$1.43	0.41	12.1%	6.97%	19.11%	11	50
$22.50	Sep 25	$1.52	0.44	9.7%	7.41%	17.11%	2	7

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,676

Total Puts 6,423

Put/Call Ratio 0.44

Net Difference 8,253

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 46,623

Total Puts 9,610

Put/Call Ratio 0.21

Net Difference 37,013

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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