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PROSHARES TR II ULTRA VIX SHORT TERM FUTURES ETF

$19.40 -2.41%

(8/21 12:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/21 1:00pm) 25,711

Calls: 17,078 (66%)

Puts: 8,633 (34%)

Prior (08/20) 20,199

Calls: 13,769 (68%)

Puts: 6,430 (32%)

Current vs Prior +27.29%

Calls: +24.03% (Calls)

Puts: +34.26% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 267,158

Calls: 202,936 (76%)

Puts: 64,222 (24%)

Prior 7-Day Average 38,165

Calls: 28,990 (76%)

Puts: 9,174 (24%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -32.63%

Calls: -41.09%

Puts: -5.90%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/21 1:00pm) $2.38M

Calls: $1.49M (63%)

Puts: $882.1K (37%)

Prior (08/20) $1.57M

Calls: $723.2K (46%)

Puts: $845.8K (54%)

Current vs Prior +51.50%

Calls: +106.71%

Puts: +4.30%

Prior 7-Day Total $26.69M

Calls: $12.54M (47%)

Puts: $14.16M (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.81M

Calls: $1.79M (47%)

Puts: $2.02M (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.67%

Calls: -16.54%

Puts: -56.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/21 1:00pm) 0.51

Prior (08/20) 0.47

Current vs Prior +8.25%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.34

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +48.12%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/21 1:00pm) 303,684

Calls: 209,252 (69%)

Puts: 94,432 (31%)

Prior (08/20) 298,416

Calls: 203,520 (68%)

Puts: 94,896 (32%)

Current vs Prior +1.77%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,970,537

Calls: 1,321,211 (67%)

Puts: 649,326 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 281,505

Calls: 188,744 (67%)

Puts: 92,760 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.88%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.25% | 8.20%3.25% | 15.77%

Prior 4.23% | 8.35%4.23% | 17.40%

Current vs Prior -23.14% | -1.85%-23.15% | -9.37%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.09% | 8.93%6.11% | 20.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.24% | -8.26%-46.89% | -23.38%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.23% | 8.35%4.23% | 17.40%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -23.14% | -1.85%-23.15% | -9.37%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 28.57% | 13.59%

Calls: 14.29% | 15.91%

Puts: 42.86% | 11.27%

Prior 53.69% | 33.58%

Calls: 42.86% | 36.78%

Puts: 64.52% | 30.38%

Current vs Prior -46.79% | -59.53%

Prior 7-Day Avg 27.02% | 19.59%

Calls: 21.81% | 16.88%

Puts: 32.22% | 22.30%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.75% | -30.62%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 63% call dollar volume ($1.49M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 52% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.51. Call-heavy open interest (209,252 calls vs 94,432 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Prior BULLISH

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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 37 of results (avg 7.1%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	0.93	0.96	$0.95	3.2%	78	0.35	616
$18.00	Oct 2	2.70	2.84	$2.77	5.1%	22	0.67	10
$21.00	Sep 4	0.57	0.60	$0.59	5.1%	63	0.34	370
$16.00	Sep 18	3.50	3.70	$3.60	5.6%	--	0.90	33
$18.00	Sep 18	2.21	2.34	$2.28	5.7%	303	0.69	583

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$23.00	Sep 18	4.30	4.45	$4.38	3.4%	--	0.71	124
$21.50	Oct 2	3.60	3.75	$3.68	4.1%	--	0.57	16
$22.00	Sep 11	3.15	3.30	$3.22	4.7%	--	0.69	16
$21.00	Sep 18	2.66	2.80	$2.73	5.1%	8	0.59	368
$22.00	Aug 28	2.67	2.82	$2.75	5.5%	9	0.85	84

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 28 found (avg $0.52, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	879	0.38	763
$19.00	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	525	0.98	1.7K
$22.00	Aug 28	0.15	0.18	$0.16	18.8%	758	0.15	1.3K
$21.00	Aug 28	0.23	0.28	$0.26	19.2%	856	0.23	1.5K
$22.50	Aug 28	0.13	0.14	$0.14	7.1%	1.0K	0.13	120

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.50	Aug 28	0.22	0.25	$0.24	12.5%	329	0.25	149
$19.00	Aug 28	0.40	0.48	$0.44	18.2%	408	0.38	967
$17.50	Sep 4	0.18	0.21	$0.20	15.0%	6	0.16	--
$19.50	Aug 28	0.67	0.75	$0.71	11.3%	568	0.50	760
$18.00	Sep 4	0.32	0.38	$0.35	17.1%	28	0.24	58

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 68 found (avg delta 15.40, highest 999.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Sep 18	0.00	2.13	$1.07	199.1%	--	999.00	11
$17.00	Aug 21	1.67	2.96	$2.32	55.6%	--	1.00	11
$18.00	Aug 21	1.25	1.52	$1.39	19.4%	74	1.00	775
$19.00	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	525	0.98	1.7K
$17.00	Aug 28	2.30	2.57	$2.43	11.1%	13	0.97	126

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$23.00	Aug 21	3.50	3.70	$3.60	5.6%	12	0.99	1.3K
$22.50	Aug 21	2.99	3.25	$3.12	8.3%	--	0.99	25
$22.00	Aug 21	2.50	2.70	$2.60	7.7%	89	0.99	469
$21.50	Aug 21	1.98	2.28	$2.13	14.1%	2	0.98	113
$21.00	Aug 21	1.52	1.67	$1.60	9.4%	177	0.98	720

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 111 active (total vol 21.5K, top 2.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Aug 28	1.45	1.77	$1.61	19.9%	2.5K	0.86	221
$20.00	Aug 21	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	1.5K	0.11	7.7K
$22.50	Aug 28	0.13	0.14	$0.14	7.1%	1.0K	0.13	120
$19.50	Aug 28	0.61	0.66	$0.64	7.8%	923	0.50	410
$19.50	Aug 21	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	879	0.38	763

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.53	0.68	$0.61	24.6%	2.4K	0.89	3.7K
$19.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	1.8K	0.05	832
$19.50	Aug 21	0.16	0.25	$0.21	42.9%	962	0.62	2.3K
$19.50	Aug 28	0.67	0.75	$0.71	11.3%	568	0.50	760
$19.00	Aug 28	0.40	0.48	$0.44	18.2%	408	0.38	967

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 21.0%, max 24.8%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	Oct 2	96.5%	82.3%	17.2%	882	764

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	Sep 25	96.5%	77.3%	24.8%	962	2.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 58 found (best R:R 0.83, avg 1.89)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$17.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$1.09	$0.91	$1.09	93%	0.83	$18.09
$17.00	$18.00	Sep 25	$0.44	$0.56	$0.44	76%	1.27	$17.44
$22.00	$23.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	41%	5.67	$22.15
$21.00	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	46%	4.00	$21.20
$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.31	$0.69	$0.31	59%	2.23	$19.31

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$22.00	$21.50	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	76%	1.00	$21.75
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 25	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	42%	2.85	$18.87
$21.50	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	60%	0.85	$21.23
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	40%	1.94	$18.83
$20.00	$19.50	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	61%	0.79	$19.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 36 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 0.53)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.00	$21.50	Sep 11	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	66%	0.43	$21.15
$20.00	$20.50	Sep 11	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	58%	0.52	$20.17
$22.50	$23.00	Sep 25	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	64%	0.39	$22.64
$20.00	$20.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	61%	0.35	$20.13
$19.50	$20.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	47%	0.67	$19.70

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$17.00	$16.00	Sep 25	$0.42	$0.42	$0.58	76%	0.72	$16.58
$18.50	$17.50	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	63%	1.22	$17.95
$19.00	$18.00	Oct 2	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	59%	1.22	$18.45
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.39	$0.61	69%	0.64	$17.61
$17.00	$16.00	Sep 18	$0.26	$0.26	$0.74	80%	0.35	$16.74

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.52, cheapest $0.50)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$19.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.54	96.5%	63.0%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$19.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.50	96.5%	63.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 37 found (cheapest 1.60% of stock, avg 13.11%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$19.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.21	$0.31	$19.19	$19.81	1.60%
$19.00	Aug 21	$0.42	$0.01	$0.43	$18.57	$19.43	2.22%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.03	$0.61	$0.64	$19.36	$20.64	3.30%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.01	$1.09	$1.10	$19.40	$21.60	5.67%
$19.00	Aug 28	$0.88	$0.44	$1.32	$17.68	$20.32	6.80%
$19.50	Aug 28	$0.64	$0.71	$1.35	$18.15	$20.85	6.96%
$18.00	Aug 21	$1.39	$0.01	$1.40	$16.60	$19.40	7.22%
$18.50	Aug 28	$1.18	$0.24	$1.42	$17.08	$19.92	7.32%
$20.00	Aug 28	$0.47	$0.99	$1.46	$18.54	$21.46	7.53%
$21.00	Aug 21	$0.01	$1.60	$1.61	$19.39	$22.61	8.30%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 121 found (cheapest 1.08% of stock, avg 9.89%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.00	$17.50	Aug 28	$0.16	$0.05	$0.21	$17.29	$22.21
$22.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.16	$0.11	$0.27	$17.73	$22.27
$21.50	$17.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.05	$0.25	$17.25	$21.75
$21.50	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.11	$0.31	$17.69	$21.81
$21.00	$17.50	Aug 28	$0.26	$0.05	$0.31	$17.19	$21.31
$21.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.26	$0.11	$0.37	$17.63	$21.37
$22.00	$18.50	Aug 28	$0.16	$0.24	$0.40	$18.10	$22.40
$21.50	$18.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.24	$0.44	$18.06	$21.94
$20.50	$17.50	Aug 28	$0.34	$0.05	$0.39	$17.11	$20.89
$21.00	$18.50	Aug 28	$0.26	$0.24	$0.50	$18.00	$21.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 2 found (best R:R 1.22, avg credit $0.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
17/18	22/23	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.45	34%	1.22	$17.45	$22.55
16/17	22/23	Sep 18	$0.42	$0.58	45%	0.72	$16.58	$22.42

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 42 found (best R:R 1.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.25	87%	1.00
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	36%	9.00
$16.00	$17.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	20%	11.50
$21.00	$22.00	$23.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	12%	19.00
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	25%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$0.30	84%	1.50
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	21%	19.00
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	36%	5.25
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	25%	6.14
$18.00	$18.50	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	24%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 41 found (best net $-0.49, 35 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$17.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.49	$1.51
$17.00	$18.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.46	$0.54
$17.00	$18.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.79	$0.21
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.21	$0.29
$21.50	$22.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.12	$0.38

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.37
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.13	$0.87
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.33	$0.67
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.05	$0.95
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.17	$0.33

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 43 found (best yield 6.55%, avg 4.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.00	Oct 2	$1.27	0.37	18.6%	6.55%	25.10%	3	48
$22.00	Oct 2	$1.46	0.41	13.4%	7.53%	20.93%	10	22
$21.00	Oct 2	$1.63	0.46	8.2%	8.40%	16.65%	5	18
$20.00	Oct 2	$1.95	0.53	3.1%	10.05%	13.14%	3	83
$20.50	Oct 2	$1.70	0.49	5.7%	8.76%	14.43%	--	16
$22.00	Sep 25	$1.17	0.39	13.4%	6.03%	19.43%	2	58
$19.50	Oct 2	$2.11	0.56	0.5%	10.88%	11.39%	3	1
$21.00	Sep 25	$1.36	0.44	8.2%	7.01%	15.26%	1	39
$21.50	Sep 25	$1.13	0.41	10.8%	5.82%	16.65%	1	44
$23.00	Sep 25	$0.80	0.33	18.6%	4.12%	22.68%	--	52

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 17,078

Total Puts 8,633

Put/Call Ratio 0.51

Net Difference 8,445

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,769

Total Puts 6,430

Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Net Difference 7,339

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 202,936

Total Puts 64,222

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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