ProShares Short Stock Options

SH Etf  USD 42.22  0.46  1.10%   
ProShares Short's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.79 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.71 over 33 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on January 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against January 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows ProShares Short's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. ProShares Short's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ProShares Short's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

ProShares Short Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

ProShares Short's max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on ProShares Short

Analyzing ProShares Short's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ProShares Short regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ProShares Short's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ProShares Short's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ProShares Short's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

ProShares Current Options Market Mood

ProShares Short's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps ProShares Etf's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most ProShares Short's options investors are not very successful. ProShares Short's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current ProShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares Short SP500 will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0494% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With ProShares Short trading at USD 42.22, that is roughly USD 0.0208. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares Short's daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares Short SP500 options at the current volatility level of 0.79%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing ProShares Short options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" ProShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ProShares Short SP500 stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

ProShares Short Option Chain

When ProShares Short's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares Short SP500 stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
ProShares Short's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares Short against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
SH250117C0000500005.07.0 - 12.07.0Out
Call
SH250117C0000600006.06.0 - 11.06.0Out
Call
SH250117C0000700007.05.0 - 10.05.0Out
Call
SH250117C0000800018.04.0 - 9.04.0Out
Call
SH250117C0000900009.03.0 - 8.03.0Out
Call
SH250117C000100001810.02.2 - 7.02.2Out
Call
SH250117C00011000311.01.0 - 6.01.0Out
Call
SH250117C0001200016212.02.5 - 3.02.85Out
Call
SH250117C0001300015913.01.75 - 2.21.75Out
Call
SH250117C0001400037214.01.35 - 1.651.35Out
Call
SH250117C0001500020415.00.95 - 1.20.95Out
Call
SH250117C00016000292216.00.9 - 1.00.9Out
Call
SH250117C0001700055617.00.55 - 0.850.55Out
Call
SH250117C0001800011318.00.35 - 0.70.35Out
Call
SH250117C000190004119.00.1 - 0.850.1Out
Call
SH250117C000200005320.00.05 - 4.60.05Out
Call
SH250117C000220001122.00.15 - 0.450.15Out
Call
SH250117C000250001425.00.1 - 5.00.1Out
Call
SH250117C0003000012530.00.1 - 0.20.1Out
Call
SH250117C00035000635.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P0000500035.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P0000600006.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P0000700007.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P0000800008.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P00009000109.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SH250117P0001000012110.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
 Put
SH250117P0001100057811.00.0 - 0.10.1Out
 Put
SH250117P00012000112.00.05 - 0.30.05Out
 Put
SH250117P000130003213.00.05 - 2.60.05Out
 Put
SH250117P0001400013214.00.25 - 1.650.25Out
 Put
SH250117P000150001115.01.05 - 5.01.05Out
 Put
SH250117P00016000214416.01.9 - 2.61.9Out
 Put
SH250117P0001700034717.02.7 - 3.42.7Out

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The market value of ProShares Short SP500 is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares Short's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares Short's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because ProShares Short's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares Short's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between ProShares Short's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares Short is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares Short's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.