ProShares Short Stock Options

SVXY Etf  USD 46.00  1.97  4.47%   
ProShares Short's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.6 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.31 over 75 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 25.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.6 K. This yields a 0.02 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

ProShares Short option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in ProShares Short's lending market. For example, when ProShares Short's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on ProShares Short, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting ProShares Short stock over its option's life.
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 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when ProShares Short's market makers reach a net positive position across all ProShares Short's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, ProShares Short's 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 Short VIX In The Money Call Balance

When ProShares Short's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares Short VIX stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ProShares Short's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on ProShares Short VIX are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

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

It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current ProShares Short's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current ProShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares Short VIX will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0375% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With ProShares Short trading at USD 46.0, that is roughly USD 0.0172. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares Short's daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares Short VIX options at the current volatility level of 0.6%. 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 VIX 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 VIX 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
SVXY250620C00095000595.00.0 - 0.20.4Out
Call
SVXY250620C00090000290.00.0 - 1.30.3Out
Call
SVXY250620C00085000385.00.0 - 1.31.2Out
Call
SVXY250620C0008250012782.50.0 - 1.31.3Out
Call
SVXY250620C000800004380.00.0 - 1.31.0Out
Call
SVXY250620C00077500677.50.0 - 0.950.08Out
Call
SVXY250620C000750001175.00.0 - 1.351.4Out
Call
SVXY250620C00072500172.50.0 - 1.350.95Out
Call
SVXY250620C00070000370.00.0 - 1.352.16Out
Call
SVXY250620C000675002067.50.0 - 1.352.2Out
Call
SVXY250620C0006500025265.00.0 - 1.350.31Out
Call
SVXY250620C0006250020762.50.0 - 1.350.4Out
Call
SVXY250620C0006000037760.00.0 - 0.250.32Out
Call
SVXY250620C0005750029557.50.0 - 1.40.35Out
Call
SVXY250620C0005600014156.00.0 - 1.550.3Out
Call
SVXY250620C0005500020355.00.2 - 0.950.5Out
Call
SVXY250620C000540004954.00.0 - 0.70.55Out
Call
SVXY250620C0005250085752.50.2 - 1.10.9Out
Call
SVXY250620C0005100043551.00.55 - 2.351.25Out
Call
SVXY250620C00050000112550.00.55 - 1.81.64Out
Call
SVXY250620C0004900029949.01.2 - 2.22.1Out
Call
SVXY250620C000475008647.52.35 - 3.32.78Out
Call
SVXY250620C0004600020846.02.75 - 5.13.4Out
Call
SVXY250620C000450006345.03.2 - 5.84.0In
Call
SVXY250620C00044000344.04.5 - 6.38.12In
Call
SVXY250620C000425007342.54.2 - 7.46.0In
Call
SVXY250620C0004000024540.07.3 - 10.57.6In
Call
SVXY250620C000375002137.58.1 - 11.714.0In
Call
SVXY250620C00037000237.08.6 - 12.510.31In
Call
SVXY250620C000360001836.09.3 - 13.418.8In
Call
SVXY250620C0003500013735.010.2 - 14.310.7In
Call
SVXY250620C00033500333.511.6 - 15.516.6In
Call
SVXY250620C000330001633.012.1 - 16.012.85In
Call
SVXY250620C000325001532.512.4 - 15.613.0In
Call
SVXY250620C00032000432.013.0 - 16.912.94In
Call
SVXY250620C000300004330.014.7 - 19.016.23In
Call
SVXY250620C00028500128.516.5 - 19.130.5In
Call
SVXY250620C00027500427.517.2 - 20.530.4In
Call
SVXY250620C00026000426.018.1 - 23.033.6In
Call
SVXY250620C00025000125.019.0 - 23.724.25In
Call
SVXY250620C0000500015.038.5 - 43.443.65In
 Put
SVXY250620P00095000095.046.7 - 51.546.7In
 Put
SVXY250620P00090000090.041.8 - 46.531.83In
 Put
SVXY250620P00085000085.037.1 - 41.537.1In
 Put
SVXY250620P00082500082.534.7 - 39.034.7In
 Put
SVXY250620P00080000080.031.8 - 36.57.0In
 Put
SVXY250620P00077500077.529.2 - 34.029.2In
 Put
SVXY250620P00075000075.026.9 - 31.56.2In
 Put
SVXY250620P00072500072.524.7 - 29.024.7In
 Put
SVXY250620P00070000070.021.9 - 26.513.14In
 Put
SVXY250620P000675003267.519.8 - 24.015.7In
 Put
SVXY250620P000600002260.012.6 - 14.716.0In
 Put
SVXY250620P000550003555.07.2 - 11.110.35In
 Put
SVXY250620P00054000154.06.2 - 10.25.15In
 Put
SVXY250620P0005250011652.55.9 - 8.68.51In
 Put
SVXY250620P00051000451.04.9 - 7.73.67In
 Put
SVXY250620P0005000013450.03.2 - 5.85.75In
 Put
SVXY250620P0004750013147.53.4 - 4.94.32In
 Put
SVXY250620P00046000646.02.0 - 4.95.15Out
 Put
SVXY250620P000450001745.01.8 - 3.74.6Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00044000144.01.3 - 4.32.35Out
 Put
SVXY250620P0004250076142.51.95 - 2.653.06Out
 Put
SVXY250620P000410003441.01.25 - 3.13.18Out
 Put
SVXY250620P0004000012040.01.3 - 4.92.0Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00039000239.00.05 - 2.71.9Out
 Put
SVXY250620P000375003837.50.4 - 2.60.4Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00037000237.00.45 - 2.50.7Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00036000136.00.35 - 2.351.43Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00035000235.00.3 - 1.50.8Out
 Put
SVXY250620P000335001033.50.25 - 1.950.3Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00032000132.00.0 - 1.91.57Out
 Put
SVXY250620P000300004030.00.0 - 1.050.8Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00027500227.50.0 - 1.61.6Out
 Put
SVXY250620P0002250014622.50.0 - 1.41.4Out
 Put
SVXY250620P00020000920.00.0 - 0.750.19Out

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The market value of ProShares Short VIX 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.