ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
25.72 USD
-0.79
(-2.980%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.88 +0.16 (0.627%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT
The ARKB ETF is currently exhibiting classic speculative volatility characteristics rather than steady investment behavior. The price action shows a sharp recovery from August lows, climbing nearly 20% in a week, yet the statistical forecast model remains weak and bearish, highlighting a disconnect between recent momentum and predictive algorithms. This tension is best explained by the options data: market participants are placing heavy bets on a continuation of this rally, with significant call buying at $30 and $39 strikes suggesting a belief in a major Bitcoin-driven surge. However, the lack of dividends and the asset's nature as a leveraged crypto proxy mean there is no safety net. While the immediate technical setup looks bullish with strong relative strength against its moving averages, the underlying statistical signal warns of potential noise. This is a high-risk, high-reward momentum play suitable for traders betting on a crypto bull run, but it lacks the fundamental durability required for a core long-term holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.098585 |
| AutoETS | 0.102459 |
| AutoTheta | 0.103230 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.189957 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 11.01 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.19 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by massive open interest walls at $30 and $39 strikes and heavy volume spikes on calls far out-of-the-money. Conversely, put buyers are hedging deep downside scenarios at $15-$18, creating a wide volatility range. The skew suggests a 'long gamma' environment where traders expect a binary move away from the current consolidation, leaning heavily toward the upside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 59.22 |
| All Time Low | 12.873333 |
| Ask | 25.79 |
| Ask Size | 9,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,383,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,913,615 |
| Average Volume | 1,913,615 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,383,620 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 25.67 |
| Bid Size | 8,200 |
| Category | Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 26.485 |
| Day Low | 25.495 |
| Display Name | ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.7031 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.016899 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.18508412 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -30.165625 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 41.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.270002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.38747326 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.4799995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3367983 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.24 - 41.99 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,704,983,400,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.790001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.98001 |
| Fullday Price | 25.8813 |
| Fund Family | 21Shares US LLC |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,704,844,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-01-11 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The index is designed to reflect the performance of bitcoin in U.S. dollars. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the trust will hold bitcoin and will value its shares daily based on the index. |
| Long Name | ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1672350111 |
| Nav Price | 26.561 |
| Net Assets | 2,128,186,370.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.21 |
| Open | 26.28 |
| Post Market Change | 0.16130066 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.627141 |
| Post Market Price | 25.8813 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,317 |
| Previous Close | 26.51 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.790001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.98001 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.485 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.495 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.495 - 26.485 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.28 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 26.51 |
| Regular Market Price | 25.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,583,146 |
| Short Name | ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ARKB |
| Total Assets | 2,128,186,368 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -17.65007 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -17.65007 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.966326 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.75367355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.030187603 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,583,146 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -27.97861 |