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ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX)

Mid-Cap Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
33.64 USD -0.02 (-0.059%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 12:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT

The ARKX technicals and options flow are in clear personal-force alignment, lining up a 'buy the dip' momentum play. With the stock having climbed steadily from ~$28 to ~$33.50 and heavy call accumulation anchoring the $33-$35 zone, the setup favors a continued uptrend. The relative lack of front-month put volume compared to call volume signals that speculators are willing to take structured downside (longer-dated puts) rather than hedge near-term rallies. This creates a favorable risk/reward ratio for entering now with a near-term horizon, provided the post-$35 breakout holds momentum.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.094392
AutoETS0.116713
AutoARIMA0.117932
MSTL0.122153

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 3.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.160
Excess Kurtosis 0.83
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 41.20

As of April 19, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates strong bullish positioning centered around the $33-$35 strike price range for both May and August expirations, despite the stock recently trading above the previous close. Call Open Interest (OI) significantly outweighs Put OI, particularly in-at-the-money (ATM) and out-of-the-money (OTM). Notable is the heavy put wall at $25-$26 in August (due to 'Top OI' labeling) acting as a psychological floor for downside protection, while call accumulation at $35-$37 suggests a multi-month upside target. Implied Volatility (IV) is elevated (40-55%), creating an expensive environment for sellers but supporting momentum buyers. The lack of long-dated puts (November) suggests minimal fear of a hard crash, pointing to a controlled downside scenario rather than panic selling.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 35.53
All Time Low 11.77
Ask 33.67
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 715,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 868,668
Average Volume 868,668
Average Volume10Days 715,120
Beta3 Year 1.63
Bid 33.63
Bid Size 100
Category Mid-Cap Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 34.1299
Day Low 33.41
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.8165913
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.4806
Fifty Day Average Change 2.159399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0685946
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 94.00576
Fifty Two Week High 35.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8899994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.053194467
Fifty Two Week Low 17.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.97186404
Fifty Two Week Range 17.06 - 35.53
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,617,111,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.10730331
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family ARK ETF Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,617,062,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-03-30
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are engaged in its investment theme of Space Exploration and Innovation. Under normal circumstances, substantially all of the fund's assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. It is non-diversified.
Long Name ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_701246380
Nav Price 33.611
Net Assets 717,327,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.75
Open 33.8
Phone 212-426-7040
Previous Close 33.66
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.020000458
Regular Market Change Percent -0.059419066
Regular Market Day High 34.1299
Regular Market Day Low 33.41
Regular Market Day Range 33.41 - 34.1299
Regular Market Open 33.8
Regular Market Previous Close 33.66
Regular Market Price 33.64
Regular Market Time 1,776,789,025
Regular Market Volume 438,201
Short Name ARK Space & Defense Innovation
Source Interval 15
Symbol ARKX
Three Year Average Return 0.355834
Total Assets 717,327,296
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 41.195637
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.15391
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.15391
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.335
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.3050003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14675304
Type Disp ETF
Volume 438,201
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 1.15391