YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF (BABO)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
10.94 USD
-0.06
(-0.545%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:48 p.m. EDT
BABO is offering a mechanical ~88% yield via accelerated stock decay rather than organic growth, making it a pure high-risk leverage play for short-term income stability. The stock has peeled apart from its 200-day MA, and despite the heavy ATM call flow today, the medium-term options positioning reveals a lack of conviction for continued gains, signaling a potential bottom-fisher environment rather than a momentum stock. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.174436 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.174728 |
| MSTL | 0.178256 |
| AutoTheta | 0.192529 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 15.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.124 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.16 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:48 p.m. EDT: Speculators exhibit mixed signals with distinct time horizons. Near-term (April 17 expires), Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at the 10.0 ATM strike (91% of total call OI), suggesting a bullish premium play for minimal movement above the current price. In contrast, Put OI is negligible in the short term, indicating low fear of an immediate drop. However, in the medium term (June 18 and September 18), the sentiment flips to bearish. There is significant Put OI at strikes deeper out-of-the-money (14.0, 16.0, 13.0) compared to a very lackluster Call OI above the money. This suggests traders are hedging against a potential reversion or decline in the coming months, while remaining bullish only on immediate technical stabilization.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.84% | 83.82% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 0.091 | 0.838710 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.091 | 0.890247 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.087 | 0.880042 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.087 | 0.862684 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.093 | 0.933390 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.089 | 0.839663 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.091 | 0.885389 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.098 | 0.845787 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.097 | 0.807080 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.114 | 0.932683 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.119 | 0.980347 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.170 | 1.278976 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.128 | 0.954501 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.086 | 0.656328 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.117 | 0.970407 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.092 | 0.757049 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.093 | 0.781407 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.090 | 0.774509 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.127 | 1.038214 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.238 | 1.955979 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.138 | 1.141082 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.128 | 1.095270 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.137 | 1.137218 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.150 | 1.198636 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.256 | 1.984327 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.310 | 2.422436 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.135 | 1.101327 |
| 2025-10-09 | 1.888 | 14.806820 |
| 2025-09-11 | 0.797 | 6.691561 |
| 2025-08-14 | 0.754 | 7.554013 |
| 2025-07-17 | 0.382 | 4.009665 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.431 | 4.603039 |
| 2025-05-22 | 1.000 | 10.226164 |
| 2025-04-24 | 0.659 | 6.988106 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.758 | 6.848775 |
| 2025-02-27 | 1.919 | 17.310428 |
| 2025-01-30 | 0.469 | 5.222172 |
| 2025-01-03 | 0.445 | 5.617087 |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.729 | 9.125469 |
| 2024-11-07 | 0.825 | 9.077459 |
| 2024-10-10 | 1.293 | 13.419659 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.702 | 8.920911 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 25.53 |
| All Time Low | 9.79 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 41,270 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 63,614 |
| Average Volume | 63,614 |
| Average Volume10Days | 41,270 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 10.999 |
| Day Low | 10.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 87.68 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.36966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.4296608 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.037790116 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.09813 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.06 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.453 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1499996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11746676 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.79 - 20.0 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,723,123,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,722,988,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the share price of the common stock of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“BABA”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1884571280 |
| Nav Price | 11.0149 |
| Net Assets | 18,145,796.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.0 |
| Open | 10.92 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.009999275 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.091151096 |
| Pre Market Price | 10.98 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,763,474 |
| Previous Close | 11.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0600004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.545458 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.999 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.88 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.88 - 10.999 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.94 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 33,573 |
| Short Name | YieldMax BABA Option Income Str |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BABO |
| Total Assets | 18,145,796 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -12.42745 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -12.42745 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.328405 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.3884058 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.23648171 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 33,573 |
| Yield | 0.8768 |
| Ytd Return | -12.42745 |