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Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - April (DDFA)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
20.22 USD -0.04 (-0.197%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 3:38 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a specialized leveraged buffer ETF designed for short-term trading, making it fundamentally unsuited for long-term holding. The lack of any dividend history confirms it offers no income stream, while the 'April' designation in its name suggests an imminent expiration event that introduces significant binary risk and potential liquidity issues for a retail investor. Although the recent price action shows a slight uptick against moving averages, the statistical forecast model predicts a marginal decline over the next 45 days with high confidence, suggesting the current bounce may be a temporary relief rally rather than a trend reversal. Given the absence of underlying business fundamentals, the approaching expiration date, and the negative short-term forecast, the security warrants a neutral stance with no directional bias.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.005383
AutoETS0.005801
AutoTheta0.006012
AutoARIMA0.032864

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 78%
H-stat 10.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.707
Excess Kurtosis -0.59
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.60

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 20.3
All Time Low 19.12
Ask 20.26
Ask Size 1,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 19,254
Average Volume 19,254
Average Volume10Days 7,470
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 20.18
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 20.245
Day Low 20.2
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.76014876
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.0704
Fifty Day Average Change 0.14959908
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.007453717
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.465901
Fifty Two Week High 20.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.07999992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.003940883
Fifty Two Week Low 19.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0999985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.057531297
Fifty Two Week Range 19.12 - 20.3
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,775,050,200,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family Innovator ETFs
Fund Inception Date 1,774,915,200
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 has adopted a policy pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to the Underlying ETF. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - April
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1954965828
Nav Price 20.2095
Net Assets 104,399,472.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.79
Open 20.245
Phone (215) 979-3750
Previous Close 20.26
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0400009
Regular Market Change Percent -0.197438
Regular Market Day High 20.245
Regular Market Day Low 20.2
Regular Market Day Range 20.2 - 20.245
Regular Market Open 20.245
Regular Market Previous Close 20.26
Regular Market Price 20.22
Regular Market Time 1,783,971,519
Regular Market Volume 3,814
Short Name Innovator Equity Dual Direction
Source Interval 15
Symbol DDFA
Total Assets 104,399,472
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 26.600056
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 6.34581
Trailing Three Month Returns 6.34581
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.954203
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.26579666
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.013320335
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,814