iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
18.38 USD
+0.56
(3.143%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT
The instrument is a speculative leveraged play on Ethereum, currently showing strong momentum recovery but flagged as a poor long-term hold due to total lack of yield. The 0.7% short-term forecasted price drop signals a potential pullback from current March highs, but options flow suggests traders are caught in a high-volatility cyclical phase of buying the dip. However, given the ETF's high expense ratio and lack of utility outside of tracking spot price, it is not structurally sound for a 'buy-and-hold' portfolio; it is a momentum vehicle that risks significant drawdowns once the recent Crypto rally stabilizes. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.346480 |
| AutoTheta | 0.348132 |
| AutoETS | 0.348543 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.348547 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 0.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 3.91 |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioned net bullish for the near term (April-Mid May). Call volume and open interest significantly outweigh put activity, with heavy concentration in OTM calls (strikes 18.0–28.0) suggesting a bet on continued upside momentum following the recent price run. While deep OTM puts show erratic IV spikes (likely tail hedge for black swan events), the net flow indicates speculative capital is betting on ETHA to challenge immediate highs above 17.50-18.00. Implied volatility is extremely low for the near term (<3%), indicating complacency or a tight trading range expectation with a bullish bias.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 36.8 |
| All Time Low | 10.99 |
| Ask | 18.41 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 32,824,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 42,720,750 |
| Average Volume | 42,720,750 |
| Average Volume10Days | 32,824,640 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 18.33 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Category | Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 18.635 |
| Day Low | 18.0701 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.8186 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.5613995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16192327 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 54.19463 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5005435 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.549999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.553677 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.83 - 36.8 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,721,741,400,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,719,187,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-07-23 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The shares are intended to constitute a simple means of making an investment similar to an investment in ether rather than by acquiring, holding and trading ether directly on a peer-to-peer or other basis or via a digital asset platform. The shares have been designed to remove the obstacles represented by the complexities and operational burdens involved in a direct investment in ether. |
| Long Name | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1888592120 |
| Nav Price | 18.33042 |
| Net Assets | 6,339,374,600.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.25 |
| Open | 18.18 |
| Previous Close | 17.82 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.559999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.14253 |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.635 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.0701 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.0701 - 18.635 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.38 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 38,728,363 |
| Short Name | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ETHA |
| Total Assets | 6,339,374,592 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -29.3183 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -29.3183 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.305775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.9257755 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24380113 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 38,728,363 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -29.3183 |