2x Ether ETF (ETHU)Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
25.72 USD
-1.40
(-5.162%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.79 +0.07 (0.284%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:09 a.m. EDT
This is a classic leveraged ETF trap where the math is working against the holder faster than the underlying asset is dropping. While the underlying Ether has rallied 53% over the last year, this 2x product has been decimated by decay, trading at a fraction of its potential value. The recent price action shows a desperate, volatile bounce, but the technicals remain heavily weighted below the 50-day average, indicating the broader trend is still down. The options market confirms this tension: traders are buying cheap insurance (deep OTM puts) while simultaneously betting on a catastrophic collapse or a parabolic spike, rather than a steady recovery. The dividend yield is misleading; it is a distribution of capital to offset the relentless drag of compounding leverage loss, not a sign of health. For a short-term swing trader, the setup is precarious due to the risk of further decay; for a long-term holder, the structural mechanics of a leveraged ETF make it an unsuitable vehicle for holding through crypto cycles. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.672131 |
| MSTL | 0.870976 |
| AutoETS | 0.889626 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.895505 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 9.32 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.347 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.10 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. The expiration on September 18th shows massive open interest walls at strikes significantly below the current price (10, 12, 15) alongside heavy volume in deep out-of-the-money calls (35, 66, 80), suggesting a bet on a 'crash' or a massive gap-up event. Deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 2, 4, 5) for January 2027 indicate a hedge against a prolonged drawdown. The implied volatility surface is skewed, with spikes at deep OTM strikes, reflecting fear of a leveraged blow-off top or a sharp correction.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.06% | 1.19% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | 0.012 | 0.061602 |
| 2026-07-22 | 0.015 | 0.089874 |
| 2026-06-17 | 0.014 | 0.100358 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0.027 | 0.120914 |
| 2026-04-22 | 0.013 | 0.045202 |
| 2026-03-18 | 0.019 | 0.077017 |
| 2026-02-18 | 0.021 | 0.102240 |
| 2026-01-21 | 0.043 | 0.077814 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.068 | 0.125949 |
| 2025-11-25 | 0.078 | 0.138175 |
| 2025-10-29 | 0.123 | 0.113490 |
| 2025-09-26 | 0.163 | 0.133268 |
| 2025-08-27 | 0.115 | 0.070037 |
| 2025-07-29 | 0.083 | 0.069294 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.029 | 0.054511 |
| 2025-05-28 | 0.008 | 0.012378 |
| 2025-04-28 | 0.033 | 0.101258 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.200 | 0.448431 |
| 2025-02-26 | 0.080 | 0.122699 |
| 2025-01-29 | 0.280 | 0.216886 |
| 2024-12-16 | 0.060 | 0.025231 |
| 2024-11-26 | 0.080 | 0.047281 |
| 2024-10-29 | 0.140 | 0.123239 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.080 | 0.066556 |
| 2024-08-28 | 0.100 | 0.089767 |
| 2024-07-24 | 0.140 | 0.061810 |
| 2024-06-25 | 0.060 | 0.024855 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 323.2 |
| All Time Low | 5.68 |
| Ask | 25.82 |
| Ask Size | 800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 9,346,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,595,677 |
| Average Volume | 6,595,677 |
| Average Volume10Days | 9,346,070 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 25.65 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 27.7 |
| Day Low | 25.0907 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.5 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 16.3184 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.4016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.5761349 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -80.86233 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 169.45 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -143.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8482148 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.999999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3992536 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.72 - 169.45 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,717,507,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -1.4 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.16225 |
| Fullday Price | 25.793 |
| Fund Family | Volatility Shares Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,717,372,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Ether is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the peer-to-peer “Ethereum Network,” a decentralized network of computers that operate on cryptographic protocols. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in “Ether-Linked Instruments. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | 2x Ether ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1883739521 |
| Nav Price | 26.565 |
| Net Assets | 717,924,480.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 2.97 |
| Open | 27.13 |
| Post Market Change | 0.072999954 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.28382564 |
| Post Market Price | 25.793 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,593 |
| Previous Close | 27.12 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.16225 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.7 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.0907 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.0907 - 27.7 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 25.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,235,747 |
| Short Name | 2x Ether ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ETHU |
| Total Assets | 717,924,480 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -38.4727 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -38.4727 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.347324 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.627325 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17951532 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 8,235,747 |
| Yield | 0.045 |
| Ytd Return | -71.43116 |