YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF (PLTY)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
37.17 USD
+0.90
(2.481%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 37.30 +0.13 (0.350%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:41 p.m. EDT
PLTY is a classic 'bleed' vehicle: it pays a grotesome 119% yield by constantly dipping its own NAV to fund those checks. While the short-term technicals show a slight, fragile recovery attempt, the structural design prohibits any meaningful long-term capital appreciation (long-term rating 0). The massive put open interest at lower strikes acts as an anchor, ensuring that for every dividend paid to the retail investor, the ETF's underlying value is eaten away. Buy only if you are desperate for weekly income and utterly indifferent to losing your principal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.109334 |
| MSTL | 0.118205 |
| AutoTheta | 0.155420 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.193753 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.242 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.00 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:41 p.m. EDT: Call options are marginally bullish near-term with the 38 strike seeing new volume flow (>OI) and solid OI buildup at 39. However, puts show a defensive bias with massive Open Interest walls at the 35.0 and 33.0 strikes for June expiration, significantly higher than calls. Long-dated IV is exceptionally skewed towards severe downside risk (puts showing 147%-196% IV spikes vs ATM), whereas calls lack pricing beyond 2-3 months. Speculators are positioning for a range-bound or bearish scenario below current price levels.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.98% | 123.89% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 0.356 | 0.981527 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.455 | 1.341904 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.450 | 1.189032 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.478 | 1.269614 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.802 | 2.049954 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.800 | 2.081938 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.478 | 1.260167 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.393 | 1.136357 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.387 | 1.138499 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.385 | 1.176212 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.359 | 1.101233 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.369 | 0.983670 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.379 | 0.934123 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.413 | 0.959034 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.451 | 1.052501 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.513 | 1.249158 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.993 | 2.173983 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.435 | 0.963238 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.563 | 1.238686 |
| 2025-12-04 | 1.302 | 2.978444 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.592 | 1.405930 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.730 | 1.863334 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.834 | 1.953626 |
| 2025-11-06 | 1.219 | 2.816658 |
| 2025-10-30 | 1.246 | 2.636969 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.737 | 1.657899 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.741 | 1.702371 |
| 2025-10-09 | 3.285 | 7.320535 |
| 2025-09-11 | 2.441 | 6.001647 |
| 2025-08-14 | 7.492 | 16.809074 |
| 2025-07-17 | 2.560 | 6.480913 |
| 2025-06-20 | 3.260 | 8.950860 |
| 2025-05-22 | 7.044 | 21.276150 |
| 2025-04-24 | 4.656 | 15.752661 |
| 2025-03-27 | 5.326 | 19.598463 |
| 2025-02-27 | 5.938 | 23.283845 |
| 2025-01-30 | 2.983 | 11.829574 |
| 2025-01-03 | 3.589 | 14.212299 |
| 2024-12-05 | 3.348 | 14.474645 |
| 2024-11-07 | 2.201 | 11.529427 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 95.075 |
| All Time Low | 32.3 |
| Ask | 37.5 |
| Ask Size | 1,100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 267,200 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 264,522 |
| Average Volume | 264,522 |
| Average Volume10Days | 267,200 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 36.75 |
| Bid Size | 1,300 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 37.54 |
| Day Low | 36.565 |
| Dividend Yield | 119.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.8464 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.676403 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.043154657 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -35.792015 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 78.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -41.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5285388 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 32.3 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.869999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15077396 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 32.3 - 78.84 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,728,394,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,728,259,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in securities and financial instruments that provide indirect exposure to PLTR. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1884571905 |
| Nav Price | 37.164 |
| Net Assets | 392,124,672.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.07 |
| Open | 36.88 |
| Post Market Change | 0.13000107 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.3497473 |
| Post Market Price | 37.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,250 |
| Previous Close | 36.27 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.899998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.48138 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.54 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.565 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.565 - 37.54 |
| Regular Market Open | 36.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 36.27 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 191,919 |
| Short Name | YieldMax PLTR Option Income Str |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | PLTY |
| Total Assets | 392,124,672 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -13.01841 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -13.01841 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 54.5513 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -17.381302 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31862307 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 191,919 |
| Yield | 1.1933999 |
| Ytd Return | -13.01841 |