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ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY)

Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
49.42 USD -0.72 (-1.436%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 3:52 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:18 a.m. EDT

SVXY is a contrarian trap from a long-term hold perspective due to the 52-week high run and inherent decay risk of double leverage, but technically appears to be in a strong short-duration 'V-shape' recovery rally against the VIX indices. The data suggests a speculative narrative where traders are buying calls for a near-term volatility spike (implied by 58.0 call wall) but locking in deep put protection for the end of 2027, signaling a belief that markets will calm down quickly but VIX might remain elevated long-term relative to historical norms. Avoid holding through the nights; the fundamental view is inherently neutral-to-bearish on SVXY price appreciation as VIX reverts to arithmetic means, but the current price action offers a short-term tactical buy for trend followers only.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061132
AutoARIMA0.062519
AutoETS0.062520
MSTL0.063901

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.158
Excess Kurtosis -1.30

As of April 19, 2026, 12:18 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals a complex sentiment split between hedging and speculation. For near-term expirations (April), put writers (OTM) dominate OI at strikes 30-45, with massive IV spikes (>1000%) suggesting fear of a crash fading into gross volatility. Conversely, April calls show a dense 'wall' of Open Interest at 58.0 and 43-45 strikes, indicating institutional limit-down protection on the bullish side or hedging for a rebound. Front-month ATM IV is heavily skewed to Puts (0.63 vs 0.52). For longer tenors, a clear asymmetry emerges: Call OI is negligible for Q3/Q4 2026 (OTM), while Put OI explodes in late 2026-2028, building a massive floor at 20-28 strikes. This implies a market pricing in high stability short-term but expecting structural decline (or mean reversion to zero) in the long run, despite the recent price momentum raising the strike prices available to traders.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 278.94
All Time Low 9.75
Ask 49.85
Ask Size 700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,742,850
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,837,183
Average Volume 2,837,183
Average Volume10Days 1,742,850
Beta3 Year -59.85
Bid 49.84
Bid Size 400
Category Trading--Miscellaneous
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 50.21
Day Low 49.23
Dividend Yield 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.5046
Fifty Day Average Change -0.084602356
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0017089797
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.448177
Fifty Two Week High 56.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.040001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12469006
Fifty Two Week Low 35.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.239998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.40477538
Fifty Two Week Range 35.18 - 56.46
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,317,735,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.153289
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family ProShares
Fund Inception Date 1,317,600,000
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 index seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is designed to measure the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over 30 days in the future.
Long Name ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_141325429
Nav Price 50.061
Net Assets 183,976,256.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.01
Open 50.21
Phone 240-497-6400
Previous Close 50.14
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.7200012
Regular Market Change Percent -1.4359818
Regular Market Day High 50.21
Regular Market Day Low 49.23
Regular Market Day Range 49.23 - 50.21
Regular Market Open 50.21
Regular Market Previous Close 50.14
Regular Market Price 49.42
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,178
Regular Market Volume 1,812,912
Short Name ProShares Short VIX Short Term
Source Interval 15
Symbol SVXY
Three Year Average Return 0.14059651
Total Assets 183,976,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -17.47305
Trailing Three Month Returns -17.47305
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.7774
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.3574028
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007180021
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,812,912
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -17.47305