ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY)Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
62.55 USD
-0.40
(-0.635%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 62.54 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:41 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a tactical tool for hedging systemic risk, not a long-term investment vehicle. The data reveals a stark reality: the security has no dividend history and a multi-year trajectory of destruction, having lost over a third of its value since inception due to the inherent decay of short-volatility products. While the recent price action shows a temporary stabilization near the 52-week high, the underlying mechanics ensure it will eventually erode to zero if markets remain calm. The options market confirms this fear, with traders stacking billions of dollars in downside protection at strikes that imply a crash scenario. Any attempt to hold this for income or long-term appreciation is a fundamental error; it is designed solely to profit from panic, making it unsuitable for any portfolio other than a dedicated, short-term hedge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.049856 |
| AutoTheta | 0.055667 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.055900 |
| AutoETS | 0.055976 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 8.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.312 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.76 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a massive decline, evidenced by deep out-of-the-money put walls and massive open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., $10, $25, $30). This 'naked put' strategy suggests a belief in a catastrophic drop or a severe term structure dislocation where the ETF decays rapidly. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, indicating a lack of conviction in a recovery. The implied volatility surface shows extreme skew, with deep OTM puts priced at premiums far exceeding ATM options, reflecting a market pricing in a high-probability tail event.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 278.94 |
| All Time Low | 9.75 |
| Ask | 62.49 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,228,780 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,463,546 |
| Average Volume | 1,463,546 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,228,780 |
| Beta3 Year | -43.94 |
| Bid | 62.37 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Trading--Miscellaneous |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 62.74 |
| Day Low | 62.33 |
| 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 | 58.4712 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.0788 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.069757424 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 30.339659 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 63.01 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.45999908 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.007300414 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.259998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.44490638 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.29 - 63.01 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,317,735,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.16969219 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.400002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.635427 |
| Fullday Price | 62.54 |
| 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 | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_141325429 |
| Nav Price | 62.931 |
| Net Assets | 201,448,512.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.01 |
| Open | 62.69 |
| Phone | 240-497-6400 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0099983215 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.015984528 |
| Post Market Price | 62.54 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 62.95 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.400002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.635427 |
| Regular Market Day High | 62.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 62.33 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 62.33 - 62.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 62.69 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 62.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 62.55 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,443,796 |
| Short Name | ProShares Short VIX Short Term |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SVXY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.13905759 |
| Total Assets | 201,448,512 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 13.50453 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 13.50453 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 53.3553 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.194698 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17232962 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,443,796 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 4.69409 |