ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS)Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
53.29 USD
+1.24
(2.382%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:54 p.m. EDT
YCS is exhibiting classic ETF volatility decay characteristics within a sideways-to-slightly-bearish context, making it a poor candidate for long-term wealth generation (0 yield, high drag). The options data confirms market participants are explicitly hedging downside risk around the $50-53 range rather than speculating on a major upside break for this leveraged short yen instrument. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.026821 |
| MSTL | 0.026843 |
| AutoTheta | 0.031791 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.061173 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.152 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.94 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:54 p.m. EDT: Options flow reveals a distinct bearish bias for short-term protection. In the April expiration, put volume is nearly 4x that of calls, with heavy Open Interest (OI) concentrated at strikes below the current price (50.0 and 51.0 strikes), indicating stops or insurance being placed at support levels. Conversely, call activity is sparse; the 0.25 ATM anchors lack notable OI, and bulk call volume is found at higher strikes (59.0) in very few contracts. For near-term expirations, the speculative edge leans heavily against a price decline, while 6-month+ puts show significant positioning at 43.0 and 45.0 strikes, suggesting a floor is being spelled at roughly $45-50.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 78.38 |
| All Time Low | 9.93 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 68,000 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 39,172 |
| Average Volume | 39,172 |
| Average Volume10Days | 68,000 |
| Beta3 Year | -35.89 |
| Bid | 53.51 |
| Bid Size | 1,500 |
| Category | Trading--Miscellaneous |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 53.435 |
| Day Low | 53.05 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 52.2062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0838013 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.02076001 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.77491 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 54.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3799973 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.025242314 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 38.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.380001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.36957082 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 38.91 - 54.67 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,227,623,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.23574829 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,227,484,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund seeks to meet its investment objective by investing under normal market conditions in any one of, or combinations of, Financial Instruments based on the fund’s benchmark. It will also hold cash or cash equivalents such as U.S. Treasury securities or other high credit quality, short-term fixed-income or similar securities as collateral for Financial Instruments and pending investment in Financial Instruments. |
| Long Name | ProShares UltraShort Yen |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_51150762 |
| Nav Price | 53.358 |
| Net Assets | 29,016,452.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.98 |
| Open | 53.22 |
| Phone | 240-497-6400 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.3376007 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.63374203 |
| Pre Market Price | 53.6086 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,770,385 |
| Previous Close | 52.05 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.24 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.38233 |
| Regular Market Day High | 53.435 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 53.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 53.05 - 53.435 |
| Regular Market Open | 53.22 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 52.05 |
| Regular Market Price | 53.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 19,803 |
| Short Name | ProShares UltraShort Yen New |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | YCS |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2274151 |
| Total Assets | 29,016,452 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 4.09461 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 4.09461 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 48.4108 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.8792 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10078742 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 19,803 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 4.09461 |