ProShares Bitcoin Stock Options Expiring on 22nd of August
| BITO Etf | USD 22.43 0.00 0.00% |
ProShares Bitcoin's latest option contracts expiring on August 22nd 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.56 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.43 over 40 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on August 22nd 2025. The total put volume is at 57.0, with calls trading at the volume of 180. This yields a 0.32 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against August 22nd 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows ProShares Bitcoin's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. ProShares Bitcoin's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ProShares Bitcoin's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
ProShares Bitcoin Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-22 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when ProShares Bitcoin's market makers reach a net positive position across all ProShares Bitcoin's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, ProShares Bitcoin's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on ProShares Bitcoin lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if ProShares Bitcoin's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money ProShares Bitcoin contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if ProShares Etf moves the wrong way.
ProShares Bitcoin In The Money Call Balance
When ProShares Bitcoin's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares Bitcoin Strategy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ProShares Bitcoin's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on ProShares Bitcoin Strategy are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
ProShares Current Options Market Mood
ProShares Bitcoin's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps ProShares Etf's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.
Put-to-Call Open Interest
Put-to-Call Volume
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current ProShares Bitcoin's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current ProShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares Bitcoin Strategy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.035% per day over the life of the 2025-08-22 option contract. With ProShares Bitcoin trading at USD 22.43, that is roughly USD 0.007851. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares Bitcoin's daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares Bitcoin Strategy options at the current volatility level of 0.56%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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ProShares Bitcoin Option Chain
When ProShares Bitcoin's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares Bitcoin Strategy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
ProShares Bitcoin's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares Bitcoin against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone. | Open Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | BITO250822C00030000 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.11 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00029000 | 0 | 29.0 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.45 | |
Call | BITO250822C00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 0.0 - 0.16 | 0.16 | |
Call | BITO250822C00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.0 - 0.22 | 0.22 | |
Call | BITO250822C00026500 | 0 | 26.5 | 0.0 - 0.24 | 0.24 | |
Call | BITO250822C00026000 | 2 | 26.0 | 0.0 - 0.28 | 0.16 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00025500 | 0 | 25.5 | 0.0 - 0.32 | 0.32 | |
Call | BITO250822C00025000 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.03 - 0.2 | 0.18 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00024500 | 60 | 24.5 | 0.0 - 0.44 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00024000 | 184 | 24.0 | 0.14 - 0.56 | 0.34 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00023500 | 64 | 23.5 | 0.24 - 0.49 | 0.46 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00023000 | 341 | 23.0 | 0.48 - 0.84 | 0.59 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00022500 | 10 | 22.5 | 0.7 - 1.05 | 0.85 | Out |
Call | BITO250822C00022000 | 44 | 22.0 | 1.0 - 1.22 | 1.03 | In |
Call | BITO250822C00021500 | 29 | 21.5 | 0.0 - 1.74 | 2.59 | In |
Call | BITO250822C00021000 | 89 | 21.0 | 1.44 - 2.13 | 1.7 | In |
Call | BITO250822C00020500 | 5 | 20.5 | 1.78 - 2.56 | 2.4 | In |
Call | BITO250822C00020000 | 5 | 20.0 | 2.31 - 3.1 | 1.5 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 6.45 - 9.5 | 6.45 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00029000 | 0 | 29.0 | 5.45 - 9.4 | 5.45 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00028000 | 0 | 28.0 | 5.65 - 8.45 | 5.65 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00027000 | 0 | 27.0 | 3.45 - 7.5 | 3.45 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00026500 | 1 | 26.5 | 2.96 - 7.05 | 4.75 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00026000 | 3 | 26.0 | 2.48 - 6.55 | 4.35 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00025500 | 1 | 25.5 | 2.0 - 6.1 | 3.9 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00025000 | 7 | 25.0 | 1.53 - 4.95 | 3.25 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00024500 | 1 | 24.5 | 1.08 - 5.2 | 2.35 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00024000 | 510 | 24.0 | 2.06 - 4.0 | 2.51 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00023500 | 884 | 23.5 | 1.2 - 3.45 | 2.11 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00023000 | 9 | 23.0 | 0.15 - 3.6 | 1.63 | In |
Put | BITO250822P00022500 | 4 | 22.5 | 0.5 - 1.93 | 1.6 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00022000 | 84 | 22.0 | 0.9 - 1.37 | 1.35 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00021500 | 17 | 21.5 | 0.65 - 1.14 | 0.93 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00021000 | 67 | 21.0 | 0.55 - 0.79 | 0.44 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00020500 | 237 | 20.5 | 0.29 - 0.88 | 0.56 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00020000 | 96 | 20.0 | 0.2 - 0.49 | 0.36 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00019500 | 23 | 19.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.71 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00019000 | 58 | 19.0 | 0.0 - 0.81 | 0.21 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00018500 | 10 | 18.5 | 0.0 - 0.81 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | BITO250822P00018000 | 23 | 18.0 | 0.04 - 0.35 | 0.1 | Out |
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The market value of ProShares Bitcoin is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares Bitcoin's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares Bitcoin's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because ProShares Bitcoin's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares Bitcoin's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between ProShares Bitcoin's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares Bitcoin is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares Bitcoin's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.