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QIDProShares UltraShort QQQ

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AUM $269M|ARCX
● 2026-08-31$14.24
VERY BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -41.7%YTD -29.8%7D -2.7%
935
30D
±9.8%
23%

QID Options Overview

bullish flow with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.7VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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QID Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.1
ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 68.7% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.18x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 82% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.76x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 43.8% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 75.9% (ATM 43.8% + spread 16.0% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 20.94% (spread 16.03% + slippage 4.91%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.26 (vega 2.018 / spread 16.03%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

7.7
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +34%, Raw: +30%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +34% (strong bullish) — Raw: +30%

≥15%

|OI skew| 71.0% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +88.2%, OI skew +71.0% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -44%, ATM: +27%, OTM: +35% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 4% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 1.0x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

≥5%

OI change +10.6% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 68% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 29% — mixed

≥60%

Aggressive execution 25% — patient

≥30

Conviction +34 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.9
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 16.0% — wide

≥10,000

OI 19,348 — adequate

≥500

Volume 935/day — adequate

≤$0.50

$0.80 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 1,160.8 contracts (bid:584.3 ask:576.5) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 4.91% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.8
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -24.4% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 69% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -6.7pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 284.17 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +34% @ 67% consistency — moderate (bullish)

≥40 composite score

Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.0
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Long Puts4.2
bearishIV fair, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.9
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Covered Call4.0
bearishIV fair, bullish flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Aug 31, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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