ARKB - ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
ARKB seeks to track the performance of bitcoin, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, adjusted for the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $26.23, ATM IV 35.3%, max pain $27.00, net GEX $435.8K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Cryptocurrency
- Market Cap
- $3.72B
- Beta
- 2.17
- 52-Week Range
- 20.66-41.99
- IPO Date
- Jan 11, 2024
- Exchange
- CBOE
What ARKB Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 10.6% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($435.8K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.033) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The ARKB overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked ARKB overview questions
- What is ARKB?
- ARKB is the ticker symbol for ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. ARKB seeks to track the performance of bitcoin, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, adjusted for the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities. Listed on CBOE. ARKB is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the ARKB options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the ARKB options snapshot shows spot at $26.23, ATM IV 35.3%, IV rank 10.6%, max pain $27.00, net GEX $435.8K, expected move 10.12%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are ARKB's key statistics?
- ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) carries a market capitalization of $3.72B, 52-week range of 20.66-41.99. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does ARKB belong to?
- ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare ARKB's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the ARKB data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.