AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $57.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -1.21 to the broader market. The Sub-Advisor seeks to achieve the fund's investment objective by short selling a portfolio of liquid mid- and large-cap U. public since 2011-01-27.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $17.59
- Call OI
- 107
- Put OI
- 1.2K
- Total OI
- 1.3K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 100.00
As of May 15, 2026, AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) has 1.3K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 11.23 (put-heavy positioning, often indicating hedging or bearish bias). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How HDGE open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 29.9% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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Frequently asked HDGE open interest history questions
- What is the current HDGE options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) has 1.3K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 107 calls and 1.2K puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the HDGE put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 11.23 is put-heavy, often indicating hedging demand or bearish positioning.
- What does HDGE open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.