ProShares - UltraShort QQQ (QID) 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.

ProShares - UltraShort QQQ (QID) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $278.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -2.13 to the broader market. ProShares UltraShort QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. public since 2006-07-13.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$14.96
Call OI
28.0K
Put OI
2.7K
Total OI
30.7K
Put/Call Ratio
0.07

As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort QQQ (QID) has 30.7K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.10 (call-heavy positioning). 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 QID open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on ProShares - UltraShort QQQ 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 45.0% 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 QID open interest history questions

What is the current QID options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort QQQ (QID) has 30.7K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 28.0K calls and 2.7K 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 QID put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.10 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
What does QID 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.