ProShares - UltraShort Technology (REW) Expected Move
Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.
ProShares - UltraShort Technology (REW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $3.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -2.37 to the broader market. ProShares UltraShort Technology seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P Technology Select SectorSM Index. public since 2007-02-02.
Snapshot as of May 13, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $6.94
- Expected Move
- 141.7%
- Implied High
- $16.77
- Implied Low
- $-2.89
- Front DTE
- 36 days
As of May 13, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort Technology (REW) has an expected move of 141.71%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $-2.89 to $16.77 from the current $6.94. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.
REW Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With ProShares - UltraShort Technology pricing an expected move of 141.71% from $6.94, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.
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Per-expiration expected move for REW derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $6.94 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.
| Expiration | DTE | ATM IV | Expected Move | Implied High | Implied Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 2 | 177.0% | 13.1% | $7.85 | $6.03 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 36 | 494.3% | 155.2% | $17.71 | $-3.83 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 128 | 87.7% | 51.9% | $10.54 | $3.34 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 219 | 86.6% | 67.1% | $11.60 | $2.28 |
Frequently asked REW expected move questions
- What is the current REW expected move?
- As of May 13, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort Technology (REW) has an expected move of 141.71% over the next 36 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $-2.89 to $16.77 from the current $6.94. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the REW expected move mean for traders?
- Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
- How is REW expected move calculated?
- The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.