ProShares - UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW) 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 - UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $180.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -2.47 to the broader market. ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times the inverse (-3x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. public since 2010-02-11.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$28.71
Call OI
12.1K
Put OI
11.0K
Total OI
23.1K
Put/Call Ratio
0.11

As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW) has 23.1K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.91 (balanced 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 SDOW open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on ProShares - UltraPro Short Dow30 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 47.2% 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 SDOW open interest history questions

What is the current SDOW options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW) has 23.1K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 12.1K calls and 11.0K 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 SDOW put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.91 is balanced.
What does SDOW 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.