ProShares - Ultra Materials (UYM) 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 - Ultra Materials (UYM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $33.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.60 to the broader market. ProShares Ultra Materials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P Materials Select SectorSM Index. public since 2007-02-01.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $29.32
- Expected Move
- 18.1%
- Implied High
- $34.62
- Implied Low
- $24.02
- Front DTE
- 34 days
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - Ultra Materials (UYM) has an expected move of 18.06%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $24.02 to $34.62 from the current $29.32. 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.
UYM Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With ProShares - Ultra Materials pricing an expected move of 18.06% from $29.32, 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 UYM derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $29.32 × (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 34 | 63.0% | 19.2% | $34.96 | $23.68 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 63 | 46.5% | 19.3% | $34.98 | $23.66 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 98 | 48.1% | 24.9% | $36.63 | $22.01 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 189 | 46.5% | 33.5% | $39.13 | $19.51 |
Frequently asked UYM expected move questions
- What is the current UYM expected move?
- As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - Ultra Materials (UYM) has an expected move of 18.06% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $24.02 to $34.62 from the current $29.32. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the UYM 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 UYM 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.