Tracking the ION expected move helps you see how far ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF's expected move is derived directly from option premiums and gives you an objective range to plan trades, set strikes, and manage risk. Use our scanner to monitor the ION expected move for this week's options, in real time.
The expected move is typically calculated from at-the-money straddle prices (or a blend of straddles and strangles) and represents roughly a one-standard-deviation range over the chosen timeframe. For ION, comparing the implied expected move to actual realized moves over similar windows tells you whether the options market has historically overestimated or underestimated volatility. The ION expected move for this week's options pricing is especially useful for short-dated traders, earnings players, and anyone selling premium who needs to know where the market thinks ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF is unlikely to go.
The index consists of companies that had (i) positive total revenue and (ii) positive production value from, in aggregate, the mining of lithium, nickel and cobalt during the previous year. Production value is the dollar market value of the lithium, nickel or cobalt produced. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities that comprise the index. It is non-diversified.
Iron condors, weekly premium sales, directional swing trades — they all live or die by where the market thinks the stock won't go. Our scanner tracks the ION expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF expected move for this week's options is the fastest read on short-term risk, which gives you a quick way to interpret what the options market thinks about ION.
