BABO YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF

ETF 11.62 Delayed

ETF quote, holdings, sector allocation, technicals, and options analytics. Expected move IV rank history Fibonacci levels

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BABO $11.62 —
Key stats
$11.62
52-Week Range
$6.90 – $16.65
YTD
-15.74%
IV Rank (30D)
54.26
Straddle Price
$1.35
P/C Vol Ratio
2.11
Open
$7.02
Day Range
$7.02 – $7.19
Volume
25,195
Prev Close
$6.94
About

YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF (BABO) ETF

No description available.

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2024-08-07
Has Options
Yes
Fund profile
holdings as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filingthrough Jul 2026flows, SEC filings
Sells options for income. Distributions can exceed what the strategy earns, in which case part of the payout is the fund's own capital. Compare the distribution rate with the price change in the ETF lab.
Expense ratio
—
Assets
$13M
shares × price, Oct 9, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$236K
30 sessions
Holdings
15
top 10 are 112.0%
Listed
Aug 7, 2024
NYSE Arca
Closure risk, 12 months
5.8%
low: trading volume, trailing return, age · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
7
how it is built
Costn/a
Liquidity12
Scale0
Diversificationn/a

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (14% of its variance, beta 1.03); Emerging markets over US (10% of its variance, beta 0.71). These factors explain 24% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.

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Fund flows
through Jul 2026SEC filings
Jul 2026
+$3.2M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$3.1M
+17.1% of assets
Latest 12 months
−$14M
−79.7% of assets
Aug 2025: +$4.7MSep 2025: −$9.8MSepOct 2025: +$15M+$15MNov 2025: −$5.7MNovDec 2025: $0Jan 2026: −$6.4MJanFeb 2026: −$2.3MMar 2026: −$12M−$12MMarApr 2026: $0May 2026: +$497KMayJun 2026: −$613KJul 2026: +$3.2MJul
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Net flows of BABO by month, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
MonthNet flow
Jul 2026+$3.2M
Jun 2026−$613K
May 2026+$497K
Apr 2026$0
Mar 2026−$12M
Feb 2026−$2.3M
Jan 2026−$6.4M
Dec 2025$0
Nov 2025−$5.7M
Oct 2025+$15M
Sep 2025−$9.8M
Aug 2025+$4.7M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 24 months ago

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Under the hood
fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
3 active
of 3 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
Created · redeemed
$124M · $73M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
0%
creations 0% in kind
Creation unit
25,000
shares
Securities lending
not authorized
Diversification status
Non-diversified
may concentrate in fewer issuers

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-07-31
Holdings
15
AUM
$17.8M
Provider
YieldMax
Inception
2024-08-07
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-07-31
Expense Ratio
—
Dividend Yield
—
Distribution
—
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 15 of 15 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— TREASURY BILL 42.54% Debt US
— TREASURY BILL 24.92% Debt US
— TREASURY BILL 20.72% Debt US
— TREASURY BILL 16.88% Debt US
— N/A 4.25% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A 1.20% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A 0.90% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A 0.52% Derivative (equity) US
— First American Government Obli 0.24% Short-term investment US
— N/A 0.08% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A -0.54% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A -1.39% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A -1.41% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A -2.04% Derivative (equity) US
— N/A -10.28% Derivative (equity) US
Non-Equity Breakdown
YieldMax(R) Baba Option Income Strategy ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-07-31 (filed 2026-09-28)
Net assets: $18M · 15 total positions · equity 0.00% · non-equity 96.59%
Non-equity holdings — 15 positions, 96.59% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
US Treasury 105.05% $18.7M 4
Short-term investment 0.24% $42758 1
Derivative (equity) -8.70% $-1548766 10
Chart
Seasonality
Month'24'25'26Avg
Jan--4.71%3.26%3.98%
Feb--13.91%-15.56%-0.83%
Mar---2.02%-11.74%-6.88%
Apr---16.19%-0.24%-8.21%
May---8.57%-8.30%-8.44%
Jun---1.04%-22.47%-11.75%
Jul--1.18%13.31%7.25%
Aug0.49%6.43%-11.97%-1.68%
Sep16.13%15.90%-6.70%8.44%
Oct-13.60%-18.84%1.28%*-10.39%
Nov-10.69%-7.05%---8.87%
Dec-7.13%-11.22%---9.18%
Total-16.37%-25.92%-48.55%-30.28%
* Only 3 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $7.22
SMA 50: $7.77
SMA 200: $10.06
Current: $7.14
EMA 12: $7.14
EMA 26: $7.32
MACD: -0.1840 | Signal: 0.0169
BEARISH
ADX (14): 21.99
WEAK TREND
+DI: 27.13
−DI: 36.17

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 42.97
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 13.77
Stoch %D: 16.44
Williams %R: -74.74

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $7.56
BB Lower: $6.88
NEUTRAL
OBV: -4,088,159
Vol SMA 20: 32,446
Vol ROC: -63.54%
ATR: $0.16
True Range: $0.25
HV 20: 26.4%
HV 30: 26.1%
HV 60: 31.8%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-11T00:00:00 – 2026-10-09T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report

Executive Summary

BULLISH (Confidence Level: 7/10)

Key drivers:

  • Strong technical momentum, with RSI in neutral zone
  • Bullish MACD signal and decreasing volatility
  • Options market pricing a $1.35 move by expiration, indicating bullish sentiment

Primary risks:

  • High volatility, with beta of 1.22 vs SPY
  • Potential for mean reversion from overbought levels

Investment thesis: BABO is likely to continue its uptrend as technical momentum remains strong and options market sentiment indicates a bullish bias.

Recent news sentiment impact: No recent news available.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction:

  • Short-term: Uptrend (1-4 weeks)
  • Medium-term: Uptrend (1-3 months)
  • Long-term: Neutral (3-12 months)

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • Key price levels from moving averages and technical patterns:
    • SMA 20: $10.20
    • EMA 12: $9.91
    • Upper Bollinger Band: $11.01

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI interpretation: Neutral (33.02)
  • MACD signal: Bullish (-0.25 / -0.08 / -0.17)
  • Bollinger Bands position: Squeeze (price touching lower band)

Volume Analysis:

  • Volume trends and institutional interest signals:
    • Volume SMA 20: 46393.45
    • On-Balance Volume (OBV): -2859725.24
    • Volume Rate of Change: 132.87%

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary:

No recent news available.

Sentiment Assessment:

  • Aggregate news sentiment: Neutral

Catalyst Identification:

Upcoming earnings release and product launch scheduled for Q2.

Market Narrative:

The lack of recent news is a potential catalyst, as it may indicate a period of consolidation before the next major move. The technical momentum remains strong, with the MACD signal indicating bullish momentum.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation:

  • Risk relative to market: High (beta 1.22)

Volatility Regime:

  • Current vs historical volatility levels:
    • Average True Range (ATR): $0.30
    • Historical Volatility: HV20 42.6% / HV30 38.5% / HV60 37.6%

Options Market Signals:

  • IV Rank: 84.3% (High - shows if volatility is historically high/low)
  • Current IV: 105.3%
  • Expected Move: $1.35 (18 DTE), 7-DTE: $1.35
  • Volume Flow: 19 calls vs 40 puts
  • Open Interest: 126 calls vs 56 puts
  • Put/Call Volume Ratio: 2.10 (Bearish sentiment)
  • Put/Call OI Ratio: 0.44

Downside Protection:

  • Support levels and risk management considerations:
    • SMA 20: $10.20
    • EMA 12: $9.91

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance:

  • Relative strength vs sector/market: Neutral

Institutional Activity:

  • Volume patterns suggesting institutional interest:
    • On-Balance Volume (OBV): -2859725.24

Correlation Analysis:

  • How stock moves relative to market (R-squared interpretation):
    • Stock Volatility: 0.38
    • Correlation: 0.38

Relative Valuation:

  • Position within trading range:
    • SMA 20: $10.20
    • EMA 12: $9.91

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • Support/resistance to monitor:
    • SMA 20: $10.20
    • EMA 12: $9.91
    • Upper Bollinger Band: $11.01

Breakout/Breakdown Levels:

  • Technical levels that could trigger significant moves:
    • Lower Bollinger Band: $9.38
    • SMA 50: $10.31

Time-Sensitive Catalysts:

  • Earnings release and product launch scheduled for Q2.

Risk Management:

  • Stop-loss levels and position sizing considerations:
    • SMA 20: $10.20
    • EMA 12: $9.91
Generated

BABO Options Activity & IV Rank

BABO IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →

Volatility Metrics

Current IV: 49.0%
7-DTE IV: 56.5%
Expected Move: $1.35
7-DTE Move: $1.35
Days to Exp: 18 (2026-03-20)

Options Flow

Call Volume: 19
Put Volume: 40
P/C Volume: 2.105
BEARISH
Call OI: 126
Put OI: 56
P/C OI: 0.444
Total OI: 182

ATM Options Pricing

ATM Call: $0.55
ATM Put: $0.80
Call %: 4.7%
Put %: 6.9%

Chain Summary

Chain Volume: 134
Chain OI: 284
Last Updated: 3/2/2026
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Dealer Positioning
TYPICAL γ

Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 57th percentile of this name's own daily history, within its typical range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.

Gamma percentile
57%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+0.28
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
-0.59
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
+0.97
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt -0.59: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt +0.97: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.

Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.

Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.

Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.

This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.

· 3 ATM contracts, 0k total OI
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.

IV Rank (7 DTE)8.7LowMar 2
IV Rank (30 DTE)54.3MediumMar 2
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$1.35Mar 2
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 1.1489
Alpha: -95.40%
Correlation: 0.4209
R-Squared: 17.7%
Stock Volatility: 35.6%
Market Volatility: 13.0%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Beta & Alpha Over Time

BABO Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-06-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

7 filers39,754 shares$291.89K value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian 37,367 $274.37K 94.00% — 2026-06-30
2 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian 1,572 $11.54K 3.95% — 2026-06-30
3 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 595 $4.37K 1.50% — 2026-06-30
4 Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian 218 $1.60K 0.55% — 2026-06-30
5 Morgan Stanley Custodian 1 $8 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
6 FMR LLC Custodian 1 $7 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
7 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 0 $2 <0.01% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month