BITO ETF Analysis: ProShares Bitcoin Strategy | NYSE

Digital Assets | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.384m USD | 12M Return: -38.7% | US74347G4405 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Bitcoin Futures, Futures Contracts, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets
Total Rating 32
Safety 71
Buy Signal -0.52
Digital Assets
Category Rotation: +40.8
TER: 0.95%
AUM: 1.38B
Avg Turnover: 738M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility44.5%
VaR 5th Pctl7.60%
VaR vs Median-5.23%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.97
Rel. Str. IBD8
Rel. Str. Peer Group19.6
Character TTM
Beta1.359
Beta Downside1.585
Hurst Exponent0.546
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD54.47%
CAGR/Max DD0.61
CAGR/Mean DD1.88

Warnings

Overextended 1w
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 4.8 years of data

Jan -0.8% 19
Feb -8.9% 0
Mar +5.6% 22
Apr +4.4% 22
May +1.2% 0
Jun -10.9% 26
Jul -0.0% 0
Aug -14.6% 50
Sep +0.1% 11
Oct +10.5% 22
Nov +3.2% 19
Dec +0.3% 0

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: BITO ProShares Bitcoin Strategy

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) is a non-diversified exchange-traded fund that seeks to deliver returns linked to bitcoin primarily through exposure to bitcoin futures contracts rather than holding bitcoin directly. The fund employs a managed futures approach, maintaining its positions across both rising and flat or declining market conditions in an effort to track the performance of its benchmark.

As a digital assets ETF, BITO provides regulated market access to bitcoin-linked returns without requiring investors to hold the underlying cryptocurrency. The fund uses the futures-based structure common among early US-listed bitcoin ETFs, which can introduce tracking differences relative to spot bitcoin prices due to factors such as futures roll costs. BITO was notably the first bitcoin futures ETF to launch on a US exchange.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Bitcoin price rally lifts futures ETF demand
  • Futures contango drag suppresses returns versus spot
  • Spot Bitcoin ETF launches compete for investor AUM
What is the price of BITO shares?

As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.81 with a total of 134,844,875 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +14.60%, over one month by +11.40%, over three months by -7.05% and over the past year by -38.66%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 9.30 (which is 5.2% or 2.2 ATR below the current price).

Is BITO a buy, sell or hold?

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy has no consensus analysts rating.