KNOP Options History — July 2015

In July 2015, KNOP traded between $15.61 and $19.71. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.8%, placing in the 29.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 0.1% (HV 20d: 40.8%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2015-07-02: Highest Volume — 459 contracts
  • 2015-07-13: Largest IV spike — 46.5% change
  • 2015-07-14: Highest IV Rank — 55.1%
  • 2015-07-07: Largest Expected Move — 13.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$17.69$15.61$19.71$19.32$15.61
Max Pain$20.45$20.00$25.00$25.00$20.00
ATM IV40.8%29.2%62.9%29.2%41.5%
Expected Move11.4%8.4%13.4%8.4%11.9%
HV 20d40.8%30.3%54.2%30.3%53.4%
HV 60d41.6%38.4%46.9%38.4%46.9%
IV Rank29.2%15.7%55.1%15.7%30.1%
IV Percentile81.0%47.2%99.2%47.2%85.7%
Term Structure-2.1%-9.6%5.7%1.2%-3.2%
VWIV38.0%30.1%48.3%31.3%43.2%
Skew 25d5.8%-8.9%20.3%4.7%-8.9%
Skew 10d7.8%-12.9%25.7%-0.7%-12.9%
Call IV 25d39.4%32.8%51.8%32.8%51.8%
Put IV 25d45.2%37.5%57.2%37.5%42.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %102.4290.15115.88111.8398.60
Gamma HHI0.530.220.780.370.78
Net GEX807-8.0K9.6K4.3K-8.0K
Net DEX363.0K192.7K531.8K428.6K311.4K
Net VEX-690-1.2K-335-978-435
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.330.690.620.50
Total Volume372256459452291
Total OI808.818522988878685

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-07-01$19.32$25.0029.2%8.4%30.3%15.7%31.3%4.7%1.2%4.3K428.6K-9780.62111.83279173573305
2015-07-02$19.71$25.0030.4%8.7%32.1%17.2%32.0%2.6%5.5%9.6K357.3K-1.2K0.62115.88284175654305
2015-07-06$18.83$20.0036.8%9.6%34.7%24.6%37.7%6.4%-5.5%5.6K430.3K-8870.6997.87255175659308
2015-07-07$18.60$20.0051.0%13.4%34.6%41.2%37.2%8.0%-8.4%4.7K447.8K-7880.6996.71255175660308
2015-07-08$18.79$20.0033.1%10.3%35.1%20.3%36.5%8.6%-5.5%5.6K444.2K-8550.6299.54255159660311
2015-07-09$19.19$20.0032.5%10.8%36.8%19.6%33.8%8.7%5.7%8.7K412.6K-9950.65106.16255165660311
2015-07-10$19.39$20.0030.0%10.9%37.4%16.6%35.4%8.6%-2.2%9.4K407.6K-1.1K0.65106.07255165660320
2015-07-13$18.91$20.0043.9%10.9%37.5%32.9%36.1%5.8%0.4%6.0K445.1K-9090.69104.07255175647320
2015-07-14$19.01$20.0062.9%10.5%37.4%55.1%37.4%6.6%-3.3%6.0K445.4K-9240.69110.96255175647330
2015-07-15$18.01$20.0044.5%12.8%40.3%33.6%48.3%-2.8%-7.6%476496.4K-6720.67110.87255171647330
2015-07-16$17.81$20.0044.0%12.6%38.2%33.0%34.5%6.9%-6.5%-5513.3K-6400.67112.11255171647341
2015-07-17$16.75$20.0039.3%11.3%41.3%27.5%31.0%8.8%-9.6%-731531.8K-3350.68108.14255173647341
2015-07-20$16.59$20.0044.9%12.9%40.1%34.1%30.1%7.4%2.0%-801234.1K-3920.3599.4819066353169
2015-07-21$17.29$20.0044.5%12.8%44.6%33.6%32.4%17.2%-4.3%-104197.4K-5030.33106.0120066372170
2015-07-22$17.13$20.0039.9%11.4%44.6%28.2%38.5%10.6%2.3%85192.7K-5190.58100.62200116382170
2015-07-23$16.50$20.0038.7%11.1%45.2%26.9%47.2%7.0%0.1%-2.5K231.3K-4650.5892.10200116382220
2015-07-24$16.34$20.0038.0%10.9%44.9%26.0%43.2%2.7%4.1%-5.5K265.3K-4910.5995.23200119382270
2015-07-27$16.00$20.0043.6%12.5%43.4%32.6%44.0%-4.9%-7.4%-6.5K290.4K-4690.6590.15200130368273
2015-07-28$16.13$20.0046.5%13.3%42.5%35.9%43.4%-0.8%-8.8%-6.7K311.2K-4290.6998.15191131368288
2015-07-29$17.22$20.0041.6%11.9%49.3%30.3%42.9%20.3%0.2%-4.8K277.8K-6440.6095.17191114368294
2015-07-30$16.05$20.0040.1%11.5%54.2%28.4%40.8%4.8%5.5%-7.1K314.8K-5410.5497.60194104368321
2015-07-31$15.61$20.0041.5%11.9%53.4%30.1%43.2%-8.9%-3.2%-8.0K311.4K-4350.5098.6019497373312