KNOP Options History — November 2015

In November 2015, KNOP traded between $13.99 and $16.50. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.2%, placing in the 31.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.9% (HV 20d: 36.2%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.23.

Notable Days

  • 2015-11-18: Highest Volume — 594 contracts
  • 2015-11-27: Largest IV spike — 323.2% change
  • 2015-11-11: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2015-11-27: Largest Expected Move — 51.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.47$13.99$16.50$16.50$15.90
Max Pain$16.13$15.00$17.50$17.50$15.00
ATM IV56.2%36.9%179.1%36.9%39.9%
Expected Move16.0%10.6%51.4%10.6%11.4%
HV 20d36.2%23.0%52.2%25.4%50.3%
HV 60d53.3%50.5%56.7%56.7%53.4%
IV Rank31.2%12.4%100.0%20.5%12.4%
IV Percentile77.5%51.6%100.0%54.4%57.1%
Term Structure-5.1%-70.0%10.7%4.4%0.8%
VWIV54.8%33.6%145.1%40.9%41.8%
Skew 25d10.0%-9.4%97.8%14.6%-4.1%
Skew 10d17.0%-8.5%131.8%13.8%11.5%
Call IV 25d49.5%33.9%173.6%39.1%41.9%
Put IV 25d59.5%37.8%164.2%53.7%37.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %117.38102.17165.35105.23121.25
Gamma HHI0.420.280.710.590.34
Net GEX10.9K6.7K17.4K10.1K14.9K
Net DEX-15.3K-338.3K142.1K-56.9K-206.6K
Net VEX-2.0K-3.0K-1.4K-2.5K-1.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.230.000.410.170.00
Total Volume381.50594550109
Total OI1,360.351,2091,4971,3221,325

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-11-02$16.50$17.5036.9%10.6%25.4%20.5%40.9%14.6%4.4%10.1K-56.9K-2.5K0.17105.2347080991331
2015-11-03$16.46$17.5044.2%12.7%24.3%29.5%48.7%12.8%-2.1%11.6K-81.0K-2.5K0.17111.83470801,017331
2015-11-04$16.21$17.5041.7%11.9%23.9%26.5%51.1%-4.9%9.7%10.3K-33.7K-2.4K0.18105.46439801,017331
2015-11-05$16.01$17.5047.2%12.7%23.0%33.3%43.9%1.8%3.7%10.6K80.6K-1.9K0.18110.03438801,022331
2015-11-06$16.13$17.5044.5%13.5%23.5%30.0%0.0%7.0%-0.5%11.1K-116-2.2K0.00113.24001,015322
2015-11-09$16.01$17.5047.6%11.5%23.5%33.7%0.0%9.3%10.7%10.2K51.3K-2.0K0.00118.54001,015322
2015-11-10$15.23$17.5045.1%12.8%28.3%30.6%43.5%-9.4%-0.8%8.6K125.0K-1.7K0.18105.48438801,023331
2015-11-11$15.32$17.50142.7%40.9%28.5%100.0%145.1%-9.4%-70.0%7.4K-259.8K-3.0K0.18165.35438801,023331
2015-11-12$14.46$17.5046.1%13.2%32.8%21.2%47.5%13.7%-2.3%8.4K142.1K-1.6K0.21102.17402841,043331
2015-11-13$15.27$15.0049.2%14.1%39.9%23.7%46.6%20.2%-3.3%13.2K95.0K-1.6K0.22108.44397871,083330
2015-11-16$15.34$15.0046.6%13.4%40.2%21.6%46.6%7.9%-2.0%12.3K96.8K-1.5K0.34115.13149501,075321
2015-11-17$15.09$15.0044.1%12.6%39.9%19.5%43.7%5.0%-1.3%11.9K92.1K-1.8K0.23115.674681091,137360
2015-11-18$14.68$15.0044.8%12.8%40.4%20.1%44.2%6.5%-0.9%11.4K42.4K-1.8K0.27117.794681261,137303
2015-11-19$14.25$15.0049.1%14.1%40.2%23.7%50.0%-4.0%-4.1%8.2K108.2K-1.5K0.27114.064661261,137304
2015-11-20$13.99$15.0047.5%13.6%40.2%22.3%49.2%6.0%-4.9%6.7K141.1K-1.4K0.27113.964661261,137304
2015-11-23$14.82$15.0046.9%13.4%47.0%21.8%46.9%4.5%-1.3%8.0K18.7K-1.4K0.12112.189011978231
2015-11-24$15.63$15.0037.9%10.9%50.8%14.5%33.6%10.7%5.8%11.4K-111.0K-1.8K0.33112.6630101,043238
2015-11-25$16.14$15.0042.3%12.1%52.2%18.1%37.2%14.0%6.8%14.4K-211.8K-2.0K0.39116.92251971,081228
2015-11-27$16.06$15.00179.1%51.4%50.2%100.0%126.2%97.8%-50.6%17.4K-338.3K-2.5K0.41162.18238971,100228
2015-11-30$15.90$15.0039.9%11.4%50.3%12.4%41.8%-4.1%0.8%14.9K-206.6K-1.9K0.00121.2510901,097228