KNOP Options History — January 2016

In January 2016, KNOP traded between $10.36 and $14.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 65.0%, placing in the 28.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 25.6% (HV 20d: 90.5%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $12.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.64.

Notable Days

  • 2016-01-15: Highest Volume — 440 contracts
  • 2016-01-13: Largest IV drop — 41.6% change
  • 2016-01-12: Highest IV Rank — 53.8%
  • 2016-01-19: Largest Expected Move — 24.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.47$10.36$14.28$14.19$13.82
Max Pain$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50$12.50
ATM IV65.0%41.0%105.8%50.7%51.1%
Expected Move17.2%11.7%24.5%12.7%14.6%
HV 20d90.5%80.9%100.2%87.2%82.2%
HV 60d68.1%59.9%74.2%60.0%74.2%
IV Rank28.2%13.1%53.8%19.2%19.4%
IV Percentile91.3%57.1%98.8%89.7%85.7%
Term Structure9.5%-59.8%72.4%-4.2%29.2%
VWIV59.1%49.3%72.8%55.3%52.5%
Skew 25d19.6%-4.3%52.5%23.3%2.1%
Skew 10d28.9%-1.4%67.2%38.5%18.6%
Call IV 25d53.0%32.9%71.6%40.1%50.0%
Put IV 25d72.5%52.2%97.5%63.4%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %108.9693.66118.53107.98117.03
Gamma HHI0.390.240.740.350.35
Net GEX5.5K-46817.0K9.2K7.4K
Net DEX82.1K-149.8K300.2K-97.3K-121.6K
Net VEX-1.1K-1.7K-531-1.3K-1.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.640.211.530.400.38
Total Volume284.526171440272278
Total OI1,323.8958271,7741,6231,057

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-01-04$14.19$12.5050.7%12.7%87.2%19.2%55.3%23.3%-4.2%9.2K-97.3K-1.3K0.40107.98194781,309314
2016-01-05$14.28$12.5041.0%14.5%86.2%13.1%56.9%31.2%0.9%9.5K-149.8K-1.5K0.39113.50202781,318324
2016-01-06$13.91$12.5051.1%12.6%85.9%19.4%57.2%6.8%-0.6%10.0K-103.1K-1.4K0.39111.22202781,317324
2016-01-07$13.04$12.5052.8%16.0%89.0%20.5%57.9%6.3%-5.7%15.3K-4.6K-1.2K0.36110.15202731,317324
2016-01-08$13.91$12.5061.3%11.7%91.0%25.8%51.2%20.6%2.5%9.5K-52.0K-1.3K0.33115.73221731,317324
2016-01-11$12.92$12.5076.1%16.0%93.7%35.2%55.9%7.3%-5.7%17.0K9.8K-1.1K0.21118.53281601,337324
2016-01-12$11.65$12.50105.8%14.7%100.2%53.8%55.2%8.4%-2.2%9.0K127.4K-1.0K0.24116.97285671,361322
2016-01-13$10.90$12.5061.8%17.7%98.9%26.2%72.8%-4.3%-7.6%801271.6K-5310.24110.55284691,389323
2016-01-14$11.20$12.5074.0%21.2%99.2%33.9%59.4%14.3%-15.2%757267.5K-6020.4593.662841291,389326
2016-01-15$10.84$12.5077.6%22.3%98.0%36.1%58.7%20.2%-9.2%-148300.2K-7100.53114.342871531,389385
2016-01-19$10.84$12.5085.5%24.5%92.8%41.1%61.5%18.6%0.0%-468236.4K-7661.26100.37102129500327
2016-01-20$10.36$12.5067.8%19.5%93.8%30.0%68.7%44.3%72.4%327231.0K-7681.53101.6587133544332
2016-01-21$10.98$12.5081.7%23.4%96.0%38.7%59.7%52.5%48.8%-47242.9K-7551.46105.5691133537329
2016-01-22$11.91$12.5047.8%13.7%100.0%17.4%49.3%25.3%42.4%-65194.8K-1.1K1.28107.06104133542329
2016-01-25$12.39$12.5052.1%14.9%80.9%20.1%52.8%29.5%63.1%349187.4K-1.0K0.88111.64151133556329
2016-01-26$13.02$12.5067.3%19.3%81.7%29.6%63.7%27.8%13.3%3.2K78.6K-1.4K0.37104.6320275611329
2016-01-27$13.27$12.5064.1%18.4%81.7%27.7%65.2%28.8%-59.8%6.9K-11.3K-1.4K0.74108.239873727329
2016-01-28$13.48$12.5064.9%18.6%81.9%28.2%69.9%8.6%29.2%6.4K-48.7K-1.6K0.69101.4010975713330
2016-01-29$13.82$12.5051.1%14.6%82.2%19.4%52.5%2.1%0.0%7.4K-121.6K-1.7K0.38117.0320177721336