KNOP Options History — July 2016

In July 2016, KNOP traded between $18.08 and $19.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 13.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 31.9%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2016-07-29: Highest Volume — 1,035 contracts
  • 2016-07-06: Largest IV spike — 57.5% change
  • 2016-07-06: Highest IV Rank — 22.5%
  • 2016-07-18: Largest Expected Move — 11.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.83$18.08$19.69$19.03$19.69
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV33.1%20.1%48.4%30.7%26.4%
Expected Move8.9%5.7%11.0%8.8%7.6%
HV 20d31.9%24.3%37.7%35.9%24.6%
HV 60d34.3%31.6%37.4%36.6%31.6%
IV Rank13.4%5.7%22.5%12.0%9.4%
IV Percentile17.0%0.4%69.8%2.4%2.4%
Term Structure1.3%-9.3%13.3%3.3%5.7%
VWIV37.9%28.0%47.9%35.1%46.6%
Skew 25d14.1%4.9%25.7%19.4%21.4%
Skew 10d21.8%6.1%59.9%59.9%19.7%
Call IV 25d28.3%15.4%38.0%31.4%29.4%
Put IV 25d42.4%37.3%50.8%50.8%50.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.5598.29109.16107.63103.12
Gamma HHI0.710.550.980.980.83
Net GEX24.6K10.7K61.4K33.5K61.4K
Net DEX-649.1K-1.1M-303.3K-772.2K-1.1M
Net VEX-3.9K-6.3K-3.0K-4.0K-6.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.090.980.650.11
Total Volume362.051731,0352781,035
Total OI1,847.351,0772,3012,2382,000

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-07-01$19.03$17.5030.7%8.8%35.9%12.0%35.1%19.4%3.3%33.5K-772.2K-4.0K0.65107.631691091,0891,149
2016-07-05$18.32$17.5030.7%10.8%37.7%12.0%37.9%4.9%-2.8%20.3K-541.8K-3.9K0.6599.311691091,0891,149
2016-07-06$18.41$17.5048.4%9.9%37.2%22.5%34.2%7.9%-0.1%23.8K-562.8K-3.4K0.89103.931221091,0901,149
2016-07-07$18.36$17.5047.7%10.7%36.8%22.1%37.6%7.4%0.3%21.2K-652.9K-3.4K0.90105.151211091,0771,149
2016-07-08$18.08$17.5033.5%9.7%35.9%13.6%34.4%7.1%2.4%21.9K-569.7K-3.3K0.9098.421211091,0771,149
2016-07-11$18.33$17.5042.8%10.3%35.8%19.2%31.6%24.0%6.5%14.6K-711.8K-3.2K0.98102.871061041,0771,149
2016-07-12$18.76$17.5048.2%8.8%33.6%22.3%38.3%10.8%-2.8%15.6K-752.1K-3.2K0.78109.161421111,0931,154
2016-07-13$18.74$17.5036.0%10.3%32.4%15.1%36.2%7.5%-1.8%14.0K-729.2K-3.1K0.78105.501421111,1381,154
2016-07-14$18.44$17.5037.6%10.8%31.8%16.1%37.2%5.2%-9.3%15.8K-733.0K-3.2K0.63103.761771111,1421,154
2016-07-15$18.48$17.5034.9%10.0%31.7%14.5%34.7%15.0%-3.5%10.7K-686.5K-3.0K0.67102.54134901,1471,154
2016-07-18$18.69$17.5038.3%11.0%31.8%16.5%33.0%21.9%-2.0%11.0K-303.3K-3.2K0.55104.6912569678399
2016-07-19$18.80$17.5025.2%7.2%31.6%8.7%30.9%17.0%13.3%12.5K-399.8K-3.5K0.49105.2311657752417
2016-07-20$19.00$17.5023.6%6.8%31.0%7.8%28.0%20.6%9.4%15.7K-479.9K-3.6K0.49107.3011657773423
2016-07-21$18.94$17.5029.7%8.5%30.6%11.4%40.4%5.8%-0.6%14.1K-485.0K-3.6K0.3198.2918657773423
2016-07-22$19.32$17.5029.9%8.6%31.3%11.5%36.9%12.7%1.6%21.5K-517.0K-3.9K0.39106.6517969853423
2016-07-25$19.17$17.5027.0%7.7%30.8%9.8%46.5%12.9%-0.8%21.9K-500.5K-3.8K0.58101.4811969856438
2016-07-26$19.29$17.5026.2%7.5%28.7%9.3%47.9%11.8%-2.6%24.9K-536.0K-3.9K0.09101.1775769866439
2016-07-27$19.35$17.5020.1%5.7%24.6%5.7%44.8%25.7%7.0%58.4K-1.0M-6.1K0.10103.82757741,511439
2016-07-28$19.42$17.5025.6%7.3%24.3%9.0%45.3%22.9%3.2%60.0K-941.8K-5.8K0.14101.037521031,511444
2016-07-29$19.69$17.5026.4%7.6%24.6%9.4%46.6%21.4%5.7%61.4K-1.1M-6.3K0.11103.129321031,517483