KNOP Options History — February 2017

In February 2017, KNOP traded between $21.25 and $22.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.7%, placing in the 13.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.1% (HV 20d: 19.6%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 15 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.96.

Notable Days

  • 2017-02-21: Highest Volume — 669 contracts
  • 2017-02-08: Largest IV drop — 26.4% change
  • 2017-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 26.9%
  • 2017-02-09: Largest Expected Move — 8.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.98$21.25$22.75$21.90$22.10
Max Pain$20.92$20.00$22.50$22.50$22.50
ATM IV24.7%20.6%33.5%25.0%29.1%
Expected Move7.0%5.9%8.4%7.2%8.3%
HV 20d19.6%13.9%31.7%31.5%22.6%
HV 60d28.5%27.5%30.9%30.9%28.0%
IV Rank13.2%7.2%26.9%10.7%26.9%
IV Percentile18.6%2.0%54.8%17.9%44.4%
Term Structure1.6%-3.0%8.9%-0.5%-3.0%
VWIV25.5%20.1%29.4%25.9%29.4%
Skew 25d7.2%-2.3%33.9%1.4%-2.2%
Skew 10d14.3%-4.1%56.4%4.3%0.1%
Call IV 25d24.6%18.4%32.1%24.7%32.1%
Put IV 25d31.8%22.8%57.8%26.1%30.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %103.8876.29112.16105.74105.82
Gamma HHI0.450.350.760.490.36
Net GEX27.1K-18.0K154.5K-18.0K16.6K
Net DEX374.6K-219.8K824.7K738.8K357.1K
Net VEX-7.0K-7.8K-6.4K-6.6K-7.6K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.960.282.210.410.56
Total Volume271.158154669315206
Total OI2,284.5261,8102,5471,8102,547

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-02-01$21.90$22.5025.0%7.2%31.5%10.7%25.9%1.4%-0.5%-18.0K738.8K-6.6K0.41105.74223925751,235
2017-02-02$22.05$20.0026.3%6.7%31.7%11.6%25.9%4.3%5.2%-374520.5K-7.3K0.37108.38227847631,254
2017-02-03$21.85$20.0024.2%8.1%13.9%10.0%28.9%4.8%-2.2%-5.0K614.4K-7.1K0.37109.05231867631,255
2017-02-06$21.53$20.0027.0%7.4%14.6%12.1%27.4%3.7%1.1%-8.8K757.0K-7.0K0.28101.78345967851,268
2017-02-07$21.30$20.0033.5%7.5%14.9%16.9%27.9%-2.3%-2.7%12.3K766.5K-7.0K2.02107.47531071,0361,276
2017-02-08$21.25$20.0024.7%7.1%14.8%10.4%26.7%4.0%8.9%8.4K824.7K-6.7K1.80101.0955991,0371,287
2017-02-09$21.25$20.0029.1%8.4%14.8%13.7%25.3%3.1%1.0%14.6K742.5K-7.1K2.21106.52751661,0381,290
2017-02-10$21.46$20.0025.7%7.4%15.3%11.1%27.6%4.3%1.5%24.5K700.4K-6.7K1.01106.3490911,0781,220
2017-02-13$21.40$20.0021.5%6.2%15.2%8.1%25.0%5.4%2.9%16.9K773.7K-6.4K0.89102.87110981,1181,230
2017-02-14$21.68$20.0023.1%6.6%16.1%25.1%26.1%5.0%0.8%30.6K474.1K-6.7K1.1876.2982971,1481,231
2017-02-15$22.20$20.0022.0%6.3%18.3%10.5%25.6%7.6%0.9%154.5K22.7K-6.8K1.0497.811891961,1521,233
2017-02-16$22.55$20.0021.3%6.1%19.0%8.9%20.1%30.5%5.8%97.7K-219.8K-6.6K1.1797.64991161,1381,225
2017-02-17$22.20$20.0020.6%5.9%19.9%7.2%20.9%-1.9%5.4%17.5K415.1K-6.6K0.69108.651731191,1591,208
2017-02-21$22.75$22.5021.2%6.1%21.7%8.6%21.2%29.9%2.8%29.1K-107.4K-6.5K0.85103.893623078241,104
2017-02-22$22.53$22.5025.7%7.4%21.9%19.0%29.3%5.0%-2.0%26.2K-165.9K-7.6K1.08106.501191291,1051,302
2017-02-23$22.66$22.5022.1%6.3%21.9%10.6%23.6%-0.5%2.7%31.2K-175.7K-7.8K1.10108.721181301,1371,361
2017-02-24$22.58$22.5023.6%6.8%21.9%14.2%23.5%33.9%2.6%33.6K-16.1K-7.6K0.71107.06117831,1401,362
2017-02-27$22.40$22.5024.1%6.9%22.1%15.2%24.1%1.2%0.0%33.1K94.4K-7.6K0.56112.16117651,1411,381
2017-02-28$22.10$22.5029.1%8.3%22.6%26.9%29.4%-2.2%-3.0%16.6K357.1K-7.6K0.56105.82132741,1411,406