KNOP Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, KNOP traded between $19.40 and $21.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.5%, placing in the 58.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.8% (HV 20d: 26.7%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $22.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.66.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-05: Highest Volume — 601 contracts
  • 2018-02-05: Largest IV spike — 56.5% change
  • 2018-02-06: Highest IV Rank — 97.2%
  • 2018-02-27: Largest Expected Move — 10.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$20.36$19.40$21.15$20.50$19.90
Max Pain$20.13$20.00$22.50$22.50$20.00
ATM IV27.5%19.1%39.5%22.5%28.1%
Expected Move7.7%5.6%10.2%7.1%8.1%
HV 20d26.7%14.7%30.2%14.7%30.2%
HV 60d24.3%23.4%27.2%26.9%23.5%
IV Rank58.7%31.9%97.2%42.6%60.8%
IV Percentile76.0%23.4%99.2%55.2%86.9%
Term Structure-3.1%-11.9%9.2%-1.0%-3.4%
VWIV26.2%16.8%33.9%23.5%30.5%
Skew 25d13.0%-2.5%30.4%16.3%-2.5%
Skew 10d23.5%-2.4%50.3%25.6%-2.4%
Call IV 25d21.9%17.0%29.1%18.3%29.1%
Put IV 25d34.8%20.6%57.7%34.6%26.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %113.4390.84133.13109.53109.47
Gamma HHI0.590.490.670.550.63
Net GEX-81.0K-108.0K-62.0K-69.9K-71.2K
Net DEX1.3M666.2K2.2M1.3M1.6M
Net VEX-9.6K-10.5K-8.6K-10.5K-8.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.660.545.150.544.25
Total Volume451.368324601324394
Total OI3,714.2633,4993,8943,4993,669

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$20.50$22.5022.5%7.1%14.7%42.6%23.5%16.3%-1.0%-69.9K1.3M-10.5K0.54109.532111131,3782,121
2018-02-02$20.00$20.0019.1%6.5%16.2%31.9%21.9%9.8%-0.3%-73.7K1.5M-10.3K0.63111.982081311,4062,147
2018-02-05$19.40$20.0029.9%6.7%18.6%66.4%24.7%11.8%0.2%-62.0K2.2M-8.6K2.18118.671894121,3682,155
2018-02-06$20.15$20.0039.5%8.5%24.2%97.2%28.6%17.7%-3.3%-95.6K1.8M-10.2K2.29125.911804131,3792,489
2018-02-07$20.50$20.0025.7%7.4%25.1%53.0%28.1%9.4%-5.0%-108.0K1.3M-10.0K2.32126.751784131,3832,474
2018-02-08$19.90$20.0021.5%6.2%26.6%39.6%22.6%4.3%2.7%-91.2K2.0M-9.5K1.75133.131723011,3832,474
2018-02-09$19.85$20.0031.3%9.0%26.2%70.8%31.4%13.3%-3.8%-90.3K2.0M-10.1K2.61115.421233211,3832,476
2018-02-12$20.40$20.0022.3%6.4%28.3%42.2%19.8%23.8%-2.5%-92.7K1.3M-10.1K2.42125.191323191,3822,451
2018-02-13$20.75$20.0026.4%7.6%29.1%55.3%25.8%21.1%-0.2%-90.5K1.0M-9.8K1.88116.241743271,3852,453
2018-02-14$20.78$20.0028.2%8.1%29.2%61.1%23.7%23.7%-3.1%-95.6K1.1M-9.8K2.22119.391743861,4002,453
2018-02-15$20.86$20.0019.4%5.6%29.2%33.0%16.8%3.6%9.2%-72.5K869.0K-10.0K2.17116.551743771,4002,494
2018-02-16$21.15$20.0026.4%7.6%29.7%55.3%22.1%10.3%-1.8%-72.9K666.2K-9.5K1.83116.431923521,3992,492
2018-02-20$20.85$20.0034.8%10.0%30.0%82.0%33.0%10.9%-11.9%-75.5K788.4K-9.5K2.50102.651062651,3412,247
2018-02-21$20.65$20.0025.2%7.2%30.1%51.5%25.4%6.7%-4.2%-73.5K763.6K-9.3K3.68112.88762801,3352,231
2018-02-22$20.50$20.0026.2%7.5%30.1%54.5%26.6%7.1%-3.2%-74.0K1.0M-9.4K3.5990.84782801,3262,251
2018-02-23$20.35$20.0032.8%9.4%30.1%75.8%31.4%24.7%-11.7%-77.1K1.2M-8.9K3.37108.77832801,3282,251
2018-02-26$20.20$20.0027.3%7.8%30.1%58.0%28.0%4.1%-4.6%-74.8K1.2M-8.7K5.1593.92623191,3442,254
2018-02-27$20.20$20.0035.5%10.2%30.0%84.5%33.9%30.4%-10.4%-77.2K1.4M-8.8K5.15101.39623191,3492,320
2018-02-28$19.90$20.0028.1%8.1%30.2%60.8%30.5%-2.5%-3.4%-71.2K1.6M-8.9K4.25109.47753191,3492,320