KNOP Options History — May 2020

In May 2020, KNOP traded between $12.70 and $15.51. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.7%, placing in the 37.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 5.0% (HV 20d: 62.7%). Max pain ranged from $12.50 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 6.07.

Notable Days

  • 2020-05-15: Highest Volume — 629 contracts
  • 2020-05-15: Largest IV spike — 31.7% change
  • 2020-05-05: Highest IV Rank — 60.3%
  • 2020-05-15: Largest Expected Move — 21.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$13.74$12.70$15.51$13.84$15.19
Max Pain$13.00$12.50$15.00$15.00$12.50
ATM IV57.7%39.4%86.3%60.5%40.2%
Expected Move15.5%11.3%21.5%17.3%11.5%
HV 20d62.7%50.2%86.2%85.4%51.2%
HV 60d91.0%89.6%93.1%89.6%93.1%
IV Rank37.9%23.7%60.3%40.1%24.2%
IV Percentile84.4%73.4%96.8%88.9%73.4%
Term Structure-2.7%-38.1%17.2%-16.1%-2.8%
VWIV52.2%40.1%73.3%61.0%40.1%
Skew 25d11.1%1.6%37.1%8.0%8.6%
Skew 10d19.0%-64.4%91.3%19.3%13.1%
Call IV 25d46.3%28.7%64.6%54.8%31.6%
Put IV 25d57.4%39.2%79.1%62.8%40.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %85.0236.27105.75105.75101.72
Gamma HHI0.380.300.590.440.59
Net GEX3.5K-13.5K25.3K18.0K25.3K
Net DEX376.2K-326.1K694.9K134.3K-103.3K
Net VEX-5.5K-6.1K-4.7K-5.3K-5.7K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio6.070.0043.934.490.13
Total Volume140.5662926953
Total OI4,267.853,8914,5283,8964,528

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-05-01$13.84$15.0060.5%17.3%85.4%40.1%61.0%8.0%-16.1%18.0K134.3K-5.3K4.49105.75492202,0291,867
2020-05-04$13.91$15.0077.8%13.6%81.9%53.6%44.9%9.7%5.6%18.0K163.1K-5.6K2.0077.20242,0102,032
2020-05-05$13.07$15.0086.3%17.1%86.2%60.3%57.8%15.0%-4.1%10.7K476.9K-4.8K6.6082.41201322,0122,028
2020-05-06$13.28$15.0059.1%16.7%86.2%39.1%56.6%11.8%-2.5%5.8K539.7K-4.7K0.1448.213752,0162,140
2020-05-07$13.39$12.5071.7%17.2%80.8%48.9%51.5%11.6%-4.2%9.4K455.0K-4.8K12.8436.27192442,0372,140
2020-05-08$13.38$12.5069.5%15.7%74.7%47.2%54.7%11.3%0.9%9.1K481.6K-5.5K0.8972.3253472,0482,305
2020-05-11$13.26$12.5055.6%16.2%60.9%36.3%0.0%1.6%-2.2%319502.3K-5.3K42.0085.711422,0732,301
2020-05-12$13.28$12.5047.4%16.1%56.1%29.9%53.3%4.6%-3.2%-2.0K536.5K-4.8K0.0083.021002,0742,342
2020-05-13$12.84$12.5055.5%15.9%50.2%36.2%55.3%7.5%-2.8%-5.9K619.4K-4.9K0.1477.472942,0792,342
2020-05-14$12.70$12.5056.9%16.3%50.3%37.3%56.0%8.4%-2.0%-12.0K608.1K-5.0K2.7484.5323632,0942,341
2020-05-15$12.95$12.5074.9%21.5%50.8%51.3%73.3%14.5%-38.1%776386.8K-5.9K43.9396.63146152,0592,403
2020-05-18$13.59$12.5061.3%17.6%53.2%40.7%49.7%10.9%-2.1%-13.5K694.9K-5.8K0.1799.47247421,6602,231
2020-05-19$13.30$12.5054.9%15.7%53.7%35.7%54.6%8.1%-0.9%-10.1K679.1K-5.9K3.1192.81471461,8882,267
2020-05-20$13.60$12.5051.9%14.9%53.1%33.4%44.9%4.8%-7.8%-8.6K597.4K-5.9K0.3998.651871,8992,300
2020-05-21$13.72$12.5045.1%12.9%53.0%28.1%0.0%25.4%17.2%-8.4K605.9K-5.7K0.0597.6110351,9152,300
2020-05-22$14.09$12.5045.4%13.0%53.7%28.3%50.1%14.0%3.7%-4.5K384.7K-6.1K0.8061.55542,0152,304
2020-05-26$15.17$12.5055.8%16.0%58.1%36.4%49.0%37.1%1.5%7.4K-57.3K-6.0K0.0999.86285252,0082,306
2020-05-27$15.51$12.5039.4%11.3%57.8%23.7%42.6%4.0%4.8%17.7K-326.1K-5.8K0.59101.65109642,1272,318
2020-05-28$14.74$12.5044.1%12.6%56.4%27.3%44.1%4.5%0.9%12.9K145.9K-6.1K0.3197.461342,1502,369
2020-05-29$15.19$12.5040.2%11.5%51.2%24.2%40.1%8.6%-2.8%25.3K-103.3K-5.7K0.13101.724762,1552,373