KIM Options Chain Analysis

As of previous close (2026-10-02) · OPRA historical data

Spot $22.38 at that close. Nothing on this page comes from the session in progress.

Put/Call (OI)

0.52

3k P / 5k C

Put/Call (Volume)

0.60

6 P / 10 C that session

30d ATM IV

31%

annualized implied move

Call wall

$25

3k contracts

Put wall

$17.5

1k contracts

Tail hedging

0.4×

deep-OTM puts vs calls

What the positioning says

●Bullish positioning: only 0.52 puts per call outstanding.
●Call wall at $25 (3k contracts), 12% above spot — the upside strike the crowd is already parked on; often acts as near-term resistance.
●Put wall at $17.5 (1k contracts), 22% below spot — the hedge floor; often acts as support.
●Deep-OTM call OI is 2.4× deep-OTM put OI — speculative upside positioning dominates the tails.

Open interest by strike

All expiries combined. Amber lines mark the call and put walls; the dashed line is spot.

IV term structure

At-the-money implied volatility per expiry.

Volatility smile

IV by strike — expiry 2026-10-16. A steep left side = expensive downside protection.

30-day implied volatility history

Daily ATM IV (~30 DTE bucket) collected since March 2026. Rising IV into an event = the market bracing; collapsing IV after = the crush.

Open interest by expiry

Expiry	Call OI	Put OI	P/C	Volume that session
2026-10-16	2k	451	0.18	0
2026-11-20	33	76	2.30	8
2026-12-18	2k	2k	0.97	3
2027-01-15	622	189	0.30	0
2027-04-16	124	23	0.19	5

Source: Cboe end-of-session option chains, summarized after each US market close and published from the following trading day — OPRA historical data. Under the OPRA plan options data becomes historical, and freely publishable, at the opening of the next trading session; data from the session in progress is never displayed or served here. Open interest is exchange-reported once a day. Research, not investment advice.