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KNTKKinetik Holdings Inc.

Options Analysis ReportNATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Market Cap $4.3B|NYSE
2026-08-28$53.81
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-27 EOD data
1Y +31.7%YTD +47.6%7D -1.6%
48
30D
±8.0%
0%

KNTK Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.2VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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KNTK Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

8.4
ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 42.4% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.98x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 21% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.91x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 29.4% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 80.1% (ATM 29.4% + spread 25.4% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 31.52% (spread 25.37% + slippage 6.15%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 4.74 (vega 12.033 / spread 25.37%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: -9%, Raw: -11%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -9% (neutral) — Raw: -11%

≥15%

|OI skew| 77.4% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +70.8%, OI skew +77.4% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +0%, ATM: -11%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 25% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.3
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.5% — normal turnover

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

≥5%

OI change +13.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 16% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 15% — patient

≥30

Conviction -9 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 25.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 10,084 — adequate

≥500

Volume 48/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.27 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 54% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 17.3 contracts (bid:13.5 ask:3.8) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.15% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -8.8% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 42% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 672.25 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -9% @ 54% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.5
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts5.7
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.1
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.3
bearishIV too cheap, bullish flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Aug 31, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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