Tracking the KEMX expected move helps you see how far KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF's expected move is derived directly from option premiums and gives you an objective range to plan trades, set strikes, and manage risk. Use our scanner to monitor the KEMX expected move for this week's options, in real time.
The expected move is typically calculated from at-the-money straddle prices (or a blend of straddles and strangles) and represents roughly a one-standard-deviation range over the chosen timeframe. For KEMX, comparing the implied expected move to actual realized moves over similar windows tells you whether the options market has historically overestimated or underestimated volatility. The KEMX expected move for this week's options pricing is especially useful for short-dated traders, earnings players, and anyone selling premium who needs to know where the market thinks KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF is unlikely to go.
Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in instruments in its underlying index or in instruments that have economic characteristics similar to those in the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of mid- and large-cap companies of emerging market countries, excluding China.
Iron condors, weekly premium sales, directional swing trades — they all live or die by where the market thinks the stock won't go. Our scanner tracks the KEMX expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF expected move for this week's options is the fastest read on short-term risk, which gives you a quick way to interpret what the options market thinks about KEMX.
