QuantumScape (QS) Options Chain

NASDAQ: QSMiscellaneousIndustrial Machinery/ComponentsUSD

4.580.00 (0.00%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $4.58
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.24
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.02
ATM implied volatility: 74.2%
Expected move: ±$1.74
Open interest (C / P): 261.56K / 62.93K

QS options summary

The QS options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 22 call and 22 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 261,564 calls and 62,929 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.24, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $5.00 strike is 74.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.74 (38.1%) in QuantumScape stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (35.28K contracts) and the $5.00 put (23.13K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

QS options chain · January 15, 2027

QS calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
490	8	159.4%	3.65	3.30	3.90	1.00	0.00	0.07	0.02	176.6%	2	836
1,551	4	117.2%	2.67	2.44	2.86	2.00	0.00	0.07	0.03	100.0%	50	1,544
2,589	2	94.9%	1.61	1.61	1.93	3.00	0.03	0.14	0.08	71.9%	10	1,826
11,428	532	72.3%	0.97	0.93	1.00	4.00	0.33	0.45	0.36	72.8%	26	5,908
QS $4.58
17,388	620	75.8%	0.55	0.52	0.58	5.00	0.84	1.04	0.91	72.7%	14	23,131
5,062	155	78.3%	0.32	0.25	0.38	6.00	1.57	1.70	1.68	66.0%	6	2,657
32,464	3,992	84.8%	0.21	0.16	0.27	7.00	2.41	2.77	2.54	78.1%	10	9,389
5,750	209	86.7%	0.17	0.10	0.17	8.00	3.25	3.65	3.50	61.7%	40	851
2,503	40	100.0%	0.11	0.09	0.20	9.00	4.20	4.60	4.48	106.3%	1	467
35,282	967	97.3%	0.08	0.07	0.10	10.00	5.30	5.75	5.54	102.0%	1	11,823
2,208	7	105.5%	0.08	0.06	0.11	11.00	5.30	5.90	6.00	—	3	22
33,984	15	114.1%	0.09	0.05	0.13	12.00	7.35	7.55	7.48	93.8%	10	4,383
34,744	3,667	114.8%	0.03	0.03	0.05	15.00	10.25	10.60	10.37	87.5%	7	91
7,361	8	126.6%	0.03	0.00	0.09	17.00	0.00	0.00	10.68	—	1	0
30,289	44	135.9%	0.03	0.02	0.06	20.00	15.15	15.65	14.39	186.7%	2	0
6,459	507	144.5%	0.01	0.01	0.08	22.00	16.20	17.55	16.92	172.7%	3	0
9,954	1	153.1%	0.02	0.00	0.09	25.00	0.00	0.00	16.30	—	5	0
5,533	2	163.3%	0.12	0.01	0.10	27.00	0.00	0.00	18.14	—	1	0
5,066	1	200.8%	0.01	0.02	0.28	30.00	22.15	22.65	22.75	—	6	1
3,662	10	175.0%	0.02	0.01	0.10	32.00	0.00	0.00	24.80	—	1	0
944	8	175.0%	0.02	0.02	0.07	35.00	26.90	27.80	27.86	—	—	0
6,853	8	181.3%	0.04	0.00	0.10	37.00	31.20	31.85	32.00	—	15	0

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the QS put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the QS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.24 (62,929 puts vs 261,564 calls), and 0.02 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is QS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for QS options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 74.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects QuantumScape stock to move.

How many QS option expiration dates are there?

QS has 11 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.