PUT / CALL RATIO
Provided by Schaeffer's Investment Research
The term "put/call ratio" is familiar even to investors who have never traded an option, as it is widely used by analysts to measure the sentiment in the options market for use as a contrarian market timing indicator. The theory is that when this ratio is high it means that pessimism abounds among option speculators, which often signals a good time to buy.
It is particularly instructive to focus on those stocks whose put/call ratios have exceeded 1.00; in other words stocks whose put open interest has been larger than their call open interest. This is an unusual situation historically as it is not "natural" for there to be more pessimistic activity (Puts) than optimistic activity (calls).
The table below displays companies with current Schaeffer's Open Interest Ratios greater than one. Each record displays current call and put open interest along with the SOIR Reading.
Ticker
Call Open Interest
Put Open Interest
SOIR
AAP 3,213
3,270
1.02
ABFS 3,838
4,984
1.30
ABI 3,956
6,187
1.56
ABMD 4,783
5,187
1.08
ABV 2,580
2,618
1.01
ACAS 65,450
99,042
1.51
ACF 56,198
68,632
1.22
ACLI 14,792
17,316
1.17
ACN 22,517
30,706
1.36
ACOR 13,718
16,481
1.20
ACS 7,147
9,008
1.26
ADP 30,477
31,510
1.03
ADS 12,261
14,410
1.18
AES 54,290
93,372
1.72
AF 3,416
4,113
1.20
AFAM 1,054
2,139
2.03
AGO 11,704
31,221
2.67
AIV 1,855
2,114
1.14
ALGN 8,439
10,160
1.20
ALL 69,490
92,108
1.33
ALTR 41,834
78,905
1.89
AMED 14,164
25,918
1.83
AMT 61,556
61,600
1.00
AN 35,611
45,733
1.28
ANN 15,142
19,015
1.26
AOC 18,958
21,053
1.11
APC 140,086
154,082
1.10
APL 3,290
4,232
1.29
APOL 73,009
77,733
1.06
ARM 24,362
33,257
1.37
ARTC 9,474
15,405
1.63
ASCA 3,393
4,485
1.32
ASEI 3,825
4,450
1.16
ASML 3,159
8,462
2.68
AVB 2,843
9,193
3.23
AVP 35,493
54,504
1.54
AVY 5,739
14,119
2.46
AXL 38,730
68,667
1.77
AXP 355,926
436,882
1.23
AXS 2,815
3,308
1.18
AYE 5,186
7,722
1.49
AYI 1,541
3,213
2.09
AYR 5,919
12,176
2.06
AZO 29,942
34,109
1.14
BBBY 74,894
96,158
1.28
BBOX 1,250
2,121
1.70
BBT 102,749
109,541
1.07
BBV 1,690
1,707
1.01
BBW 4,291
4,543
1.06
BBX 1,576
4,132
2.62
BBY 153,119
156,009
1.02
BC 27,062
39,694
1.47
BCE 19,921
35,867
1.80
BDK 17,952
25,789
1.44
BEBE 9,194
15,398
1.67
BJ 10,242
34,595
3.38
BKD 1,298
3,712
2.86
BKS 10,391
12,129
1.17
BLUD 4,211
4,334
1.03
BRE 1,071
1,599
1.49
BRLI 1,786
2,016
1.13
BSX 227,189
262,909
1.16
BWLD 10,777
17,101
1.59
BXP 5,881
8,791
1.49
BZH 66,459
71,521
1.08
CAL 144,122
145,260
1.01
CALM 17,696
18,323
1.04
CAVM 20,920
21,899
1.05
CBRL 6,984
13,355
1.91
CCE 23,914
42,913
1.79
CCL 65,272
91,435
1.40
CCMP 1,908
2,313
1.21
CCRT 22,933
47,481
2.07
CHB 2,311
4,841
2.09
CHH 2,089
9,234
4.42
CHTT 2,078
2,792
1.34
CLS 29,851
57,565
1.93
CLX 12,772
13,192
1.03
CMED 18,041
18,874
1.05
CMI 58,349
102,866
1.76
CNA 3,500
4,587
1.31
CNB 21,039
23,447
1.11
CNP 2,501
3,217
1.29
COF 173,571
316,533
1.82
COGT 8,771
12,285
1.40
COLM 6,153
6,217
1.01
CONN 1,437
2,345
1.63
COST 105,881
160,918
1.52
CPNO 1,707
2,419
1.42
CPRT 6,841
9,227
1.35
CPTS 2,757
2,910
1.06
CQB 30,720
42,483
1.38
CRZO 5,250
5,623
1.07
CS 5,645
14,609
2.59
CSL 1,184
2,731
2.31
CSR 13,268
13,432
1.01
CTB 10,254
11,437
1.12
CTCM 3,950
4,143
1.05
CTX 59,012
94,916
1.61
CVC 25,468
26,392
1.04
CVX 266,669
273,834
1.03
CW 1,241
1,428
1.15
CX 115,072
117,766
1.02
CXO 3,297
3,824
1.16
CYBX 3,065
3,734
1.22
CYD 4,174
5,580
1.34
CYN 2,611
7,115
2.73
CYPB 64,978
83,158
1.28
DBB 1,241
2,263
1.82
DBC 23,433
24,992
1.07
DBO 3,466
19,299
5.57
DBRN 3,212
3,294
1.03
DDUP 37,462
108,272
2.89
DF 12,692
39,988
3.15
DFS 42,861
90,163
2.10
DHI 80,810
164,500
2.04
DIN 5,922
6,851
1.16
DIS 170,795
190,584
1.12
DKS 32,852
54,294
1.65
DLB 2,967
5,161
1.74
DNDN 565,649
942,762
1.67
DRE 6,443
15,676
2.43
DV 4,920
5,106
1.04
DXCM 1,052
1,927
1.83
EAT 6,576
13,820
2.10
EEM 1,931,300
2,092,521
1.08
EIX 10,510
11,577
1.10
EJW 12,205
18,911
1.55
ELX 6,808
7,427
1.09
EOG 43,932
52,138
1.19
EPL 1,870
6,572
3.51
EPP 1,398
32,248
23.07
EQR 5,170
6,744
1.30
ESEA 1,847
2,325
1.26
ETE 1,895
2,791
1.47
ETH 2,749
7,260
2.64
ETR 24,089
26,616
1.10
EVVV 2,331
5,325
2.28
EWC 16,609
26,600
1.60
EWW 75,605
105,519
1.40
EWZ 616,911
676,007
1.10
F 630,395
755,936
1.20
FBP 1,230
1,796
1.46
FCFS 1,268
1,336
1.05
FDO 13,277
23,980
1.81
FDRY 56,082
91,245
1.63
FDS 2,672
5,700
2.13
FDX 66,352
68,101
1.03
FED 37,552
38,788
1.03
FFH 3,832
5,695
1.49
FIG 9,235
10,956
1.19
FII 1,085
1,924
1.77
FISV 11,034
12,929
1.17
FITB 88,132
176,678
2.00
FRP 5,128
18,081
3.53
FSLR 92,239
101,372
1.10
FXA 3,725
5,187
1.39
FXB 6,645
8,836
1.33
FXE 17,248
17,728
1.03
GA 8,979
10,714
1.19
GAP 6,538
8,221
1.26
GB 3,227
8,203
2.54
GET 1,747
4,883
2.80
GGB 31,599
32,291
1.02
GHDX 4,066
8,005
1.97
GM 1,069,116
1,285,802
1.20
GPS 61,832
67,975
1.10
GSG 2,883
3,807
1.32
GSIC 1,205
4,029
3.34
GY 2,837
4,114
1.45
HAIN 1,111
1,491
1.34
HAL 277,499
316,846
1.14
HANS 33,837
41,721
1.23
HAR 6,032
6,263
1.04
HBAN 14,279
19,105
1.34
HBC 126,840
256,379
2.02
HDB 4,143
5,771
1.39
HEW 6,980
29,686
4.25
HIBB 1,983
5,213
2.63
HIG 84,982
100,901
1.19
HMC 5,449
5,460
1.00
HNZ 37,888
59,772
1.58
HOG 90,597
155,931
1.72
HOT 75,655
81,110
1.07
HOV 65,465
70,278
1.07
HPC 7,512
20,805
2.77
HRB 30,947
61,556
1.99
HRP 1,956
3,637
1.86
HSIC 3,598
3,691
1.03
HST 14,978
18,903
1.26
HTCH 9,830
10,686
1.09
IART 1,437
2,269
1.58
IDEV 10,379
11,675
1.12
IEF 15,269
27,126
1.78
IFF 2,029
4,205
2.07
ININ 1,303
1,390
1.07
INT 4,398
5,835
1.33
IPHS 2,134
3,621
1.70
IRM 6,208
22,705
3.66
ITMN 66,474
84,110
1.27
ITU 26,708
38,012
1.42
IWM 1,818,141
2,199,623
1.21
IYR 175,005
405,670
2.32
IYT 7,935
11,888
1.50
JBHT 23,685
36,963
1.56
JCG 52,988
75,583
1.43
JCI 16,700
22,095
1.32
JCP 85,065
121,538
1.43
JNS 10,077
13,633
1.35
JNY 15,407
17,073
1.11
JOSB 37,855
56,687
1.50
JPM 864,532
921,659
1.07
K 22,816
29,656
1.30
KBH 88,223
123,114
1.40
KDN 1,596
1,605
1.01
KEY 70,870
78,376
1.11
KIM 7,101
15,562
2.19
KMP 25,058
29,355
1.17
KMX 21,220
48,181
2.27
KNX 2,393
4,082
1.71
KOL 10,825
17,480
1.61
KRE 24,414
118,867
4.87
KSU 7,058
10,449
1.48
KSWS 2,501
3,178
1.27
LBTYA 12,404
33,468
2.70
LEAP 15,270
15,763
1.03
LEG 4,910
30,774
6.27
LLL 14,595
16,088
1.10
LNC 15,479
18,434
1.19
LNY 3,671
16,703
4.55
LOW 138,867
154,174
1.11
LRY 1,717
2,753
1.60
LSTR 2,303
4,232
1.84
LTM 16,778
34,280
2.04
LUK 18,513
30,144
1.63
LULU 19,953
28,951
1.45
LUV 68,826
82,677
1.20
LUX 1,661
1,744
1.05
LYV 5,073
6,666
1.31
LZB 1,487
4,516
3.04
MAN 2,255
3,010
1.33
MAR 24,189
29,630
1.22
MAS 49,466
53,783
1.09
MBI 168,536
206,627
1.23
MCD 179,763
218,094
1.21
MCHP 13,544
16,084
1.19
MCO 136,889
255,108
1.86
MDC 16,301
23,131
1.42
MDY 68,206
71,012
1.04
MEA 5,426
5,630
1.04
MER 638,755
660,551
1.03
MET 92,709
119,543
1.29
MGA 3,320
32,473
9.78
MGG 1,574
2,723
1.73
MGM 142,240
299,543
2.11
MHK 14,191
31,570
2.22
MI 21,409
27,833
1.30
MIDD 1,321
3,154
2.39
MIL 2,720
8,157
3.00
MINI 1,565
1,925
1.23
MMM 119,135
135,101
1.13
MNI 3,517
4,828
1.37
MNTA 15,932
21,551
1.35
MNX 488,434
564,784
1.16
MS 651,271
664,464
1.02
MSCS 1,096
2,007
1.83
MTB 9,799
18,310
1.87
MTH 10,074
54,908
5.45
MTN 2,094
3,682
1.76
MVR 9,204
14,560
1.58
MVSN 2,978
3,602
1.21
MW 2,877
12,713
4.42
MYGN 122,023
368,049
3.02
MYL 77,803
78,529
1.01
N 1,268
1,338
1.06
NAV 2,793
11,299
4.05
NCS 1,335
1,452
1.09
NCX 27,856
38,121
1.37
NDX 233,926
301,927
1.29
NFLX 22,790
50,243
2.20
NHP 1,077
3,470
3.22
NI 3,599
4,439
1.23
NILE 20,693
26,164
1.26
NKE 71,883
95,942
1.33
NLC 2,794
6,737
2.41
NSR 2,041
2,130
1.04
NTRI 45,492
59,224
1.30
NWS 20,778
33,228
1.60
NWY 1,985
1,995
1.01
NYT 12,315
13,913
1.13
O 4,174
5,150
1.23
OI 20,232
41,789
2.07
OIH 269,876
290,491
1.08
OMC 35,535
40,276
1.13
ONXX 72,209
116,403
1.61
ORB 2,426
2,570
1.06
ORLY 1,184
3,359
2.84
OSG 12,348
18,075
1.46
OSIR 2,252
2,439
1.08
OTTR 1,837
2,232
1.22
OXM 1,404
1,776
1.26
PACW 1,132
1,995
1.76
PALM 55,762
84,888
1.52
PBG 3,352
5,360
1.60
PBI 8,024
12,195
1.52
PBY 4,948
6,053
1.22
PCAR 21,073
30,528
1.45
PCBC 2,379
3,344
1.41
PDCO 10,201
12,687
1.24
PEI 2,215
2,489
1.12
PETM 13,630
17,869
1.31
PFCB 5,927
12,569
2.12
PFG 10,532
19,434
1.85
PII 4,514
6,379
1.41
PL 2,144
3,588
1.67
PLD 21,436
33,842
1.58
PNC 57,768
63,455
1.10
PNM 1,367
4,038
2.95
POOL 2,206
3,949
1.79
PPH 52,373
67,752
1.29
PRAA 4,307
4,958
1.15
PRU 165,746
241,832
1.46
PSA 6,623
13,280
2.01
PTIE 19,088
24,205
1.27
PTRY 5,187
6,368
1.23
PTV 4,029
6,029
1.50
PWRD 3,293
3,855
1.17
PX 14,615
18,912
1.29
PZZA 2,334
4,433
1.90
QDEL 1,246
1,417
1.14
QSII 5,782
7,204
1.25
R 10,731
13,058
1.22
RAI 20,861
21,081
1.01
RAIL 2,556
3,138
1.23
RAS 13,359
14,362
1.08
RATE 10,178
11,597
1.14
RCII 10,423
11,408
1.09
RCL 35,082
50,548
1.44
RDY 1,274
2,593
2.04
RE 7,932
13,780
1.74
RF 85,823
99,180
1.16
RJET 1,038
1,325
1.28
RL 21,494
39,681
1.85
RNR 2,502
3,100
1.24
ROH 12,489
23,870
1.91
ROP 1,505
1,774
1.18
ROST 6,723
22,046
3.28
RRI 33,838
43,977
1.30
RS 7,175
7,635
1.06
RTH 120,199
169,336
1.41
RUT 834,737
927,930
1.11
RWT 5,035
8,608
1.71
RYAAY 1,612
2,545
1.58
RYL 50,806
90,241
1.78
SAFM 1,836
2,681
1.46
SBAC 15,527
50,838
3.27
SEED 1,951
3,451
1.77
SHOO 1,825
3,193
1.75
SHW 15,132
15,725
1.04
SIAL 4,339
4,926
1.14
SJM 38,207
38,924
1.02
SKIL 1,608
10,118
6.29
SKYW 2,330
5,343
2.29
SLG 3,358
14,884
4.43
SLM 138,977
160,986
1.16
SLXP 3,624
4,665
1.29
SMG 4,997
6,403
1.28
SMN 7,039
8,129
1.15
SNS 1,081
1,123
1.04
SNV 21,888
38,973
1.78
SOA 1,073
2,999
2.79
SONC 2,531
4,986
1.97
SPC 1,962
2,246
1.14
SPF 42,172
49,792
1.18
SPG 38,295
44,669
1.17
SPX 6,224,530
7,787,420
1.25
SPY 5,057,346
6,581,770
1.30
SQM 7,698
8,241
1.07
SRCL 4,700
5,640
1.20
SRE 3,763
4,059
1.08
STI 132,135
173,451
1.31
STP 133,062
141,573
1.06
STRA 3,777
5,174
1.37
SUG 1,228
2,564
2.09
SUPX 2,333
3,884
1.66
SYNA 37,933
43,612
1.15
TBL 2,743
2,982
1.09
TCB 10,130
11,147
1.10
TD 7,536
8,870
1.18
TECD 4,519
4,797
1.06
TECH 1,011
1,665
1.65
TEL 14,857
18,051
1.21
TGT 492,903
643,455
1.31
THC 42,050
56,068
1.33
THG 3,296
3,325
1.01
THI 3,267
8,665
2.65
THO 2,892
4,160
1.44
TIF 50,052
94,087
1.88
TKC 6,296
24,209
3.85
TKTM 1,004
1,056
1.05
TLB 14,401
23,039
1.60
TLT 67,536
224,147
3.32
TM 17,666
19,291
1.09
TNP 5,930
9,177
1.55
TOL 70,042
94,514
1.35
TPX 48,233
69,451
1.44
TROW 26,628
27,280
1.02
TSCO 4,450
8,482
1.91
TTEK 3,481
3,730
1.07
TWC 14,805
15,886
1.07
TXI 11,145
14,616
1.31
UA 33,196
34,585
1.04
UAM 5,790
9,328
1.61
UBB 19,099
21,991
1.15
UBS 92,833
101,859
1.10
UDR 2,644
2,700
1.02
UMPQ 1,980
2,324
1.17
UNFI 3,326
4,839
1.45
USB 278,093
315,886
1.14
USG 42,679
68,555
1.61
USNA 3,726
9,029
2.42
USO 347,788
363,854
1.05
UST 9,468
15,719
1.66
UUP 8,086
18,044
2.23
VC 33,243
82,321
2.48
VCI 4,373
11,398
2.61
VGR 2,084
3,602
1.73
VIP 66,902
104,742
1.57
VIVO 2,461
2,481
1.01
VMC 70,880
71,394
1.01
VNO 6,173
10,990
1.78
VTAL 1,556
2,034
1.31
VTI 2,473
3,702
1.50
WBMD 6,008
8,444
1.41
WERN 3,411
4,183
1.23
WFC 884,639
1,168,029
1.32
WFSL 2,017
2,093
1.04
WGO 2,032
5,122
2.52
WHR 35,002
41,509
1.19
WL 2,780
3,184
1.15
WMT 635,214
761,373
1.20
WSM 19,678
30,836
1.57
WTW 4,906
7,219
1.47
WWW 1,197
2,697
2.25
WYNN 63,966
90,356
1.41
XEO 91,713
126,265
1.38
XLE 829,508
1,023,101
1.23
XLNX 89,972
104,720
1.16
XLP 36,250
70,476
1.94
XLU 26,226
28,153
1.07
XLY 137,169
181,715
1.32
XRT 120,607
386,705
3.21
XSP 125,100
249,119
1.99
YRCW 45,546
71,678
1.57
ZION 71,704
108,651
1.52
ZLC 18,211
25,184
1.38
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