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 3,745
3,961
1.06
ABFS 3,970
4,792
1.21
ABI 3,971
6,496
1.64
ABMD 4,805
5,174
1.08
ACAS 66,030
86,841
1.32
ACF 56,411
68,887
1.22
ACLI 14,792
16,602
1.12
ACN 22,573
29,693
1.32
ACS 7,157
9,063
1.27
ADP 30,916
31,701
1.03
ADS 12,807
14,122
1.10
AES 54,261
92,972
1.71
AF 3,428
4,116
1.20
AFAM 1,172
2,243
1.91
AGO 16,817
31,122
1.85
ALGN 9,018
10,092
1.12
ALL 77,499
112,418
1.45
ALTR 41,560
76,206
1.83
AMED 14,503
26,376
1.82
AN 36,322
46,185
1.27
ANN 15,197
19,564
1.29
AOC 19,721
21,961
1.11
APC 140,290
155,684
1.11
APL 3,289
4,069
1.24
APOL 75,924
80,858
1.06
ARM 25,541
33,298
1.30
ARTC 9,451
15,408
1.63
ASCA 3,393
3,895
1.15
ASEI 3,867
5,024
1.30
ASML 3,161
10,175
3.22
AVB 3,154
9,556
3.03
AVP 35,831
54,451
1.52
AVY 5,766
14,524
2.52
AXL 48,561
68,644
1.41
AXP 361,674
454,670
1.26
AXS 2,908
3,631
1.25
AYE 5,206
7,312
1.40
AYI 1,573
2,790
1.77
AYR 5,959
11,995
2.01
AZO 34,639
66,693
1.93
BBBY 75,539
94,276
1.25
BBOX 1,545
2,248
1.46
BBT 103,234
113,618
1.10
BBV 1,690
1,702
1.01
BBW 4,291
4,497
1.05
BBX 1,566
4,132
2.64
BBY 170,264
180,650
1.06
BC 27,282
39,894
1.46
BCE 21,597
36,366
1.68
BDK 19,794
25,845
1.31
BEBE 8,989
15,211
1.69
BJ 11,539
29,949
2.60
BKD 1,298
3,712
2.86
BKS 10,399
12,551
1.21
BRE 1,205
1,865
1.55
BRLI 1,786
2,016
1.13
BSX 228,064
261,642
1.15
BWLD 10,826
16,894
1.56
BXG 1,351
1,401
1.04
BXP 6,059
9,162
1.51
BZH 66,529
71,041
1.07
CAL 146,250
152,982
1.05
CALM 17,634
20,347
1.15
CAVM 20,840
21,588
1.04
CBRL 7,153
16,621
2.32
CCE 24,046
42,615
1.77
CCL 65,719
79,860
1.22
CCMP 1,908
2,317
1.21
CCRT 23,075
47,517
2.06
CHB 2,311
4,072
1.76
CHH 2,143
8,746
4.08
CHTT 2,110
3,111
1.47
CLHB 8,034
9,756
1.21
CLS 29,861
57,350
1.92
CLX 13,095
13,333
1.02
CMED 18,179
18,658
1.03
CMI 59,322
71,585
1.21
CNA 3,585
4,469
1.25
CNB 20,718
23,407
1.13
CNP 2,543
3,095
1.22
CNQR 7,379
7,592
1.03
COF 178,129
327,644
1.84
COGT 8,581
11,991
1.40
COLM 6,157
6,662
1.08
CONN 1,478
2,343
1.59
COST 106,394
158,556
1.49
CPNO 1,707
2,264
1.33
CPRT 6,851
9,033
1.32
CPTS 2,740
2,883
1.05
CQB 30,724
42,336
1.38
CS 5,889
14,758
2.51
CSL 1,206
2,701
2.24
CSR 13,415
13,496
1.01
CTB 10,299
11,453
1.11
CTCM 3,984
4,118
1.03
CTX 58,596
97,248
1.66
CVX 270,163
274,218
1.02
CW 1,278
1,692
1.32
CXG 1,002
1,076
1.07
CXO 3,383
3,771
1.11
CYBX 3,056
3,759
1.23
CYD 4,174
5,480
1.31
CYN 2,600
7,030
2.70
CYPB 64,884
83,167
1.28
DBB 1,241
2,287
1.84
DBC 23,480
25,498
1.09
DBO 3,586
19,425
5.42
DBRN 3,471
3,606
1.04
DBV 1,642
1,858
1.13
DDUP 37,615
105,780
2.81
DF 12,921
40,046
3.10
DFS 43,278
90,256
2.09
DHI 86,981
170,607
1.96
DIN 5,978
6,857
1.15
DIS 176,411
182,417
1.03
DKS 35,163
46,817
1.33
DLB 4,162
5,123
1.23
DNDN 565,009
942,817
1.67
DRE 7,047
15,937
2.26
DV 4,918
5,085
1.03
DXCM 1,052
1,672
1.59
EAT 7,022
13,450
1.92
EEM 1,949,740
2,196,201
1.13
EFX 2,068
2,235
1.08
EIX 11,147
11,607
1.04
EJW 12,280
21,100
1.72
ELX 6,828
7,025
1.03
EOG 44,336
52,190
1.18
EPL 1,870
6,561
3.51
EPP 1,397
32,323
23.14
EQR 5,405
6,978
1.29
ETE 1,895
2,795
1.47
ETH 2,749
7,782
2.83
ETR 24,550
26,521
1.08
EVVV 2,336
5,297
2.27
EWC 16,547
24,878
1.50
EWW 87,873
99,954
1.14
EWZ 639,740
682,587
1.07
F 635,453
750,529
1.18
FBP 1,230
1,807
1.47
FDO 13,344
24,428
1.83
FDRY 56,087
90,909
1.62
FDS 2,789
5,736
2.06
FDX 67,691
68,464
1.01
FED 37,696
39,426
1.05
FFH 3,868
5,673
1.47
FIG 9,244
10,788
1.17
FII 1,083
1,783
1.65
FISV 11,186
12,904
1.15
FITB 87,905
176,063
2.00
FRP 5,187
18,101
3.49
FSLR 97,800
101,807
1.04
FXA 3,798
5,023
1.32
FXB 6,645
8,708
1.31
FXE 17,357
19,243
1.11
GA 9,026
10,784
1.19
GAP 6,538
8,076
1.24
GB 3,738
9,246
2.47
GET 1,757
4,046
2.30
GHDX 4,066
7,998
1.97
GHL 2,695
2,954
1.10
GM 1,081,763
1,294,653
1.20
GPS 64,724
65,620
1.01
GSG 3,112
3,919
1.26
GSIC 1,205
3,946
3.27
GY 2,837
3,950
1.39
HAIN 1,104
1,450
1.31
HAL 278,615
311,788
1.12
HANS 35,113
44,891
1.28
HBAN 14,584
19,239
1.32
HBC 127,470
260,610
2.04
HDB 4,258
5,680
1.33
HEW 7,063
29,676
4.20
HIBB 2,356
5,723
2.43
HIG 87,499
101,288
1.16
HMC 5,483
5,696
1.04
HNZ 38,037
60,847
1.60
HOG 92,142
161,098
1.75
HOT 74,508
74,762
1.00
HOV 65,589
69,919
1.07
HPC 7,009
20,805
2.97
HRB 31,368
61,658
1.97
HRP 1,956
3,692
1.89
HST 15,033
18,734
1.25
HTCH 9,960
10,759
1.08
IACI 9,761
31,360
3.21
IART 1,452
2,260
1.56
IDEV 10,384
11,695
1.13
IEF 12,993
30,270
2.33
IFF 2,051
3,595
1.75
ININ 1,303
1,380
1.06
INT 4,397
5,917
1.35
IPHS 2,136
3,552
1.66
IRM 12,289
33,119
2.70
ITMN 68,185
85,558
1.25
ITU 27,050
39,478
1.46
IWM 1,905,602
2,240,989
1.18
IYR 205,776
428,084
2.08
IYT 8,512
11,795
1.39
JBHT 23,650
36,177
1.53
JCG 53,121
73,987
1.39
JCI 16,898
23,668
1.40
JCP 88,615
121,940
1.38
JNS 10,078
12,608
1.25
JNY 15,457
16,288
1.05
JOSB 38,141
57,600
1.51
JPM 876,064
930,004
1.06
K 23,207
30,000
1.29
KBH 88,476
132,111
1.49
KDN 1,626
1,683
1.04
KEY 71,018
80,629
1.14
KIM 9,396
21,188
2.26
KMP 25,541
29,686
1.16
KMX 21,440
48,946
2.28
KNX 2,393
4,092
1.71
KOL 11,141
17,143
1.54
KRE 24,449
121,706
4.98
KSU 7,136
10,070
1.41
KSWS 2,440
3,250
1.33
LBTYA 12,404
18,161
1.46
LEG 4,910
30,752
6.26
LIZ 33,242
40,538
1.22
LLL 15,011
16,075
1.07
LNC 17,075
18,897
1.11
LNY 3,660
16,751
4.58
LOW 138,284
155,880
1.13
LRY 1,737
2,661
1.53
LSTR 2,370
4,322
1.82
LTD 61,838
64,512
1.04
LTM 18,216
49,846
2.74
LUK 18,895
30,077
1.59
LULU 20,296
28,562
1.41
LUV 68,993
79,644
1.15
LUX 1,661
1,863
1.12
LYV 5,139
6,439
1.25
LZB 1,480
4,610
3.11
MAA 1,156
1,165
1.01
MAC 1,747
2,481
1.42
MAN 2,265
2,987
1.32
MAR 25,775
30,661
1.19
MAS 49,466
53,645
1.08
MBI 171,749
206,392
1.20
MCD 180,223
225,242
1.25
MCHP 15,062
16,630
1.10
MCO 137,048
239,129
1.74
MDC 16,901
23,217
1.37
MDY 68,221
71,012
1.04
MEA 5,436
5,568
1.02
MER 665,639
680,272
1.02
MET 116,394
121,532
1.04
MGA 3,335
32,509
9.75
MGG 1,580
2,557
1.62
MGM 144,135
302,499
2.10
MHK 14,364
31,139
2.17
MI 22,526
28,847
1.28
MIDD 1,321
3,043
2.30
MIL 2,819
8,167
2.90
MINI 1,565
1,954
1.25
MMM 120,080
143,781
1.20
MNI 3,517
4,828
1.37
MNTA 15,948
21,559
1.35
MNX 508,350
570,045
1.12
MS 659,446
665,330
1.01
MSCS 1,096
1,944
1.77
MTB 10,854
18,375
1.69
MTH 10,838
54,117
4.99
MTN 2,136
3,718
1.74
MVR 9,852
15,197
1.54
MVSN 2,978
3,587
1.20
MW 3,953
13,547
3.43
MYGN 122,438
371,521
3.03
MYL 77,679
78,677
1.01
NAV 2,910
13,004
4.47
NCS 1,336
1,431
1.07
NCX 29,073
37,858
1.30
NDX 247,577
315,518
1.27
NFLX 23,517
51,991
2.21
NFS 1,886
2,205
1.17
NHP 1,165
3,380
2.90
NI 3,710
4,406
1.19
NILE 21,664
26,440
1.22
NKE 68,271
95,399
1.40
NLC 2,795
6,720
2.40
NSR 2,042
2,130
1.04
NTRI 45,781
59,249
1.29
NWS 21,107
33,320
1.58
NWY 1,985
1,998
1.01
NYT 12,342
13,954
1.13
O 4,461
5,341
1.20
OFG 1,502
2,526
1.68
OI 20,719
42,726
2.06
OIH 279,570
289,546
1.04
OMC 35,797
40,335
1.13
ONXX 72,323
115,919
1.60
ORLY 1,193
3,526
2.96
OSG 12,900
17,566
1.36
OSIR 2,147
2,391
1.11
OTTR 1,859
2,021
1.09
OXM 1,404
1,775
1.26
PACW 1,187
1,989
1.68
PALM 55,836
87,745
1.57
PBG 3,138
5,358
1.71
PBI 8,035
11,844
1.47
PBY 5,154
6,037
1.17
PCAR 21,772
29,252
1.34
PCBC 2,370
4,315
1.82
PDCO 10,829
12,571
1.16
PEI 2,305
2,553
1.11
PETM 14,557
18,335
1.26
PFCB 6,171
12,180
1.97
PFG 11,245
20,624
1.83
PHH 1,768
1,784
1.01
PII 4,626
6,873
1.49
PL 2,152
3,275
1.52
PLD 23,411
33,248
1.42
PNC 59,446
69,043
1.16
PNM 1,500
4,085
2.72
POOL 2,214
3,953
1.79
PPH 56,120
67,666
1.21
PRAA 4,338
5,152
1.19
PRU 171,395
246,453
1.44
PSA 6,764
12,838
1.90
PTIE 18,986
24,222
1.28
PTV 4,021
6,005
1.49
PWRD 3,303
3,826
1.16
PX 14,878
19,331
1.30
PZZA 2,334
4,453
1.91
QDEL 1,245
1,419
1.14
QSII 5,832
7,257
1.24
R 10,835
12,926
1.19
RAI 21,201
21,446
1.01
RAIL 2,645
2,924
1.11
RAS 13,335
14,474
1.09
RATE 10,284
11,798
1.15
RCII 9,863
10,563
1.07
RCL 35,555
45,422
1.28
RDY 1,274
2,593
2.04
RE 8,186
14,033
1.71
RF 86,315
98,338
1.14
RJET 1,036
1,321
1.28
RL 22,944
38,729
1.69
RNR 2,657
3,087
1.16
ROH 13,682
30,478
2.23
ROP 1,558
1,854
1.19
ROST 7,367
22,406
3.04
RRI 33,877
43,551
1.29
RTH 124,273
168,996
1.36
RUT 865,127
952,481
1.10
RWT 5,339
9,036
1.69
RYAAY 1,623
2,541
1.57
RYL 51,839
91,406
1.76
SAFM 2,195
2,609
1.19
SBAC 15,547
51,022
3.28
SEED 1,951
3,449
1.77
SHOO 1,825
3,224
1.77
SHW 15,509
16,605
1.07
SIAL 4,390
5,015
1.14
SJM 38,516
43,957
1.14
SKIL 1,608
15,487
9.63
SKYW 2,354
5,335
2.27
SLG 3,415
16,814
4.92
SLM 141,811
172,167
1.21
SLXP 3,627
4,748
1.31
SMG 4,929
6,161
1.25
SMN 7,131
8,269
1.16
SNS 1,081
1,107
1.02
SNV 23,058
38,016
1.65
SOA 1,096
2,999
2.74
SONC 2,562
7,852
3.06
SPC 1,962
2,246
1.14
SPF 42,378
49,587
1.17
SPG 48,850
64,657
1.32
SPX 6,703,648
8,396,758
1.25
SPY 5,325,025
6,567,984
1.23
SQM 7,635
7,948
1.04
SRCL 5,952
6,132
1.03
SRE 3,765
4,130
1.10
STI 133,878
170,030
1.27
STP 137,924
145,188
1.05
STRA 3,841
5,457
1.42
SUG 1,228
2,958
2.41
SUPX 2,415
3,858
1.60
SYK 30,236
30,276
1.00
SYNA 38,067
43,578
1.14
TBL 2,753
2,975
1.08
TCB 10,116
11,415
1.13
TD 7,954
9,590
1.21
TECD 4,524
4,817
1.06
TECH 1,031
1,776
1.72
TEL 14,663
18,042
1.23
TGT 525,136
669,290
1.27
THC 42,561
55,837
1.31
THI 4,157
9,107
2.19
THO 2,928
4,139
1.41
TIF 51,833
118,667
2.29
TKC 6,338
18,935
2.99
TLB 14,421
23,504
1.63
TLT 71,042
234,692
3.30
TM 18,330
19,407
1.06
TNP 5,930
9,088
1.53
TOL 73,425
91,814
1.25
TPX 48,279
69,575
1.44
TROW 26,797
27,400
1.02
TSCO 4,938
8,734
1.77
TTEK 3,561
3,723
1.05
TWC 14,784
15,893
1.08
TXI 11,226
14,686
1.31
UA 33,950
36,953
1.09
UAM 5,790
9,338
1.61
UBB 24,125
26,573
1.10
UBS 97,399
103,936
1.07
UMPQ 2,098
2,343
1.12
UNFI 3,301
4,767
1.44
USB 277,240
282,864
1.02
USG 45,490
74,438
1.64
USNA 3,797
9,061
2.39
USO 359,441
370,651
1.03
UST 9,713
16,197
1.67
UUP 8,159
18,045
2.21
VC 33,293
63,333
1.90
VCI 4,373
11,238
2.57
VGR 2,125
3,914
1.84
VIP 68,286
104,588
1.53
VIVO 2,445
2,507
1.03
VMC 72,544
75,477
1.04
VNO 6,770
12,309
1.82
VTAL 1,556
2,020
1.30
VTI 2,458
3,688
1.50
WAB 2,095
2,298
1.10
WBMD 6,147
8,486
1.38
WERN 3,379
4,240
1.25
WFC 978,270
1,181,430
1.21
WFSL 2,017
2,076
1.03
WGO 2,032
5,044
2.48
WHR 35,681
37,325
1.05
WL 2,811
3,164
1.13
WMT 658,553
760,634
1.16
WSM 19,371
27,492
1.42
WTW 4,936
7,498
1.52
WWW 1,196
2,698
2.26
WYNN 64,560
98,930
1.53
XEO 103,232
136,343
1.32
XLE 837,491
1,026,083
1.23
XLNX 90,885
100,909
1.11
XLP 38,898
70,872
1.82
XLU 26,906
28,144
1.05
XLY 143,108
183,536
1.28
XRT 124,847
383,708
3.07
XSP 125,469
258,093
2.06
YRCW 50,541
71,276
1.41
ZION 76,100
111,604
1.47
ZLC 20,251
25,884
1.28
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