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
AAPL 464,523
640,320
1.38
AAWW 3,058
3,148
1.03
ABAX 5,245
6,889
1.31
ABFS 6,129
8,331
1.36
ABV 8,015
9,143
1.14
ACC 2,296
3,670
1.60
ACE 17,012
19,964
1.17
ACF 26,764
43,363
1.62
ACGL 1,336
1,936
1.45
ACH 31,989
40,625
1.27
ADCT 15,689
21,635
1.38
ADS 29,305
94,436
3.22
ADSK 26,441
29,916
1.13
AF 2,034
4,339
2.13
AFAM 3,318
3,606
1.09
AFL 104,866
107,067
1.02
AGNC 6,723
7,378
1.10
AGO 19,258
20,514
1.07
AINV 5,553
11,909
2.14
AIR 5,238
7,190
1.37
AKAM 91,163
111,686
1.23
ALGT 2,770
7,913
2.86
ALJ 1,025
1,418
1.38
ALKS 13,884
14,537
1.05
AM 1,180
2,036
1.73
AMB 3,499
4,709
1.35
AMN 1,260
1,378
1.09
AN 14,100
16,419
1.16
ANDE 4,554
5,652
1.24
ANF 70,046
106,287
1.52
ANSS 2,171
2,535
1.17
APA 56,777
74,881
1.32
APD 8,955
9,097
1.02
APH 3,729
5,847
1.57
APL 8,106
14,142
1.74
APP 1,527
2,235
1.46
ARG 1,977
2,035
1.03
ARM 27,835
29,138
1.05
ARW 3,759
6,171
1.64
ASBC 1,165
3,446
2.96
ASCA 2,331
3,919
1.68
ASML 6,992
12,885
1.84
ASTE 1,464
1,474
1.01
ATHR 30,378
31,564
1.04
ATK 7,001
8,578
1.23
ATMI 1,429
1,432
1.00
ATW 11,346
14,822
1.31
AVT 4,354
4,960
1.14
AWI 7,651
8,206
1.07
AXP 203,677
205,458
1.01
AZO 26,999
37,103
1.37
AZZ 1,657
2,173
1.31
BA 154,361
169,303
1.10
BARE 11,285
15,374
1.36
BBBB 3,699
3,968
1.07
BBG 2,759
6,984
2.53
BBH 13,230
14,181
1.07
BBV 2,346
3,828
1.63
BBY 91,390
104,156
1.14
BDC 1,052
2,489
2.37
BDK 15,019
21,299
1.42
BEAV 4,918
6,396
1.30
BEC 3,061
3,941
1.29
BGC 21,046
24,857
1.18
BGU 13,826
22,823
1.65
BHP 53,807
55,158
1.03
BID 8,988
10,836
1.21
BJRI 1,384
5,101
3.69
BKC 7,811
8,218
1.05
BKD 4,298
8,189
1.91
BKE 7,787
13,393
1.72
BKS 8,196
14,252
1.74
BLK 6,398
10,466
1.64
BMO 6,981
38,795
5.56
BMS 3,388
4,621
1.36
BOBE 1,622
1,793
1.11
BPOP 14,044
32,891
2.34
BPT 1,101
1,246
1.13
BRCM 106,043
132,871
1.25
BTE 2,219
3,245
1.46
BTU 114,083
118,610
1.04
BWA 2,204
4,960
2.25
BWLD 10,598
10,612
1.00
BWP 1,082
2,724
2.52
CAB 3,032
3,632
1.20
CALM 3,189
4,051
1.27
CAT 230,751
758,418
3.29
CAVM 24,153
40,407
1.67
CCC 2,766
5,651
2.04
CCI 11,006
32,849
2.98
CCL 43,142
61,015
1.41
CCO 3,880
4,763
1.23
CCRT 4,093
19,839
4.85
CE 5,106
5,850
1.15
CECO 15,503
16,035
1.03
CEDC 8,020
12,786
1.59
CENX 88,142
91,657
1.04
CEO 6,908
10,460
1.51
CEP 1,484
2,155
1.45
CERN 12,763
24,834
1.95
CFSG 2,521
2,859
1.13
CHA 8,460
13,125
1.55
CHH 1,633
2,745
1.68
CLH 1,006
1,741
1.73
CLS 5,371
12,322
2.29
CLWR 27,986
33,685
1.20
CM 1,926
2,861
1.49
CMA 21,768
32,796
1.51
CMCSA 211,023
213,960
1.01
CMG 24,235
26,209
1.08
CMS 3,087
8,688
2.81
CNC 2,622
2,832
1.08
CNI 9,525
12,636
1.33
CNO 46,272
53,630
1.16
CNP 3,145
3,495
1.11
CNQR 1,938
1,955
1.01
CNW 7,167
9,118
1.27
CNX 5,632
14,060
2.50
COF 145,890
210,989
1.45
COGT 5,902
7,016
1.19
COH 56,467
58,680
1.04
COLM 4,108
4,755
1.16
CONN 1,731
5,340
3.08
COP 255,510
308,393
1.21
COST 52,776
64,699
1.23
CP 8,217
8,763
1.07
CPKI 1,127
14,477
12.85
CPLA 2,536
3,556
1.40
CPNO 5,287
7,265
1.37
CPTS 3,940
6,836
1.74
CQB 22,190
24,364
1.10
CR 1,006
1,630
1.62
CRM 57,143
58,023
1.02
CRR 3,989
6,419
1.61
CRZO 6,108
8,492
1.39
CS 15,463
16,013
1.04
CSH 3,162
4,638
1.47
CTRP 12,224
16,554
1.35
CTV 7,255
8,569
1.18
CVA 26,953
39,202
1.45
CVS 81,740
106,855
1.31
CX 123,817
208,373
1.68
CY 69,971
115,428
1.65
CYBX 2,050
2,966
1.45
CYCL 2,173
11,036
5.08
CYH 11,873
18,150
1.53
CYN 1,780
2,419
1.36
CYPB 12,039
14,591
1.21
DB 12,949
16,466
1.27
DBD 2,569
2,972
1.16
DD 4,964
29,287
5.90
DE 146,341
155,813
1.06
DECK 12,672
13,141
1.04
DF 22,530
35,553
1.58
DFS 26,310
29,722
1.13
DGI 2,950
7,205
2.44
DIA 370,607
385,067
1.04
DJX 151,378
215,528
1.42
DLB 7,159
8,209
1.15
DNR 11,010
11,736
1.07
DOW 211,463
268,780
1.27
DOX 23,161
24,894
1.07
DRE 4,803
8,268
1.72
DRN 2,524
4,330
1.72
DSTI 1,890
2,372
1.26
DTG 16,393
16,410
1.00
DV 5,133
5,190
1.01
EBIX 2,613
3,791
1.45
EEFT 3,197
3,884
1.21
EEM 2,130,130
2,764,632
1.30
EFA 374,164
478,617
1.28
EIX 8,747
14,086
1.61
EL 15,944
18,872
1.18
ELNK 9,943
13,847
1.39
ELY 3,502
6,641
1.90
EME 1,671
2,516
1.51
EMN 16,701
17,914
1.07
ENS 1,224
1,299
1.06
ENZN 9,274
11,615
1.25
EQR 6,301
9,829
1.56
EQY 3,716
9,442
2.54
ERIC 20,645
22,829
1.11
ERX 15,999
22,212
1.39
ESS 2,179
4,024
1.85
ETH 3,335
4,341
1.30
ETR 8,366
11,074
1.32
EV 1,539
3,629
2.36
EWA 18,945
71,651
3.78
EWBC 1,088
1,351
1.24
EWC 16,722
33,478
2.00
EWG 2,563
14,843
5.79
EWH 11,627
22,036
1.90
EWT 73,175
138,658
1.89
EWW 80,844
115,323
1.43
EWZ 604,987
935,509
1.55
EXEL 21,522
24,810
1.15
EXP 3,177
6,963
2.19
EXPD 15,057
17,494
1.16
FAF 9,081
9,978
1.10
FAS 130,671
152,562
1.17
FAST 11,359
14,320
1.26
FDS 2,445
3,069
1.26
FDX 58,369
94,894
1.63
FFH 1,117
1,443
1.29
FHN 10,038
14,291
1.42
FLO 6,692
7,907
1.18
FLS 10,683
14,585
1.37
FO 15,296
17,147
1.12
FRT 2,724
5,564
2.04
FRX 26,807
30,381
1.13
FSLR 123,768
131,290
1.06
FST 30,766
38,397
1.25
FTI 3,438
6,492
1.89
FXB 6,632
9,953
1.50
FXC 4,946
5,808
1.17
FXE 28,997
156,606
5.40
FXI 765,542
1,478,016
1.93
GA 9,173
9,555
1.04
GAIA 1,136
1,419
1.25
GB 5,075
5,188
1.02
GD 25,866
29,861
1.15
GDP 19,612
25,489
1.30
GE 1,931,657
1,931,829
1.00
GEX 1,863
7,431
3.99
GFF 2,940
8,011
2.72
GHDX 1,187
1,256
1.06
GHL 1,377
1,408
1.02
GLF 1,339
2,290
1.71
GMCR 36,124
53,001
1.47
GMT 2,549
4,035
1.58
GNTX 1,757
2,254
1.28
GNW 219,022
227,936
1.04
GS 305,343
346,767
1.14
GSIC 4,192
6,316
1.51
GSK 23,121
26,949
1.17
GWW 6,536
10,594
1.62
GXDX 1,419
1,598
1.13
GXP 1,383
6,670
4.82
HAL 233,584
255,570
1.09
HAR 6,023
6,320
1.05
HBC 131,385
159,149
1.21
HBI 11,812
17,771
1.50
HDB 4,909
7,633
1.55
HGT 1,043
2,940
2.82
HHS 2,319
3,026
1.30
HITT 2,074
2,327
1.12
HLF 8,207
8,213
1.00
HLS 1,821
4,242
2.33
HLX 17,131
34,130
1.99
HMC 3,429
3,440
1.00
HMIN 3,403
6,374
1.87
HOG 96,500
104,663
1.08
HOT 72,083
119,288
1.65
HRZ 3,355
8,475
2.53
HSNI 2,107
3,471
1.65
HST 22,328
37,757
1.69
HTCH 2,620
5,393
2.06
HTS 8,074
12,603
1.56
HTZ 6,265
19,193
3.06
HUBG 3,263
3,683
1.13
HYG 8,875
25,602
2.88
IACI 17,454
55,343
3.17
IBKR 15,906
18,188
1.14
IEO 1,270
3,055
2.41
IFLO 1,526
2,954
1.94
IFN 2,356
2,681
1.14
IGE 1,029
10,606
10.31
IGT 32,715
34,084
1.04
IJH 3,057
5,125
1.68
IJR 1,335
2,624
1.97
IJS 1,101
1,308
1.19
ILF 3,062
3,291
1.07
IMMU 17,149
19,568
1.14
IMO 1,258
2,199
1.75
INCY 8,790
9,869
1.12
INFY 14,982
20,657
1.38
ING 27,241
36,180
1.33
INT 5,090
8,055
1.58
IP 61,381
66,270
1.08
IR 26,644
30,239
1.13
IRE 2,762
3,754
1.36
IRM 9,885
28,574
2.89
ITB 2,965
5,795
1.95
ITG 2,414
3,308
1.37
ITUB 23,565
26,268
1.11
IWM 1,137,070
2,467,458
2.17
IWO 6,070
7,700
1.27
IYF 29,054
31,012
1.07
IYM 5,659
17,647
3.12
IYR 314,806
951,380
3.02
IYT 17,950
23,555
1.31
JACK 2,803
6,764
2.41
JAH 8,447
10,118
1.20
JAS 2,413
2,562
1.06
JCG 14,023
17,771
1.27
JCI 22,362
47,778
2.14
JCP 52,794
77,540
1.47
JNPR 100,704
110,978
1.10
JNS 11,121
11,364
1.02
JNY 11,304
17,007
1.50
JOSB 4,558
5,383
1.18
JWN 77,248
126,840
1.64
KBH 86,363
128,564
1.49
KCI 11,284
13,161
1.17
KIE 1,603
3,575
2.23
KIM 12,042
15,904
1.32
KLAC 61,820
62,276
1.01
KMP 13,492
17,485
1.30
KNX 2,420
3,319
1.37
KOP 1,784
2,171
1.22
KRC 2,116
4,528
2.14
KRE 19,375
57,317
2.96
KSS 59,759
66,076
1.11
KSU 12,374
17,375
1.40
LANC 1,387
1,441
1.04
LBTYA 16,862
89,285
5.30
LDK 64,618
131,024
2.03
LECO 1,446
1,456
1.01
LFC 45,948
53,505
1.16
LHCG 1,246
2,652
2.13
LINTA 14,908
43,731
2.93
LLTC 42,619
56,665
1.33
LLY 101,098
117,314
1.16
LMT 49,121
52,068
1.06
LNN 7,839
14,246
1.82
LNY 1,891
2,034
1.08
LPHI 1,562
1,775
1.14
LPNT 3,019
7,028
2.33
LTM 4,192
7,005
1.67
LUK 21,410
24,940
1.16
LULU 12,580
15,886
1.26
LYG 5,083
11,436
2.25
LYV 1,689
1,870
1.11
MAC 7,265
15,810
2.18
MANT 1,102
1,123
1.02
MAR 35,701
60,888
1.71
MAS 30,257
48,473
1.60
MATK 3,867
4,638
1.20
MCD 171,612
225,995
1.32
MCHP 22,810
23,546
1.03
MCO 107,151
266,701
2.49
MCRS 1,550
1,587
1.02
MDY 32,560
39,903
1.23
ME 4,187
4,348
1.04
MEE 43,590
65,895
1.51
MENT 2,304
13,854
6.01
MFC 15,412
23,744
1.54
MGM 200,328
203,521
1.02
MHK 23,851
46,883
1.97
MI 25,430
39,662
1.56
MIL 4,922
9,530
1.94
MIR 30,956
32,662
1.06
MLNX 3,623
4,798
1.32
MMM 94,279
98,534
1.05
MMP 1,960
5,878
3.00
MNX 257,291
338,993
1.32
MOH 2,553
3,091
1.21
MOLX 1,651
2,700
1.64
MON 132,190
175,053
1.32
MR 4,901
5,432
1.11
MS 433,129
560,500
1.29
MSM 1,033
1,348
1.30
MSTR 11,956
12,487
1.04
MTB 6,374
24,799
3.89
MTH 12,452
14,570
1.17
MTN 1,214
2,663
2.19
MVL 9,363
16,628
1.78
MWA 1,985
2,214
1.12
MWE 2,889
9,012
3.12
NAT 10,161
13,289
1.31
NAV 12,708
12,916
1.02
NBL 11,056
26,152
2.37
NDX 171,790
270,388
1.57
NFLX 22,933
29,092
1.27
NKE 58,558
62,064
1.06
NLY 69,189
84,605
1.22
NSC 64,008
74,625
1.17
NTRI 29,501
33,499
1.14
NVLS 32,265
34,413
1.07
NVO 1,110
2,461
2.22
NXY 12,964
20,143
1.55
ODFL 1,117
2,802
2.51
OEX 94,388
112,167
1.19
OFC 2,704
3,223
1.19
OIH 224,401
245,414
1.09
OIS 2,554
2,972
1.16
OKS 2,317
3,015
1.30
OMC 9,459
20,367
2.15
ORB 1,996
2,186
1.10
ORI 1,880
5,018
2.67
ORLY 11,906
17,486
1.47
OSK 39,464
57,804
1.46
OSX 5,742
10,441
1.82
OWW 5,683
6,080
1.07
OXPS 11,661
14,890
1.28
OXY 144,817
153,054
1.06
OZM 1,397
3,226
2.31
PALM 208,500
236,147
1.13
PAR 3,532
4,357
1.23
PARD 102,493
191,465
1.87
PBG 4,370
6,791
1.55
PBR 387,142
401,443
1.04
PCAR 35,846
37,283
1.04
PCG 10,719
11,547
1.08
PEI 1,652
5,705
3.45
PETM 10,812
12,023
1.11
PETS 5,292
8,065
1.52
PFCB 7,704
13,075
1.70
PFG 19,373
20,408
1.05
PGR 10,336
15,810
1.53
PH 7,657
8,207
1.07
PHH 1,776
6,880
3.87
PII 4,321
5,037
1.17
PIN 1,185
11,066
9.34
PM 117,637
123,525
1.05
PMCS 28,891
74,829
2.59
PMTI 2,692
3,290
1.22
PNC 93,149
216,071
2.32
PNK 1,632
3,023
1.85
PNR 1,192
1,238
1.04
POM 5,321
8,863
1.67
POOL 6,834
13,433
1.97
PPD 3,280
9,093
2.77
PRE 1,931
2,838
1.47
PRU 79,597
97,129
1.22
PSEC 1,096
1,143
1.04
PSYS 9,655
11,382
1.18
PTR 27,949
29,304
1.05
QDEL 8,216
8,735
1.06
QQQQ 2,356,256
3,666,017
1.56
QSII 7,041
10,104
1.44
R 4,810
13,198
2.74
RAIL 1,366
2,800
2.05
RBN 1,073
1,264
1.18
RBS 3,049
6,289
2.06
RCL 61,047
72,098
1.18
RDC 22,293
24,256
1.09
RDY 2,672
4,565
1.71
RE 3,571
5,206
1.46
REG 2,353
6,276
2.67
REP 1,812
2,631
1.45
RGC 3,514
15,501
4.41
RGR 2,346
2,757
1.18
RKH 10,664
17,662
1.66
RL 12,475
17,359
1.39
RMD 2,096
3,473
1.66
RMN 1,517
2,319
1.53
ROST 7,978
20,534
2.57
RSTI 1,629
2,018
1.24
RSX 18,215
25,334
1.39
RT 1,280
1,291
1.01
RTH 75,581
147,517
1.95
RTN 59,645
60,397
1.01
RTP 9,639
11,281
1.17
RUT 513,359
749,432
1.46
RVSN 1,512
10,152
6.71
RYL 40,856
65,919
1.61
SAP 16,656
20,899
1.25
SBAC 10,678
35,356
3.31
SBS 1,985
2,088
1.05
SBUX 105,621
112,843
1.07
SCHN 13,583
13,905
1.02
SEED 1,363
1,506
1.10
SFD 51,591
60,354
1.17
SHLD 101,152
137,757
1.36
SHW 14,685
20,578
1.40
SID 19,665
29,451
1.50
SIGM 12,749
14,253
1.12
SINA 38,678
48,643
1.26
SIVB 8,601
14,521
1.69
SKM 1,545
5,428
3.51
SKT 1,474
2,166
1.47
SLG 11,949
28,089
2.35
SLGN 1,096
3,783
3.45
SM 5,389
6,965
1.29
SMG 3,539
3,761
1.06
SMH 247,723
258,569
1.04
SMS 1,485
1,712
1.15
SNE 10,449
13,413
1.28
SNP 9,184
9,663
1.05
SOLR 2,149
2,521
1.17
SONO 3,930
5,443
1.38
SONS 14,003
14,393
1.03
SOX 9,160
18,949
2.07
SPF 34,106
48,312
1.42
SPG 41,361
58,708
1.42
SPX 3,951,006
5,613,935
1.42
SPY 2,384,807
4,590,554
1.92
STD 4,474
6,285
1.40
STP 66,478
73,950
1.11
STRA 2,220
3,547
1.60
STT 119,127
120,100
1.01
STZ 10,911
11,242
1.03
SUPG 6,047
9,327
1.54
SUPX 3,755
11,212
2.99
SWH 6,502
17,918
2.76
SY 8,705
9,639
1.11
SYMC 99,196
102,757
1.04
SYNA 75,627
76,477
1.01
TBSI 6,386
23,033
3.61
TCB 12,229
21,489
1.76
TCO 2,710
2,779
1.03
TDW 6,851
8,466
1.24
TECD 11,131
14,576
1.31
TEG 2,344
2,426
1.03
TER 29,375
32,440
1.10
TGT 383,088
434,977
1.14
TIF 34,397
56,135
1.63
TK 8,829
12,251
1.39
TLB 10,481
19,204
1.83
TLT 147,633
189,514
1.28
TMV 2,060
4,248
2.06
TMX 5,281
7,290
1.38
TNDM 5,232
11,119
2.13
TNP 3,782
12,236
3.24
TOT 7,383
7,513
1.02
TPX 14,240
14,342
1.01
TRI 1,083
1,116
1.03
TRLG 10,067
12,269
1.22
TRMB 4,064
5,462
1.34
TSL 25,275
25,602
1.01
TTC 1,308
2,130
1.63
TTEC 1,023
1,066
1.04
TXI 6,933
10,232
1.48
TYH 2,834
4,902
1.73
UA 14,672
29,738
2.03
UAUA 96,836
113,430
1.17
UGI 3,266
5,923
1.81
UNP 137,745
146,587
1.06
UNTD 3,253
4,080
1.25
UPRO 3,182
4,838
1.52
URBN 49,820
70,414
1.41
URE 91,395
145,999
1.60
URI 9,419
12,287
1.30
UTEK 1,182
1,573
1.33
UYM 17,882
19,826
1.11
VEA 1,537
3,475
2.26
VLY 5,296
5,761
1.09
VNO 25,611
31,040
1.21
VOD 31,785
35,314
1.11
VTR 9,345
10,848
1.16
WAC 16,846
28,788
1.71
WAT 10,728
12,996
1.21
WCC 9,549
14,635
1.53
WFC 731,535
1,256,270
1.72
WFMI 91,827
98,296
1.07
WFSL 1,308
15,571
11.90
WHR 41,808
87,930
2.10
WLL 17,537
27,888
1.59
WRC 4,556
4,779
1.05
WRI 2,550
9,617
3.77
WRLD 3,936
7,094
1.80
WSM 6,708
11,090
1.65
WSO 1,121
2,198
1.96
WYNN 75,257
97,833
1.30
XEC 18,523
20,301
1.10
XL 61,288
83,218
1.36
XLB 155,119
194,675
1.26
XLE 391,544
575,970
1.47
XLNX 34,493
37,246
1.08
XLV 52,474
70,245
1.34
XLY 79,400
181,020
2.28
XME 52,530
80,733
1.54
XNPT 13,473
14,196
1.05
XOP 3,251
23,296
7.17
XPP 1,396
2,198
1.57
XRT 113,521
334,756
2.95
XSP 18,738
33,175
1.77
ZION 58,298
79,764
1.37
ZLC 6,829
20,405
2.99
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