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 3,111
5,407
1.74
ABAX 4,514
7,639
1.69
ABH 29,760
44,468
1.49
ABI 4,232
4,463
1.05
ABMD 2,607
5,509
2.11
ACAD 3,052
5,163
1.69
ACAS 65,474
130,266
1.99
ACF 27,002
49,007
1.81
ACL 3,290
5,001
1.52
ACN 14,567
17,295
1.19
ADSK 30,902
38,759
1.25
ADVS 1,323
1,592
1.20
AEA 1,578
2,923
1.85
AEG 1,550
22,832
14.73
AEIS 3,053
3,882
1.27
AGN 15,459
18,336
1.19
ALD 8,847
10,022
1.13
ALEX 4,507
5,990
1.33
ALK 3,952
4,555
1.15
ALO 1,503
2,417
1.61
AMAG 7,623
8,668
1.14
AMAT 118,358
143,521
1.21
AMCC 6,737
6,768
1.00
AMED 4,370
13,633
3.12
AMG 5,113
5,477
1.07
AMSC 9,434
13,440
1.42
AMT 49,700
50,765
1.02
AMX 53,633
76,610
1.43
AMZN 134,875
213,872
1.59
AN 7,593
29,200
3.85
ANF 30,486
38,794
1.27
ANN 11,655
15,431
1.32
APC 57,169
62,065
1.09
APH 5,072
14,839
2.93
ARAY 8,716
9,521
1.09
ARM 1,205
8,946
7.42
ARNA 3,359
8,119
2.42
ARTC 42,717
49,881
1.17
ASA 2,205
2,285
1.04
ASH 4,369
8,753
2.00
ASML 7,029
13,834
1.97
ATMI 1,207
3,199
2.65
ATN 1,909
1,954
1.02
AU 40,147
51,791
1.29
AVID 7,263
9,390
1.29
AVP 15,794
23,860
1.51
AVY 4,211
7,517
1.79
AXE 2,835
3,464
1.22
AYR 6,765
11,195
1.65
AZN 11,876
13,219
1.11
BARE 11,775
27,953
2.37
BBBY 36,312
101,200
2.79
BBD 33,428
44,426
1.33
BBND 2,812
6,630
2.36
BBT 35,025
48,392
1.38
BBY 77,972
126,644
1.62
BC 4,490
7,111
1.58
BCE 8,043
9,795
1.22
BCS 1,784
2,352
1.32
BDK 10,917
16,970
1.55
BEBE 7,356
13,285
1.81
BECN 2,366
3,179
1.34
BG 54,430
72,729
1.34
BGG 2,822
3,847
1.36
BGP 8,731
14,445
1.65
BJ 4,021
13,388
3.33
BJRI 1,191
4,094
3.44
BJS 37,615
37,836
1.01
BKS 4,882
5,175
1.06
BLK 2,487
3,338
1.34
BMC 6,447
9,887
1.53
BNI 54,026
76,151
1.41
BNT 1,401
1,585
1.13
BP 34,866
41,266
1.18
BPT 2,693
5,971
2.22
BRCD 43,111
51,004
1.18
BRLI 1,142
1,241
1.09
BUCY 10,980
15,514
1.41
BX 45,414
66,286
1.46
BZH 27,229
34,223
1.26
C 780,506
933,302
1.20
CAG 12,159
15,281
1.26
CAKE 6,841
10,731
1.57
CAT 72,266
103,429
1.43
CBG 10,157
16,487
1.62
CCI 10,849
11,026
1.02
CCL 43,231
61,563
1.42
CCMP 2,056
2,415
1.17
CCRT 10,434
16,982
1.63
CEGE 4,358
5,794
1.33
CERN 8,042
19,569
2.43
CF 23,906
24,418
1.02
CFC 180,905
292,522
1.62
CHL 53,419
58,011
1.09
CHRW 10,751
12,694
1.18
CHS 14,543
22,303
1.53
CHTT 2,937
3,893
1.33
CI 18,888
31,030
1.64
CIEN 32,010
39,207
1.22
CKR 1,523
2,092
1.37
CMCSK 28,842
39,665
1.38
CNB 12,518
20,669
1.65
CNI 8,347
32,699
3.92
CNP 2,053
3,141
1.53
CNQ 21,023
26,231
1.25
CNQR 3,464
5,095
1.47
CNW 2,817
3,379
1.20
COF 81,055
256,648
3.17
COLM 4,448
9,672
2.17
COO 3,626
6,785
1.87
CORS 21,119
29,549
1.40
COST 63,756
94,621
1.48
CPRT 11,321
13,856
1.22
CPTS 2,463
2,961
1.20
CPX 3,337
5,012
1.50
CQB 10,066
14,568
1.45
CREE 55,414
66,546
1.20
CRM 40,911
43,948
1.07
CRR 1,048
2,169
2.07
CSH 3,486
7,922
2.27
CSTR 1,728
2,689
1.56
CTCM 5,368
10,460
1.95
CTV 9,517
13,543
1.42
CTX 49,704
86,116
1.73
CVG 1,275
1,949
1.53
CVLT 1,225
2,669
2.18
CVS 67,353
78,005
1.16
CVX 104,346
118,062
1.13
CWTR 6,365
7,383
1.16
CX 1,781
14,774
8.30
CY 86,375
100,448
1.16
CYT 1,750
2,768
1.58
CZZ 1,574
3,206
2.04
DAI 8,622
8,698
1.01
DAKT 3,834
5,384
1.40
DB 4,678
13,693
2.93
DBA 56,592
58,619
1.04
DBC 13,177
38,118
2.89
DBD 9,058
24,613
2.72
DBO 1,219
3,148
2.58
DDR 1,130
2,679
2.37
DDUP 12,716
44,358
3.49
DECK 17,227
18,296
1.06
DF 5,781
11,952
2.07
DFS 25,484
32,525
1.28
DHI 28,952
42,244
1.46
DHR 21,090
22,049
1.05
DIA 397,132
425,977
1.07
DIOD 2,254
2,872
1.27
DJX 203,089
226,758
1.12
DLTR 6,024
16,307
2.71
DNR 14,865
15,692
1.06
DOV 5,817
6,956
1.20
DPZ 2,696
3,745
1.39
DRE 1,540
3,120
2.03
DSL 24,590
28,335
1.15
DT 2,053
8,149
3.97
DVR 2,481
4,856
1.96
DYN 12,152
12,680
1.04
EAC 2,994
3,367
1.12
ECL 5,518
5,782
1.05
ED 8,333
8,364
1.00
EEFT 1,084
1,116
1.03
EEM 492,808
760,852
1.54
EL 7,978
21,199
2.66
ENDP 3,320
8,326
2.51
ERES 2,860
2,924
1.02
ERIC 39,094
77,832
1.99
ERJ 2,000
2,006
1.00
ERTS 28,596
32,253
1.13
ESRX 27,829
28,422
1.02
ESV 28,970
32,173
1.11
ETH 1,990
6,482
3.26
ETP 4,778
5,602
1.17
EWA 6,296
8,608
1.37
EWG 10,593
15,887
1.50
EWT 45,653
61,173
1.34
EWW 31,760
43,570
1.37
EWY 52,005
67,584
1.30
EWZ 167,516
249,139
1.49
EXP 6,118
9,475
1.55
EXPD 10,171
14,854
1.46
EXPE 14,193
19,185
1.35
EYE 16,859
17,740
1.05
F 245,414
348,158
1.42
FAF 11,762
13,371
1.14
FAST 8,425
12,563
1.49
FBN 3,575
3,747
1.05
FCFS 1,723
1,775
1.03
FCL 12,016
19,001
1.58
FDO 8,417
10,796
1.28
FDS 2,491
5,016
2.01
FDX 37,180
78,636
2.12
FED 22,575
29,103
1.29
FFH 1,729
3,463
2.00
FFIV 46,746
69,051
1.48
FHN 17,681
18,922
1.07
FIG 7,539
8,870
1.18
FISV 6,474
6,556
1.01
FITB 26,913
45,315
1.68
FL 8,233
20,211
2.45
FLE 1,033
1,615
1.56
FLR 21,209
25,387
1.20
FLS 5,886
6,524
1.11
FNI 1,664
1,720
1.03
FNM 266,401
286,026
1.07
FORM 5,285
8,363
1.58
FRE 119,233
154,457
1.30
FRED 1,536
1,548
1.01
FSLR 46,336
70,851
1.53
FTEK 12,674
17,241
1.36
FXB 3,198
6,616
2.07
FXE 15,130
51,445
3.40
FXI 114,734
121,844
1.06
GDP 5,286
5,333
1.01
GFG 5,468
7,491
1.37
GGB 11,975
20,866
1.74
GGC 5,081
7,610
1.50
GGP 9,477
24,577
2.59
GHS 1,119
2,136
1.91
GLF 1,273
1,693
1.33
GLS 2,923
4,966
1.70
GM 304,776
363,679
1.19
GMCR 3,502
3,990
1.14
GMKT 1,946
2,238
1.15
GMR 2,389
2,807
1.17
GMT 1,303
2,161
1.66
GNTX 1,722
1,854
1.08
GPN 1,670
2,524
1.51
GPS 28,172
28,599
1.02
GS 205,338
233,354
1.14
GSAT 1,955
3,082
1.58
GT 42,530
44,751
1.05
GWW 3,922
7,576
1.93
GYMB 9,340
10,223
1.09
HAL 123,004
153,020
1.24
HBC 39,421
75,918
1.93
HBI 9,833
18,223
1.85
HDB 3,360
3,799
1.13
HES 37,564
42,960
1.14
HEW 3,279
5,196
1.58
HGX 11,077
74,420
6.72
HHH 3,115
3,580
1.15
HIG 15,156
16,435
1.08
HLS 4,140
15,884
3.84
HLTH 4,109
4,926
1.20
HMA 2,476
3,522
1.42
HME 1,138
1,423
1.25
HNT 24,201
32,130
1.33
HOG 28,316
37,459
1.32
HOT 37,682
58,885
1.56
HOV 68,301
79,460
1.16
HPT 1,133
2,345
2.07
HRB 11,317
28,429
2.51
HRLY 2,075
2,100
1.01
HRZ 4,623
5,489
1.19
HUN 9,883
23,377
2.37
HZO 1,286
11,165
8.68
IACI 20,818
23,858
1.15
IBB 45,895
65,447
1.43
IBM 117,907
137,077
1.16
IBN 39,468
41,838
1.06
IDIX 2,924
3,168
1.08
IDTI 4,275
5,724
1.34
IDXX 2,243
4,953
2.21
IEF 3,240
22,568
6.97
IFF 2,652
2,877
1.08
IFX 9,379
9,601
1.02
IHP 16,419
17,146
1.04
IIG 3,631
3,715
1.02
ILF 1,271
2,215
1.74
INFA 10,307
16,814
1.63
INFY 42,050
48,796
1.16
ING 6,989
22,257
3.18
INSU 1,019
1,344
1.32
INTC 379,443
421,763
1.11
INTU 17,951
18,760
1.05
IO 2,844
6,863
2.41
IPG 4,564
6,131
1.34
IRBT 4,636
9,260
2.00
IRF 10,143
18,045
1.78
ITU 21,042
44,329
2.11
IVV 2,550
14,716
5.77
IWM 1,396,565
2,644,638
1.89
IWN 12,527
13,802
1.10
IWO 13,996
52,352
3.74
IYE 2,308
4,128
1.79
IYR 75,376
136,533
1.81
IYT 3,476
14,687
4.23
JAH 7,381
10,107
1.37
JBHT 8,470
10,656
1.26
JMBA 1,455
1,634
1.12
JNPR 145,521
162,039
1.11
JNS 3,300
7,188
2.18
JNY 2,171
3,211
1.48
JOE 7,127
13,550
1.90
JOSB 115,997
145,406
1.25
JRCC 10,844
13,914
1.28
JWN 45,110
51,767
1.15
K 4,482
5,494
1.23
KB 1,606
12,983
8.08
KBE 2,035
2,537
1.25
KBH 27,458
49,023
1.79
KEP 5,486
10,089
1.84
KFN 4,938
7,914
1.60
KFY 2,042
2,128
1.04
KIM 3,153
4,195
1.33
KMX 33,170
47,381
1.43
KND 1,382
1,740
1.26
KNOT 2,445
2,674
1.09
KOP 2,269
2,575
1.13
KSS 51,753
112,499
2.17
KSWS 2,304
3,557
1.54
LAZ 4,695
6,802
1.45
LBTYA 1,707
2,675
1.57
LCAV 6,469
8,873
1.37
LDG 2,711
3,329
1.23
LEH 235,002
561,993
2.39
LFC 43,719
51,158
1.17
LFG 4,872
6,075
1.25
LINE 9,050
12,522
1.38
LINTA 6,474
6,835
1.06
LIZ 5,015
24,006
4.79
LLL 8,864
10,875
1.23
LLNW 2,166
2,231
1.03
LLTC 9,624
34,425
3.58
LMDIA 2,623
7,961
3.04
LNET 8,618
10,991
1.28
LNN 2,910
3,181
1.09
LNY 2,141
18,472
8.63
LOGI 8,119
8,508
1.05
LPL 2,945
3,690
1.25
LPX 24,546
28,219
1.15
LSTR 3,658
5,818
1.59
LTM 9,354
11,316
1.21
LUK 5,399
6,227
1.15
LULU 35,311
36,306
1.03
LVLT 27,916
47,520
1.70
LVS 43,900
70,514
1.61
LZB 1,856
3,264
1.76
MA 93,059
98,737
1.06
MANT 1,114
1,367
1.23
MAR 24,610
27,917
1.13
MAS 22,354
53,092
2.38
MASI 1,253
1,291
1.03
MAT 11,812
15,272
1.29
MCHP 7,439
9,459
1.27
MCO 47,864
110,094
2.30
MEOH 7,552
23,040
3.05
MER 238,086
539,638
2.27
MESA 1,042
1,411
1.35
MET 17,078
32,813
1.92
MGG 5,159
26,719
5.18
MHK 10,246
20,742
2.02
MIC 1,784
2,137
1.20
MICC 8,555
9,427
1.10
MIR 65,773
195,869
2.98
MKSI 1,567
9,335
5.96
MNI 7,456
12,896
1.73
MNTA 6,188
6,500
1.05
MNX 330,592
422,519
1.28
MOLX 3,434
3,483
1.01
MOO 14,930
23,634
1.58
MRX 18,319
19,060
1.04
MS 167,135
174,980
1.05
MTH 22,008
23,306
1.06
MTN 6,755
7,452
1.10
MVL 20,799
28,870
1.39
MVR 24,549
100,427
4.09
MVSND 9,632
18,413
1.91
MWA 1,575
2,025
1.29
MWV 2,455
3,722
1.52
NCX 2,515
6,787
2.70
NDN 5,144
5,248
1.02
NDX 197,747
264,729
1.34
NETL 14,428
14,895
1.03
NFLX 48,654
51,759
1.06
NILE 31,069
33,754
1.09
NITE 10,018
13,151
1.31
NKE 25,671
29,178
1.14
NOK 156,690
185,623
1.18
NOVL 7,112
11,106
1.56
NSC 37,958
55,365
1.46
NSH 4,286
6,783
1.58
NTAP 104,275
157,921
1.51
NVT 7,438
13,712
1.84
NWS'A 5,336
7,279
1.36
OEH 1,146
1,670
1.46
OEX 115,766
155,519
1.34
OFG 1,222
1,520
1.24
OIH 125,910
241,254
1.92
ORA 1,310
2,275
1.74
OSG 7,436
28,979
3.90
OSTK 10,403
14,023
1.35
OSX 15,777
18,149
1.15
OTEX 15,832
36,048
2.28
PAA 1,882
6,596
3.50
PAET 3,106
11,567
3.72
PCAR 6,479
15,258
2.35
PDE 43,269
46,257
1.07
PEIX 4,711
5,042
1.07
PFCB 16,059
35,831
2.23
PFG 4,095
9,178
2.24
PG 115,385
121,072
1.05
PGR 7,993
12,331
1.54
PHM 32,392
51,485
1.59
PII 8,730
11,626
1.33
PIR 8,279
12,634
1.53
PLD 7,869
11,277
1.43
PLT 1,993
2,998
1.50
PMTI 3,039
5,016
1.65
PNRA 12,533
28,069
2.24
POOL 2,549
5,049
1.98
POZN 18,205
36,821
2.02
PPC 7,863
12,322
1.57
PPG 3,548
3,740
1.05
PRAA 4,173
4,528
1.09
PRU 41,186
41,588
1.01
PTR 41,729
42,427
1.02
PTV 2,493
3,061
1.23
PWR 3,959
5,820
1.47
QQQQ 1,985,951
2,943,047
1.48
R 1,346
9,981
7.42
RAD 14,673
20,044
1.37
RCL 19,350
45,179
2.33
RDC 25,663
33,462
1.30
RDS'A 4,799
6,719
1.40
RDY 1,149
6,255
5.44
RE 2,068
3,581
1.73
RHI 3,427
4,176
1.22
RIGL 32,876
41,246
1.25
RIMM 223,486
264,753
1.18
RIO 370,348
417,140
1.13
RKH 8,720
12,924
1.48
RL 21,485
34,750
1.62
RNOW 1,092
1,168
1.07
RNR 1,157
2,068
1.79
ROH 6,217
9,361
1.51
RRGB 2,053
2,894
1.41
RRI 13,062
13,142
1.01
RSX 3,424
12,595
3.68
RT 2,149
3,598
1.67
RTH 76,599
142,454
1.86
RTP 6,293
6,699
1.06
RUT 593,624
625,961
1.05
RX 2,166
2,168
1.00
RYL 40,192
47,453
1.18
SAFM 1,571
7,153
4.55
SAP 65,113
87,622
1.35
SCHN 4,493
7,875
1.75
SCHW 43,581
66,503
1.53
SFD 6,974
12,318
1.77
SFG 1,752
2,187
1.25
SFI 15,503
18,902
1.22
SGMS 5,252
7,923
1.51
SHW 6,349
42,490
6.69
SIAL 5,613
5,710
1.02
SID 14,013
20,615
1.47
SIVB 1,410
2,494
1.77
SKYW 3,295
7,911
2.40
SLE 17,478
20,373
1.17
SLGN 1,291
1,447
1.12
SMG 4,338
5,196
1.20
SMH 121,851
171,917
1.41
SNA 2,260
3,657
1.62
SNE 9,121
12,322
1.35
SNS 1,149
1,400
1.22
SNV 3,523
11,315
3.21
SNY 12,044
14,648
1.22
SO 5,133
6,474
1.26
SOAP 1,112
2,916
2.62
SOV 28,716
41,219
1.44
SPC 3,935
4,382
1.11
SPF 30,837
51,267
1.66
SPLS 26,078
59,706
2.29
SPSN 3,771
4,722
1.25
SPSS 2,115
2,870
1.36
SPWR 68,888
74,214
1.08
SPX 2,704,490
4,238,087
1.57
SPY 2,436,295
4,017,312
1.65
SSCC 4,260
5,136
1.21
STJ 16,658
17,710
1.06
STM 2,223
4,006
1.80
STT 21,759
22,907
1.05
SU 39,767
49,210
1.24
SUPX 3,117
6,182
1.98
SVU 6,669
6,796
1.02
SWK 2,237
2,667
1.19
SYMC 46,068
52,529
1.14
TAM 4,937
5,758
1.17
TCB 3,051
5,176
1.70
TE 1,220
3,281
2.69
TEN 4,901
5,544
1.13
TGT 357,566
371,727
1.04
THI 1,683
3,279
1.95
THRX 3,635
5,212
1.43
TKLC 1,396
1,510
1.08
TLB 8,810
12,863
1.46
TLK 1,106
1,208
1.09
TLT 33,808
117,051
3.46
TM 9,631
9,834
1.02
TMA 123,870
137,713
1.11
TNE 4,277
4,417
1.03
TNL 1,350
1,892
1.40
TNP 2,647
5,074
1.92
TOL 43,164
50,735
1.18
TPX 17,472
26,057
1.49
TRLG 15,858
17,672
1.11
TROW 9,779
14,028
1.43
TSM 7,507
11,012
1.47
TSS 2,670
4,087
1.53
TT 1,793
3,947
2.20
TWC 2,664
4,596
1.73
TWGP 1,168
1,234
1.06
TWP 1,029
1,230
1.20
TWTC 3,177
3,784
1.19
TXRH 1,186
1,315
1.11
UA 37,756
42,932
1.14
UBS 54,093
80,525
1.49
UNH 108,141
109,525
1.01
URBN 29,632
48,128
1.62
URI 13,841
19,436
1.40
USG 19,432
40,172
2.07
USMO 1,983
2,851
1.44
USNA 38,287
46,637
1.22
USO 132,579
327,520
2.47
UTEK 2,427
4,056
1.67
UTH 1,210
1,291
1.07
UTHR 22,336
23,658
1.06
UTX 28,679
35,578
1.24
VFC 2,390
2,668
1.12
VICR 1,379
2,428
1.76
VLCCF 2,514
2,590
1.03
VMC 18,261
21,705
1.19
VMI 3,575
3,577
1.00
VMW 98,220
108,549
1.11
VNO 1,245
1,481
1.19
VPRT 6,623
7,704
1.16
VRGY 3,753
5,209
1.39
VRSN 85,632
86,831
1.01
VRTX 33,904
38,479
1.13
VSE 8,116
12,231
1.51
VSEA 10,027
14,231
1.42
VTIV 2,083
3,924
1.88
VZ 96,462
124,898
1.29
WAT 4,384
4,415
1.01
WB 251,764
311,916
1.24
WCI 11,767
18,763
1.59
WDC 70,873
82,072
1.16
WFC 276,592
478,733
1.73
WGO 4,800
5,012
1.04
WHR 26,374
35,914
1.36
WIRE 7,732
14,853
1.92
WLK 1,306
1,743
1.33
WLP 74,390
74,808
1.01
WM 261,967
369,272
1.41
WMT 166,718
255,542
1.53
WOOF 2,384
4,780
2.01
WRLD 1,192
2,058
1.73
WSM 18,633
37,658
2.02
WTW 5,566
7,113
1.28
WYNN 28,627
29,895
1.04
X 84,200
94,235
1.12
XBD 1,133
1,445
1.28
XEO 64,920
68,814
1.06
XHB 139,102
166,774
1.20
XIDE 6,879
6,956
1.01
XL 12,811
14,396
1.12
XLB 87,953
316,126
3.59
XLE 378,574
828,733
2.19
XLF 1,621,521
1,964,513
1.21
XLI 47,556
63,007
1.32
XLK 43,751
58,709
1.34
XLNX 44,471
59,638
1.34
XLU 22,243
34,418
1.55
XLV 18,283
31,597
1.73
XLY 10,912
81,021
7.42
XME 17,149
61,101
3.56
XRT 23,493
31,372
1.34
XRX 13,198
17,774
1.35
XSP 97,688
154,263
1.58
YRCW 31,766
49,363
1.55
YUM 15,402
22,439
1.46
YZC 1,043
1,441
1.38
ZBRA 3,622
3,707
1.02
ZION 7,207
16,245
2.25
ZLC 3,377
17,102
5.06
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