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 427,657
672,399
1.57
AAWW 3,378
3,954
1.17
ABAX 5,386
6,810
1.26
ABC 9,323
9,394
1.01
ABFS 7,774
8,122
1.04
ABV 8,099
13,450
1.66
ACC 1,281
3,560
2.78
ACE 18,997
23,321
1.23
ACF 25,064
46,900
1.87
ACGL 2,060
2,171
1.05
ACH 34,674
44,468
1.28
ACLI 1,280
1,290
1.01
ADCT 19,111
22,171
1.16
ADM 76,758
78,541
1.02
ADS 31,294
98,479
3.15
AEP 20,314
22,703
1.12
AF 2,114
4,448
2.10
AFAM 3,389
3,645
1.08
AFL 83,120
119,129
1.43
AGNC 6,929
7,569
1.09
AINV 6,090
12,070
1.98
AIR 5,663
7,251
1.28
AKAM 99,884
117,993
1.18
ALGT 2,801
8,983
3.21
ALJ 1,115
1,532
1.37
AM 1,439
2,355
1.64
AMB 4,486
4,782
1.07
AMN 1,223
1,955
1.60
AMZN 295,581
318,309
1.08
AN 14,394
16,777
1.17
ANF 87,251
135,014
1.55
APA 59,908
78,562
1.31
APD 9,273
9,440
1.02
APEI 1,929
1,968
1.02
APH 4,877
8,393
1.72
APL 8,088
13,855
1.71
ARG 2,022
2,079
1.03
ARW 3,624
6,171
1.70
ASA 1,335
2,024
1.52
ASBC 1,629
6,177
3.79
ASCA 3,004
3,939
1.31
ASF 1,026
1,187
1.16
ASML 7,429
13,908
1.87
ASTE 1,303
1,827
1.40
ATHR 26,543
33,709
1.27
ATK 9,271
10,519
1.13
ATW 12,639
14,603
1.16
AVB 16,473
17,052
1.04
AVT 4,490
5,044
1.12
AXP 231,091
264,770
1.15
AZO 29,281
35,478
1.21
AZZ 1,698
2,414
1.42
BA 156,616
170,253
1.09
BARE 10,784
16,257
1.51
BBBB 3,683
3,748
1.02
BBG 3,839
7,094
1.85
BBH 13,486
14,604
1.08
BBL 1,179
2,706
2.30
BBV 2,922
3,989
1.37
BBY 102,480
116,341
1.14
BC 29,977
32,923
1.10
BCSI 10,498
17,344
1.65
BDC 1,053
2,511
2.38
BDK 13,977
21,121
1.51
BEAV 5,426
6,821
1.26
BEC 2,976
4,049
1.36
BEN 23,808
24,031
1.01
BGC 22,679
26,354
1.16
BGU 15,860
24,643
1.55
BHP 56,273
61,388
1.09
BIDU 82,543
84,763
1.03
BJRI 1,452
5,134
3.54
BKC 6,965
8,281
1.19
BKD 4,454
7,885
1.77
BKE 9,011
14,175
1.57
BKS 15,619
24,610
1.58
BLK 6,568
11,133
1.70
BMO 6,919
38,136
5.51
BMRN 7,031
7,625
1.08
BMS 2,770
4,576
1.65
BNI 82,447
95,518
1.16
BPOP 14,500
33,444
2.31
BPT 1,171
1,310
1.12
BRCM 114,160
137,312
1.20
BRF 2,820
2,851
1.01
BTE 2,671
4,600
1.72
BTU 123,214
129,087
1.05
BW 2,322
2,400
1.03
BWA 2,412
5,421
2.25
BXP 11,552
14,363
1.24
CALM 3,492
4,628
1.33
CAT 225,966
785,165
3.47
CAVM 29,387
42,523
1.45
CB 31,104
32,127
1.03
CCC 4,708
6,975
1.48
CCI 15,489
33,408
2.16
CCK 5,864
5,927
1.01
CCL 45,405
62,497
1.38
CCMP 1,912
2,156
1.13
CCO 3,927
4,766
1.21
CCRT 4,072
17,223
4.23
CE 5,362
6,163
1.15
CECO 16,179
16,229
1.00
CEDC 9,400
13,944
1.48
CEG 12,321
12,360
1.00
CENX 90,890
110,947
1.22
CEO 6,914
10,923
1.58
CEP 1,369
2,155
1.57
CERN 12,988
25,692
1.98
CFSG 3,060
3,241
1.06
CHA 8,714
12,701
1.46
CHH 1,741
3,072
1.76
CLH 1,149
1,690
1.47
CLNE 15,188
16,809
1.11
CLS 6,233
12,281
1.97
CLWR 34,922
38,239
1.09
CM 1,755
2,767
1.58
CMA 25,818
34,346
1.33
CMCSA 215,977
252,781
1.17
CMI 39,129
46,498
1.19
CMS 3,165
8,787
2.78
CNC 2,466
2,735
1.11
CNI 9,963
12,753
1.28
CNO 48,961
53,656
1.10
CNP 1,310
3,474
2.65
CNW 7,547
8,764
1.16
CNX 5,581
13,541
2.43
COF 150,073
227,642
1.52
COGT 6,121
6,853
1.12
COH 58,238
67,378
1.16
COLM 4,118
4,576
1.11
CONN 1,959
8,307
4.24
COP 262,728
305,418
1.16
COST 56,500
71,100
1.26
CP 8,372
8,537
1.02
CPKI 1,361
12,774
9.39
CPLA 2,554
3,825
1.50
CPNO 6,479
7,379
1.14
CPTS 4,742
6,845
1.44
CQB 22,526
32,428
1.44
CR 1,012
1,593
1.57
CRM 67,355
90,431
1.34
CRR 4,320
6,481
1.50
CRZO 7,655
9,361
1.22
CS 14,964
16,576
1.11
CSH 2,895
4,392
1.52
CTRP 16,829
18,941
1.13
CTV 7,183
8,567
1.19
CVA 26,868
39,286
1.46
CVX 157,173
220,624
1.40
CX 163,345
211,489
1.29
CY 66,841
112,897
1.69
CYB 1,103
1,894
1.72
CYBX 2,145
3,104
1.45
CYH 12,115
18,645
1.54
CYN 2,309
3,508
1.52
CYPB 12,590
14,191
1.13
CYT 3,851
4,823
1.25
DB 13,103
17,559
1.34
DBD 2,241
2,864
1.28
DDM 12,866
14,282
1.11
DE 155,230
157,374
1.01
DECK 11,812
13,960
1.18
DF 22,913
32,088
1.40
DGI 3,236
7,353
2.27
DIA 407,842
426,854
1.05
DJX 158,932
233,109
1.47
DLB 6,206
8,090
1.30
DLTR 12,020
13,588
1.13
DNR 10,594
13,313
1.26
DOW 217,869
282,052
1.29
DOX 19,955
24,753
1.24
DRE 5,325
8,080
1.52
DRN 3,208
4,933
1.54
DSTI 1,890
2,332
1.23
EBIX 3,844
4,669
1.21
ED 15,335
19,060
1.24
EEFT 3,136
3,896
1.24
EEM 2,217,419
2,931,991
1.32
EFA 406,236
514,178
1.27
EIX 9,193
14,481
1.58
EL 17,106
23,332
1.36
ELNK 10,014
13,884
1.39
ELY 3,823
6,887
1.80
EME 2,035
2,470
1.21
ENS 1,298
1,312
1.01
ENZN 9,057
11,660
1.29
EPI 6,485
6,898
1.06
EQR 6,990
9,896
1.42
EQY 3,689
9,479
2.57
ERIC 20,612
22,818
1.11
ERX 18,003
24,798
1.38
ESS 2,630
4,104
1.56
ETH 3,363
4,567
1.36
EV 1,403
3,608
2.57
EWA 23,309
75,736
3.25
EWBC 1,804
2,785
1.54
EWC 16,945
34,228
2.02
EWG 3,199
18,629
5.82
EWH 14,752
22,667
1.54
EWT 90,299
157,319
1.74
EWW 97,753
130,674
1.34
EWZ 676,655
1,031,110
1.52
EXEL 21,960
25,040
1.14
EXP 3,371
7,227
2.14
EXPD 16,071
17,895
1.11
FAF 9,135
10,034
1.10
FAS 153,379
179,749
1.17
FAST 11,468
14,604
1.27
FCN 8,295
8,422
1.02
FDS 3,199
3,434
1.07
FDX 68,162
106,817
1.57
FFH 1,109
1,456
1.31
FHN 10,015
15,151
1.51
FICO 2,018
2,109
1.05
FLO 7,399
7,851
1.06
FLS 11,475
15,446
1.35
FMC 5,598
5,637
1.01
FO 15,774
18,157
1.15
FRT 2,951
5,990
2.03
FRX 26,374
30,559
1.16
FSLR 147,524
153,465
1.04
FST 31,964
38,321
1.20
FSYS 10,678
11,861
1.11
FTI 4,653
6,409
1.38
FXA 8,642
9,457
1.09
FXB 7,327
10,602
1.45
FXC 5,367
6,312
1.18
FXE 30,239
154,964
5.12
FXI 787,706
1,551,683
1.97
GA 9,639
11,615
1.21
GAIA 1,142
1,409
1.23
GD 24,887
30,645
1.23
GDP 19,586
32,215
1.64
GEOY 2,065
2,120
1.03
GES 6,521
7,087
1.09
GEX 1,859
9,004
4.84
GFA 4,965
5,816
1.17
GFF 3,200
8,248
2.58
GGB 63,489
72,262
1.14
GLF 1,478
2,290
1.55
GMCR 58,521
64,022
1.09
GMR 2,632
3,013
1.14
GMT 2,536
4,030
1.59
GNTX 1,935
2,310
1.19
GNW 234,284
245,326
1.05
GOOG 189,957
197,586
1.04
GROW 1,254
1,372
1.09
GS 326,523
363,130
1.11
GSIC 4,348
7,354
1.69
GSK 22,683
25,887
1.14
GWW 8,194
14,415
1.76
GXDX 1,417
1,696
1.20
GXP 1,403
6,670
4.75
HAL 239,765
263,643
1.10
HAO 2,663
3,209
1.21
HAR 6,511
8,075
1.24
HAS 10,350
12,580
1.22
HBC 93,223
174,628
1.87
HBI 11,427
33,240
2.91
HCBK 16,287
19,686
1.21
HDB 6,533
9,003
1.38
HGSI 249,243
261,010
1.05
HGT 1,217
3,058
2.51
HHS 2,388
2,984
1.25
HITT 2,030
2,330
1.15
HLF 8,099
9,378
1.16
HLS 1,873
4,237
2.26
HLX 17,740
34,052
1.92
HMIN 5,120
10,431
2.04
HOC 7,724
8,717
1.13
HOG 100,057
107,776
1.08
HOT 72,861
121,975
1.67
HRS 13,295
13,682
1.03
HRZ 3,367
8,486
2.52
HSNI 1,704
3,736
2.19
HST 22,468
37,447
1.67
HTCH 2,779
5,375
1.93
HTE 7,763
8,418
1.08
HTS 8,544
12,859
1.51
HTZ 6,512
18,993
2.92
HXM 1,116
1,486
1.33
HYG 9,154
27,023
2.95
IACI 17,529
55,473
3.16
IBKR 16,295
18,077
1.11
IEO 1,428
3,155
2.21
IFLO 1,403
2,979
2.12
IFN 2,366
3,035
1.28
IGE 1,301
10,781
8.29
IJH 3,335
5,193
1.56
IJR 1,403
2,647
1.89
IJS 1,605
1,621
1.01
IMMU 17,349
19,783
1.14
IMO 1,250
2,264
1.81
INCY 10,153
10,466
1.03
INFY 20,353
26,240
1.29
ING 27,811
37,097
1.33
INT 5,222
8,039
1.54
IP 59,900
68,019
1.14
IR 20,280
31,258
1.54
IRM 10,972
30,107
2.74
ITB 3,052
5,948
1.95
ITG 3,403
3,542
1.04
ITUB 23,522
25,610
1.09
IWM 1,246,528
2,651,878
2.13
IWO 3,830
8,048
2.10
IYF 29,799
32,106
1.08
IYM 6,292
18,013
2.86
IYR 309,919
979,045
3.16
IYT 17,912
25,116
1.40
JACK 8,626
16,462
1.91
JAH 8,408
11,208
1.33
JBHT 15,116
16,686
1.10
JCG 14,182
19,178
1.35
JCI 22,028
48,377
2.20
JCP 64,813
100,623
1.55
JNPR 110,738
111,741
1.01
JNY 9,259
16,802
1.81
JOSB 5,171
5,546
1.07
JWN 88,977
152,715
1.72
KBH 81,533
130,001
1.59
KCI 14,437
17,594
1.22
KIE 1,643
3,481
2.12
KIM 14,464
17,234
1.19
KLAC 57,110
63,601
1.11
KMP 13,725
18,192
1.33
KNX 2,276
3,340
1.47
KOP 1,589
2,124
1.34
KRC 2,102
4,559
2.17
KRE 39,177
58,908
1.50
KSU 11,987
17,352
1.45
KWK 52,474
56,130
1.07
LANC 1,369
1,661
1.21
LBTYA 18,743
90,942
4.85
LBTYK 1,005
1,191
1.19
LDK 80,952
136,906
1.69
LECO 1,389
1,489
1.07
LFC 46,115
56,760
1.23
LHCG 1,244
2,646
2.13
LINTA 29,554
43,993
1.49
LLTC 38,990
55,144
1.41
LLY 116,694
124,548
1.07
LNN 7,877
14,057
1.78
LNY 2,428
2,973
1.22
LPHI 1,596
2,447
1.53
LPNT 2,930
7,151
2.44
LRN 1,108
1,331
1.20
LTM 4,445
7,162
1.61
LUK 22,067
25,740
1.17
LULU 13,039
17,354
1.33
LYG 4,610
12,277
2.66
LYV 1,687
1,957
1.16
M 161,590
169,482
1.05
MAA 8,604
9,104
1.06
MAC 6,899
15,953
2.31
MAR 34,579
61,912
1.79
MAS 31,150
49,153
1.58
MATK 4,008
4,998
1.25
MCD 199,860
244,480
1.22
MCHP 14,633
25,482
1.74
MCO 111,425
277,195
2.49
MDY 35,985
44,756
1.24
ME 4,140
4,316
1.04
MEE 41,863
67,397
1.61
MENT 2,574
13,894
5.40
MFC 15,481
23,575
1.52
MFN 8,088
8,437
1.04
MHK 24,916
47,436
1.90
MI 26,185
40,408
1.54
MIL 5,024
10,248
2.04
MIR 31,316
32,829
1.05
MLNX 3,336
3,670
1.10
MMM 69,055
99,572
1.44
MMP 3,037
5,959
1.96
MNX 274,357
345,708
1.26
MOH 2,714
3,077
1.13
MOLX 1,701
2,700
1.59
MON 143,714
182,042
1.27
MS 464,579
591,606
1.27
MSM 1,035
1,400
1.35
MSTR 13,087
13,105
1.00
MTB 7,096
23,098
3.26
MTH 12,679
15,572
1.23
MTN 1,451
2,963
2.04
MVL 9,364
16,425
1.75
MW 4,061
4,484
1.10
MWA 2,089
2,144
1.03
MWE 3,580
9,519
2.66
NAT 12,347
16,486
1.34
NBL 12,840
27,941
2.18
NDX 203,353
333,842
1.64
NFLX 29,427
32,794
1.11
NHP 1,015
1,417
1.40
NKE 59,136
64,091
1.08
NLY 73,271
83,578
1.14
NOC 17,421
18,569
1.07
NSC 64,278
79,732
1.24
NTRI 30,868
34,351
1.11
NVO 1,276
3,275
2.57
NXY 13,027
20,633
1.58
OCN 1,057
2,172
2.05
ODFL 1,198
2,789
2.33
OEX 106,073
153,031
1.44
OFC 2,680
3,113
1.16
OIH 244,969
264,112
1.08
OIS 2,587
3,448
1.33
OKS 2,384
3,031
1.27
OMC 9,576
20,996
2.19
ORB 2,015
2,182
1.08
ORCL 430,622
431,152
1.00
ORI 1,880
5,048
2.69
ORLY 13,782
17,810
1.29
ORN 1,011
2,115
2.09
OSK 45,878
67,960
1.48
OSX 5,306
11,695
2.20
OWW 5,493
6,081
1.11
OXPS 12,329
15,087
1.22
OXY 135,303
157,221
1.16
OZM 1,409
3,215
2.28
PAG 1,116
2,507
2.25
PAR 3,344
4,258
1.27
PARD 147,627
196,828
1.33
PBG 4,549
6,748
1.48
PBI 10,914
12,687
1.16
PBR 398,576
421,262
1.06
PCAR 30,673
37,665
1.23
PCG 10,705
11,481
1.07
PCH 1,255
1,288
1.03
PCL 8,837
10,629
1.20
PEI 2,326
5,694
2.45
PETM 12,631
16,199
1.28
PETS 5,215
7,459
1.43
PFCB 8,738
13,138
1.50
PFG 20,787
21,231
1.02
PGJ 3,841
3,999
1.04
PGR 10,505
16,114
1.53
PH 5,433
8,184
1.51
PHH 2,991
6,723
2.25
PHM 102,681
115,605
1.13
PII 4,163
5,132
1.23
PIN 1,269
11,099
8.75
PM 117,144
127,540
1.09
PMCS 29,315
74,566
2.54
PMTI 2,758
2,994
1.09
PNC 91,104
229,659
2.52
PNK 1,586
2,979
1.88
PNR 1,209
1,265
1.05
POM 5,322
8,885
1.67
POOL 6,939
12,989
1.87
PPD 3,168
8,975
2.83
PPG 11,534
13,369
1.16
PRE 1,289
2,855
2.21
PRU 80,701
102,825
1.27
PSSI 2,002
2,170
1.08
PSYS 10,861
12,015
1.11
PTR 28,933
32,193
1.11
QDEL 8,461
8,838
1.04
QQQQ 2,631,382
4,308,728
1.64
QSII 7,949
11,150
1.40
R 2,619
13,308
5.08
RAIL 1,955
3,400
1.74
RBN 1,196
1,331
1.11
RBS 3,144
6,700
2.13
RCL 61,579
74,296
1.21
RDC 23,305
27,483
1.18
RDY 2,802
4,748
1.69
REG 2,431
6,343
2.61
REP 1,817
2,659
1.46
REV 2,035
3,634
1.79
RGC 3,675
13,477
3.67
RGR 2,398
2,837
1.18
RHB 3,056
3,576
1.17
RKH 11,588
18,800
1.62
RL 14,811
18,475
1.25
RMD 2,350
3,536
1.50
RMN 1,526
3,324
2.18
ROST 9,526
19,572
2.05
RRD 20,551
24,699
1.20
RSTI 1,622
2,011
1.24
RSX 19,858
26,882
1.35
RTH 82,707
156,218
1.89
RTN 58,129
61,030
1.05
RTP 9,102
12,187
1.34
RUT 561,359
812,833
1.45
RVSN 1,595
10,152
6.36
RYL 43,869
67,059
1.53
SAFM 3,749
3,757
1.00
SAP 22,666
23,544
1.04
SBAC 11,279
35,603
3.16
SBUX 107,258
124,818
1.16
SEED 1,410
1,461
1.04
SFD 59,266
62,235
1.05
SHLD 128,142
160,506
1.25
SHW 14,048
20,859
1.48
SID 22,076
29,810
1.35
SIGM 15,201
15,506
1.02
SINA 43,075
56,004
1.30
SIVB 9,920
16,477
1.66
SKM 1,563
5,438
3.48
SKT 1,489
2,207
1.48
SLG 12,995
31,257
2.41
SLGN 1,105
3,790
3.43
SM 5,179
7,078
1.37
SMH 250,329
270,867
1.08
SNE 12,029
13,476
1.12
SNS 1,671
1,690
1.01
SOLR 2,553
2,737
1.07
SONO 3,958
5,439
1.37
SOX 10,159
19,470
1.92
SPF 34,037
48,277
1.42
SPG 39,957
70,100
1.75
SPX 4,249,369
6,427,706
1.51
SPY 2,591,063
5,265,056
2.03
STD 4,576
7,797
1.70
STI 112,869
148,243
1.31
STP 80,607
83,875
1.04
STRA 2,803
3,956
1.41
STZ 10,678
11,717
1.10
SUPG 6,009
9,337
1.55
SUPX 4,130
11,199
2.71
SWY 46,181
58,578
1.27
SY 8,919
9,702
1.09
SYK 23,361
28,613
1.22
SYMC 93,932
104,763
1.12
SYNA 70,790
75,992
1.07
TAM 1,267
1,505
1.19
TBSI 9,088
23,041
2.54
TCB 12,656
21,495
1.70
TCO 5,516
6,031
1.09
TDW 6,955
9,011
1.30
TECD 11,938
14,633
1.23
TEG 2,335
2,648
1.13
TER 29,817
33,882
1.14
TGT 381,419
465,840
1.22
TIF 37,791
61,574
1.63
TK 10,192
11,966
1.17
TKTM 1,056
1,116
1.06
TLT 177,980
200,195
1.12
TM 15,652
15,763
1.01
TMV 2,400
4,151
1.73
TMX 5,220
7,619
1.46
TNDM 5,937
11,227
1.89
TNP 3,771
11,027
2.92
TOT 4,105
6,933
1.69
TPX 13,357
14,605
1.09
TRLG 11,457
13,141
1.15
TRMB 5,153
6,430
1.25
TSL 31,087
38,997
1.25
TTC 1,259
2,170
1.72
TTEC 1,117
1,198
1.07
TXI 7,130
10,492
1.47
TYH 3,417
6,331
1.85
UA 14,939
26,372
1.77
UAUA 99,634
119,856
1.20
UGI 3,159
5,897
1.87
UN 3,747
10,562
2.82
UNP 143,034
172,525
1.21
UNTD 3,757
3,861
1.03
UPRO 4,105
5,170
1.26
URBN 60,002
76,964
1.28
URE 103,216
145,096
1.41
URI 10,067
12,690
1.26
UTEK 1,287
1,521
1.18
UTX 72,068
95,417
1.32
UYM 17,843
23,762
1.33
VEA 1,557
3,476
2.23
VECO 9,111
9,781
1.07
VIV 1,502
2,983
1.99
VIVO 1,139
1,488
1.31
VLY 5,296
5,764
1.09
VMC 19,612
20,849
1.06
VNO 29,169
33,798
1.16
VOD 27,801
35,850
1.29
VRSK 1,670
1,929
1.16
VRTX 32,900
33,277
1.01
VRX 13,576
13,754
1.01
VTR 6,076
8,431
1.39
WAC 15,120
28,105
1.86
WAG 38,375
48,089
1.25
WAT 10,573
13,061
1.24
WBC 13,298
16,901
1.27
WBD 1,840
3,397
1.85
WCC 10,346
14,602
1.41
WDC 55,284
66,062
1.19
WFC 780,344
1,307,832
1.68
WFMI 93,053
98,626
1.06
WFSL 5,034
17,211
3.42
WHR 36,277
97,152
2.68
WIT 1,115
1,245
1.12
WLL 17,903
29,457
1.65
WLT 38,993
43,167
1.11
WRC 4,773
5,022
1.05
WRI 4,034
9,867
2.45
WRLD 3,788
7,894
2.08
WSM 12,727
16,965
1.33
WSO 1,133
2,258
1.99
WTW 2,138
2,140
1.00
WYNN 77,583
105,340
1.36
XEC 17,235
18,590
1.08
XEO 53,718
55,545
1.03
XL 60,386
83,858
1.39
XLB 177,897
199,771
1.12
XLE 427,259
619,463
1.45
XLNX 36,590
36,822
1.01
XLV 63,942
73,427
1.15
XLY 92,212
200,150
2.17
XME 56,343
97,422
1.73
XOP 3,656
24,470
6.69
XPP 1,664
2,498
1.50
XRT 131,618
365,229
2.77
XSP 20,336
34,613
1.70
ZION 64,829
89,151
1.38
ZLC 7,645
21,076
2.76
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