Put/call open interest extremes

Which chains were most skewed by put versus call open interest on Oct 15, 2026?

Put open interest divided by call open interest, for tickers with at least 50,000 total open contracts. The 25 highest ratios appear first, followed by the 25 lowest. Data through Oct 15, 2026 close. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

At a glance

50 tickers qualified. First five: CIA (130.72), KBE (8.89), EMB (8.46), FND (7.03), XEL (6.95).

Put/call open interest extremes as of Oct 15, 2026 close
#	Ticker	Close	Open interest	Put/call OI ratio
1	CIA	3.47	62,962	130.72
2	KBE	63.55	216,009	8.89
3	EMB	91.82	82,515	8.46
4	FND	45.76	62,906	7.03
5	XEL	75.12	208,768	6.95
6	LTH	40.56	70,009	6.34
7	EWC	60.33	399,409	6.09
8	MDY	666.11	52,067	5.96
9	ALEC	1.91	50,777	4.99
10	WBD	30.98	2,502,443	4.30
11	IHI	54.01	233,789	4.12
12	ARDX	3.27	230,253	3.73
13	XLP	86.68	554,465	3.05
14	HYG	77.13	10,838,745	2.80
15	IGV	109.60	1,457,267	2.80
16	MTUM	301.54	66,919	2.75
17	XSP	774.41	871,770	2.56
18	EWJ	95.43	111,280	2.55
19	EFA	103.67	1,418,144	2.55
20	BN	36.81	103,457	2.52
21	CARR	54.96	158,629	2.51
22	XOP	194.89	401,274	2.49
23	ARES	113.93	68,661	2.48
24	IYR	97.04	155,738	2.43
25	CLNE	1.51	58,388	2.38
26	DRVN	11.96	58,232	0.00
27	EWZS	15.58	160,244	0.01
28	CODI	10.62	259,436	0.01
29	VIXM	12.71	60,449	0.01
30	DOMO	3.59	87,731	0.03
31	BZAI	0.27	75,514	0.03
32	REI	1.31	151,727	0.03
33	CRON	3.20	105,318	0.03
34	IVA	3.11	57,783	0.03
35	EH	3.90	248,472	0.03
36	VYX	7.56	97,059	0.04
37	LAES	1.93	895,900	0.04
38	LDI	0.57	70,618	0.05
39	CHGG	0.76	126,928	0.05
40	ANVS	1.05	50,068	0.05
41	ANGX	3.68	51,229	0.05
42	INO	1.04	117,792	0.05
43	OBE	11.47	98,700	0.05
44	DBA	28.28	138,058	0.05
45	WSC	16.38	100,111	0.05
46	TECH	72.52	82,614	0.05
47	CORN	18.35	133,064	0.05
48	AMPG	2.57	63,575	0.06
49	UNM	92.41	106,453	0.06
50	HUMA	0.44	97,905	0.06

Screens describe what the data shows after the close. They are not trade recommendations; see the disclaimer and the methodology.