Put/call open interest extremes

Which chains were most skewed by put versus call open interest on Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 close. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

At a glance

50 tickers qualified. First five: CIA (133.78), XEL (8.20), LTH (7.05), KBE (7.04), EMB (6.44).

Put/call open interest extremes as of Oct 6, 2026 close
#	Ticker	Close	Open interest	Put/call OI ratio
1	CIA	3.52	60,788	133.78
2	XEL	72.73	201,684	8.20
3	LTH	40.38	66,088	7.05
4	KBE	63.91	153,144	7.04
5	EMB	90.95	64,653	6.44
6	MDY	675.00	50,718	5.89
7	EWC	59.18	381,673	5.79
8	IHI	50.93	232,788	4.20
9	XLP	81.77	519,461	3.26
10	ARDX	3.31	198,070	3.22
11	MTUM	324.45	51,771	3.07
12	EFA	104.22	1,340,808	2.98
13	WBD	30.98	2,750,002	2.90
14	HYG	77.27	9,832,202	2.74
15	CARR	56.10	156,387	2.60
16	MUB	101.02	79,488	2.60
17	XOP	188.46	390,773	2.59
18	PCVX	66.70	119,307	2.53
19	CLNE	1.56	56,262	2.52
20	IWM	281.37	10,241,416	2.49
21	UAA	4.88	502,231	2.48
22	LW	47.91	108,070	2.46
23	ARES	117.76	64,372	2.43
24	XSP	781.97	795,092	2.34
25	BXMT	11.25	56,733	2.33
26	DRVN	11.76	58,222	0.00
27	CODI	11.02	259,486	0.01
28	VIXM	12.67	60,247	0.01
29	IVA	3.46	56,081	0.02
30	VYX	6.73	95,029	0.02
31	LAES	2.42	847,290	0.02
32	DOMO	3.59	87,932	0.03
33	BZAI	0.29	74,498	0.03
34	CRON	3.29	105,274	0.03
35	REI	1.34	121,142	0.04
36	WSC	17.36	89,248	0.04
37	INO	1.13	110,508	0.05
38	CHGG	0.71	121,743	0.05
39	DBA	28.85	138,455	0.05
40	TECH	72.43	81,119	0.05
41	OBE	10.62	93,216	0.05
42	CORN	19.29	129,612	0.05
43	EH	4.10	254,188	0.05
44	ANGX	4.14	53,127	0.06
45	AMPG	2.99	63,132	0.06
46	DEFT	0.52	76,798	0.06
47	UNM	91.83	89,411	0.06
48	HUMA	0.48	97,907	0.06
49	PROP	0.40	56,674	0.06
50	MIR	16.27	95,656	0.07

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