Research method
Put-call ratio
Put-call ratio is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- Output
- Market-regime classification
- Input
- Cross-market prices, volatility, carry and portfolio weights
- Horizon
- Weeks to months
- Best use
- Put a single trade into a diversified or regime-aware context.
- Input: Cross-market prices, volatility, carry and portfolio weights.
- Output: market-regime.
- Use boundary: Put a single trade into a diversified or regime-aware context.
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How the method is built, and where it has been read
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Open interest analysis7 readings
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Moving average11 readings
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Contrarian strategy12 readings
Read in the archive24 of 34 readings
1989Constructing an open-interest-scaled put-call ratio1990Open-interest put/call ratio as an intermediate sentiment overlay1990Activity-weighted call-put ratio for options regime context1990Stacking moving averages, put-call regimes, and double bottoms1991Constructing an activity-weighted call-put sentiment reading1991Constructing put-call open-interest regime filters1991Fund-index regime, put-call confirmation, then the tracking fund1992A seven-vote sentiment score for fund-sleeve regimes1992Pair action with opinion in a composite sentiment index1992Construct an activity-weighted call-put ratio before reading crowd conviction1992Crowd extremes as a three-gate contrary procedure1993Constructing a put-volume average regime filter1993Neural-net inputs and rule trees for mechanical systems1993Constructing an exponent-weighted average of put-call ratios1993Calibrating the weighted-moving-average exponent1994Failed Treasury put-call signal and a dollar regime shift1994Separate survey, put-call, and premium ledgers before a regime call1994Repeated option-premium prints and a four-zone regime map1995Consecutive-day regimes in the put-call premium ratio1995Contrary sentiment and put-call premiums around large Dow swings1995Construct a put-call ratio for regime-aware contrarian signals1996Treat one options idea as a regime-aware portfolio decision1997Options open interest, put-call sentiment, and contrarian context2000A two-layer put-call construction for intermediate market conditions
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