[alexander_busek]

Yesterday’s PUT/CALL ratio was the highest in history at 1.46. That is higher than 2001 and 2008.

Please don't post isolated facts.

Please exactly define what is meant by "PUT/CALL" ratio. Please also specify the absolute volume of puts and calls, respectively. For which index does this particular high ratio of puts to calls apply?

Regards,

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Just another financial gibberish story. Probably wants everyone to move their money into timeshares.

[Bratch]

Put / Call Ratio is the number of put options traded divided by the number of call options traded in a given period. Some investors use this ratio as an indicator of the market direction.

[Vermont Lt]

Puts are options that make money when the underlying asset (stock or ETF) goes down in price. A call makes money when the price goes up.

If the Put number is higher than the call number, it is an indicator that more people think the market will go down.

M2 is the amount of “money” in the system. It’s gone up a lot in the last couple of years. With interest rates “sucking” money out of the market you would expect the rate of change, year over year, to do down. This means there is not as much liquidity in the marketplace.

[Toddsterpatriot]

For which index does this particular high ratio of puts to calls apply?

No index. Usually options traded on the CBOE.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Please also specify the absolute volume of puts and calls,

https://www.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/daily/

Cboe Daily Market Statistics available at this link.