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Put-Call Ratio Factor
The options put-call ratio: extremes mark sentiment pivots, used contrarian-style.
Formula
PCR = PutVolume / CallVolumePerformance (Top-30 equal-weight long, monthly rebalance)
Annualized return
6.12%
Sharpe ratio
0.40
Max drawdown
-40.01%
Total return
81.11%
Cumulative performance（2016-09 … 2026-08）
2016 -8.7%2017 -18.4%2018 -11.6%2019 +9.3%2020 +32.8%2021 +18.1%2022 +35.5%2023 -6.6%2024 +4.9%2025 +11.4%2026 +8.6%
Current top-30 holdings
| # | Ticker | Company | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PFE | Pfizer | 1.349 |
| 2 | NSC | Norfolk Southern | 1.349 |
| 3 | BAC | Bank of America | 1.344 |
| 4 | EXC | Exelon | 1.341 |
| 5 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 1.338 |
| 6 | NEM | Newmont | 1.337 |
| 7 | GD | General Dynamics | 1.331 |
| 8 | ORCL | Oracle | 1.331 |
| 9 | LYB | LyondellBasell | 1.330 |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms | 1.329 |
| 11 | MMM | 3M | 1.321 |
| 12 | TFC | Truist Financial | 1.321 |
| 13 | ABBV | AbbVie | 1.320 |
| 14 | SCCO | Southern Copper | 1.320 |
| 15 | LOW | Lowe's | 1.318 |
| 16 | KIM | Kimco Realty | 1.316 |
| 17 | ADP | ADP | 1.315 |
| 18 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 1.314 |
| 19 | WBD | Warner Bros Discovery | 1.314 |
| 20 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 1.309 |
| 21 | ALB | Albemarle | 1.308 |
| 22 | YUM | Yum Brands | 1.308 |
| 23 | ADI | Analog Devices | 1.307 |
| 24 | REGN | Regeneron | 1.305 |
| 25 | INTU | Intuit | 1.298 |
| 26 | SYK | Stryker | 1.298 |
| 27 | BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway | 1.298 |
| 28 | TMO | Thermo Fisher | 1.296 |
| 29 | PYPL | PayPal | 1.295 |
| 30 | MAA | Mid-America Apartment | 1.292 |
Holdings computed by the exact formula above at the latest month-end observation on the deterministic research panel (2026-08).
Data export
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