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What is the Fear & Greed Index?

The Fear & Greed Index is a composite of 7 market indicators — S&P 500 Momentum, Stock Price Strength, Market Breadth, Put/Call Ratio, VIX Volatility, Junk Bond Demand, and Safe Haven Demand — scoring from 0 (Extreme Fear) to 100 (Extreme Greed).

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Options Sentiment Alerts

Put/Call Ratio Alerts — Options Market Sentiment Notifications

Get alerted when the Put/Call Ratio component of the Fear & Greed Index signals extreme options-market fear or greed. When traders are buying more puts than calls, it signals fear — often a contrarian opportunity.

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What is the Put/Call Ratio?

The options market's fear indicator

The Put/Call Ratio measures the volume of put options traded relative to call options. A high ratio means more puts are being bought — investors are paying for downside protection, signalling fear. A low ratio means more calls are being bought — investors are betting on upside, signalling greed or complacency.

Because the Put/Call Ratio measures actual money being placed in the options market, it's considered a market-sentiment measure of institutional and retail investor fear. It is one of the seven components of the Fear & Greed Index monitored by FearAlert.

High Put/Call Ratio → Fear

More puts than calls being bought. Investors are hedging against a market decline — a contrarian bullish signal for patient investors.

Put volume >> Call volume → FGI fear component rises

Low Put/Call Ratio → Greed

More calls than puts being bought. Investors are betting on upside without hedging — a sign of complacency that often precedes corrections.

Call volume >> Put volume → FGI greed component rises

Example alerts

Popular Put/Call Ratio alert configurations

P/CHigh put buying — fear signal

Put/Call Ratio component in fear territory

Alert when options traders are buying significantly more puts than calls — the options market is pricing in fear.

P/CP/C + FGI extreme fear

Put/Call Ratio component above fear threshold

Double sentiment confirmation: put/call options are skewed toward fear AND the overall Fear & Greed Index is in extreme fear.

Combined with: Fear & Greed Index below 25

P/CP/C + RSI oversold

Put/Call Ratio in fear territory

Options market is fearful while SPY is technically oversold on RSI — sentiment and technical signals aligning for a potential contrarian entry.

Combined with: RSI (SPY, 14) below 30

P/CLow put buying — complacency

Put/Call Ratio component in greed territory

Alert when the options market shows complacency — low put buying signals investors are not hedging, a warning for existing positions.

Combined with: Fear & Greed Index above 70

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