ADM options flow: unusual options activity in Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 5 unusual options prints in Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM), $242K of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $96K against $145K bearish; $167K went into calls and $75K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.45. The largest print was $75K of ADM 15 Jan 2027 $65 puts on 21 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $70K of premium. ADM closed at $81.12 on 25 September 2026, down 0.9%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 3 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | ADM 15 Jan 2027 $65 puts | Trade | 1,000 | 890 | $75K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ADM 19 Jan 2029 $50 calls | Sweep | 19 | 18 | $70K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ADM 18 Dec 2026 $60 calls | Sweep | 18 | 35 | $41K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ADM 19 Jan 2029 $85 calls | Sweep | 17 | 15 | $29K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | ADM 20 Nov 2026 $90 calls | Trade | 115 | 568 | $26K | At ask | Bullish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2029 | 2 | $99K | 100% | +$41K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 1 | $75K | 0% | -$75K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $41K | 100% | -$41K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $26K | 100% | +$26K |
The most premium, $99K, is aimed at the 19 Jan 2029 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 20 Nov 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | ADM 19 Jan 2029 $50 calls | Sweep | 19 | 18 | $70K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ADM in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 6 firms, have a median of $80, 0.8% below the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Food Products
- Headquarters
- Decatur, Illinois
- Website
- adm.com
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients. The company operates through three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition. It offers vegetable oils and protein meals; ingredients for food, feed, energy, and industrial customers; crude vegetable oils, salad oils, margarine, shortening, and other food products.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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