ALB options flow: unusual options activity in Albemarle Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 54 unusual options prints in Albemarle Corp. (ALB), $4.3M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $1.4M against $1.5M bearish; $2.1M went into calls and $2.2M into puts, a put call ratio of 1.08. The largest print was $1.1M of ALB 19 Feb 2027 $110 puts on 23 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 8 prints and $371K of premium. ALB closed at $109.73 on 25 September 2026, up 1.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Feb 2027 $110 puts | Trade | 900 | 3,227 | $1.1M | At ask | Neutral | Whale |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $150 calls | Trade | 850 | 95 | $434K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ALB 18 Dec 2026 $135 calls | Trade | 1,105 | 1,174 | $361K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ALB 15 Jan 2027 $95 puts | Trade | 188 | 733 | $106K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ALB 15 Jan 2027 $110 calls | Sweep | 81 | 4,153 | $103K | Below bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 128 | 54 | $103K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ALB 20 Nov 2026 $135 calls | Sweep | 257 | 160 | $90K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Feb 2027 $190 puts | Trade | 10 | 10 | $81K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ALB 18 Feb 2028 $75 puts | Sweep | 101 | 24 | $70K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 83 | 54 | $67K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Nov 2027 $170 puts | Trade | 10 | 5 | $66K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ALB 16 Oct 2026 $140 puts | Sweep | 20 | 24 | $60K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
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 Feb 2027 | 3 | $1.2M | 0% | +$112K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 8 | $774K | 100% | +$377K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 5 | $545K | 100% | -$278K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 7 | $350K | 68% | -$139K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 5 | $295K | 45% | -$27K |
| 18 Feb 2028 | 6 | $261K | 36% | +$118K |
The most premium, $1.2M, is aimed at the 19 Feb 2027 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, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 128 | 54 | $103K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 83 | 54 | $67K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 52 | 54 | $43K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 44 | 54 | $35K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ALB 19 Mar 2027 $130 calls | Sweep | 42 | 54 | $34K | At ask | Neutral |
Every print in ALB with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open ALB in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ALB in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 17 firms, have a median of $190, 73.2% above the last close.
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 Albemarle Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Headquarters
- CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
- Website
- albemarle.com
Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals. It operates through three segments: Lithium, Bromine, and Catalysts. The Lithium segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and lithium specialties. The Bromine segment offers bromine and bomine-based fire safety solutions; specialty chemicals for use in chemical synthesis, oil and gas well drilling and completion fluids, mercury control, water purification, beef and poultry processing.
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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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