BKNG options flow: unusual options activity in Booking Holdings Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 352 unusual options prints in Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), $36.7M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $11.3M against $21.5M bearish; $25.7M went into calls and $10.9M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.42. The largest print was $6.9M of BKNG 18 Dec 2026 $150 calls on 22 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $150K of premium. BKNG closed at $163.95 on 25 September 2026, up 4.2%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | BKNG 18 Dec 2026 $150 calls | Trade | 3,500 | 28,523 | $6.9M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 18 Dec 2026 $152 puts | Sweep | 1,234 | 1,383 | $1.2M | At ask | Bearish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | BKNG 19 Mar 2027 $140 puts | Trade | 1,199 | 275 | $1.1M | At ask | Bearish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | BKNG 15 Dec 2028 $163.20 calls | Sweep | 253 | 2 | $1.1M | At ask | Bullish | Whale |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 15 Jan 2027 $160 puts | Trade | 400 | 2,352 | $580K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 15 Dec 2028 $163.20 calls | Sweep | 140 | 598 | $560K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 17 Jun 2027 $216 puts | Sweep | 90 | 39 | $545K | At bid | Bullish | Whale |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 15 Jan 2027 $218 puts | Trade | 70 | 350 | $430K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BKNG 19 Jan 2029 $200 calls | Trade | 100 | 3 | $321K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BKNG 21 Jan 2028 $120 puts | Trade | 300 | 122 | $306K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BKNG 17 Jun 2027 $160 puts | Sweep | 162 | 1,637 | $303K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | BKNG 21 Jan 2028 $92 calls | Sweep | 40 | 0 | $297K | At midpoint | Neutral | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2026 | 30 | $10.0M | 82% | -$8.5M |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 71 | $6.7M | 89% | +$900K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 66 | $4.2M | 100% | -$870K |
| 15 Dec 2028 | 30 | $2.9M | 97% | +$257K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 26 | $2.8M | 19% | +$573K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 17 | $2.3M | 12% | -$1.3M |
The most premium, $10.0M, is aimed at the 18 Dec 2026 expiry.
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 | BKNG 15 Jan 2027 $165 puts | Trade | 100 | 1,283 | $150K | At ask | Bearish |
Every print in BKNG with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open BKNG in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open BKNG in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 26 firms, have a median of $231, 40.7% 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 Booking Holdings Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Transportation
- Headquarters
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Website
- bookingholdings.com
Booking Holdings Inc. provides travel and restaurant online reservation and related services worldwide. The company operates Booking.com, Rentalcars.com and Priceline.com. Agoda provides online accommodation reservation services. KAYAK, an online price comparison service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices, comprising airline ticket, accommodation reservation, and rental car reservation information.
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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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