BLK options flow: unusual options activity in BlackRock Finance, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 89 unusual options prints in BlackRock Finance, Inc. (BLK), $7.3M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $1.2M against $5.0M bearish; $5.6M went into calls and $1.7M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.30. The largest print was $1.5M of BLK 19 Mar 2027 $1,220 calls on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 41 prints and $2.5M of premium. BLK closed at $1,086.31 on 25 September 2026, up 1.2%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 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 | BLK 19 Mar 2027 $1,220 calls | Trade | 450 | 8 | $1.5M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 19 Jan 2029 $1,000 calls | Trade | 10 | 10 | $256K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BLK 19 Jan 2029 $1,000 calls | Trade | 10 | 0 | $245K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | BLK 20 Nov 2026 $1,050 calls | Sweep | 40 | 9 | $234K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BLK 20 Nov 2026 $1,160 calls | Sweep | 119 | 4 | $224K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BLK 15 Jan 2027 $1,060 puts | Sweep | 36 | 58 | $211K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BLK 17 Jun 2027 $950 puts | Trade | 40 | 6 | $197K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | BLK 18 Dec 2026 $1,060 puts | Sweep | 36 | 50 | $183K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 15 Jan 2027 $1,150 calls | Sweep | 40 | 25 | $176K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | BLK 17 Jun 2027 $1,040 calls | Trade | 9 | 2 | $116K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 16 Oct 2026 $1,100 calls | Sweep | 39 | 105 | $110K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 16 Oct 2026 $1,100 calls | Trade | 44 | 105 | $109K | At bid | Bearish |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 39 | $1.9M | 95% | -$1.4M |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 3 | $1.6M | 97% | -$1.5M |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 10 | $838K | 85% | -$188K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 9 | $773K | 49% | -$433K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 3 | $553K | 100% | +$63K |
| 15 Dec 2028 | 8 | $445K | 27% | -$201K |
The most premium, $1.9M, is aimed at the 16 Oct 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, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 19 Jan 2029 $1,000 calls | Trade | 10 | 10 | $256K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 15 Jan 2027 $1,150 calls | Sweep | 40 | 25 | $176K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 16 Oct 2026 $1,100 calls | Sweep | 39 | 105 | $110K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 16 Oct 2026 $1,100 calls | Trade | 44 | 105 | $109K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BLK 16 Oct 2026 $1,100 calls | Trade | 42 | 105 | $105K | At bid | Bearish |
Every print in BLK with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open BLK in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open BLK in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 9 firms, have a median of $1,320, 21.5% above 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 BlackRock Finance, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Website
- blackrock.com
BlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors. Firm launches equity, fixed income, balanced, real estate, currency, commodity, and multi-asset exchange traded funds.
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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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