C options flow: unusual options activity in Citigroup Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 118 unusual options prints in Citigroup Inc. (C), $12.7M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $4.4M against $6.0M bearish; $6.7M went into calls and $6.0M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.89. The largest print was $1.0M of C 19 Mar 2027 $115 puts on 22 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 28 prints and $3.5M of premium. C closed at $134.28 on 25 September 2026, up 1.7%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | C 19 Mar 2027 $115 puts | Sweep | 2,689 | 1,953 | $1.0M | At ask | Bearish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | C 23 Oct 2026 $120 puts | Trade | 10,200 | 56 | $867K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | C 23 Oct 2026 $119 puts | Trade | 6,400 | 0 | $646K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $130 puts | Sweep | 500 | 6,220 | $527K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Sep 2027 $120 puts | Trade | 580 | 1,311 | $525K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | C 19 Jan 2029 $100 puts | Trade | 400 | 0 | $340K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | C 16 Oct 2026 $137 calls | Sweep | 870 | 0 | $322K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $140 calls | Sweep | 250 | 2,791 | $314K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $140 calls | Sweep | 250 | 2,791 | $313K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | C 15 Jan 2027 $70 calls | Trade | 50 | 1,248 | $308K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 23 Oct 2026 $139 calls | Trade | 1,000 | 1,516 | $300K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $67.50 calls | Sweep | 40 | 648 | $265K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 7 | $2.4M | 37% | -$1.2M |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 12 | $2.2M | 59% | +$998K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 26 | $1.9M | 90% | -$1.2M |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 14 | $1.2M | 47% | +$827K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 3 | $1.2M | 3% | -$866K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 9 | $1.1M | 53% | -$24K |
The most premium, $2.4M, is aimed at the 23 Oct 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 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 | C 17 Jun 2027 $130 puts | Sweep | 500 | 6,220 | $527K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Sep 2027 $120 puts | Trade | 580 | 1,311 | $525K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $140 calls | Sweep | 250 | 2,791 | $314K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 17 Jun 2027 $140 calls | Sweep | 250 | 2,791 | $313K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | C 23 Oct 2026 $139 calls | Trade | 1,000 | 1,516 | $300K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
Every print in C with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open C in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open C in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 13 firms, have a median of $151, 12.5% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 downgrade.
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 Citigroup Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, New York
- Website
- citigroup.com
Citigroup Inc. provides various financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions. The company operates in two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG) The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers wholesale banking services, including fixed income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative, equity and fixed income research, corporate lending, and investment banking.
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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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