CFG options flow: unusual options activity in Citizens Financial Group Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 6 unusual options prints in Citizens Financial Group Inc. (CFG), $386K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $110K against $249K bearish; $101K went into calls and $284K into puts, a put call ratio of 2.80. The largest print was $224K of CFG 21 Jan 2028 $70 puts on 22 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $25K of premium. CFG closed at $65.53 on 25 September 2026, up 1.2%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 4 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 | CFG 21 Jan 2028 $70 puts | Sweep | 219 | 129 | $224K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | CFG 16 Oct 2026 $67.50 calls | Sweep | 203 | 182 | $44K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | CFG 15 Jan 2027 $65 puts | Sweep | 100 | 223 | $35K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | CFG 19 Jan 2029 $77.50 calls | Trade | 41 | 28 | $31K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | CFG 19 Jan 2029 $75 calls | Trade | 30 | 279 | $27K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | CFG 15 Jan 2027 $65 puts | Sweep | 69 | 269 | $25K | At ask | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2028 | 1 | $224K | 0% | -$224K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 2 | $60K | 0% | +$10K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 2 | $57K | 100% | +$31K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $44K | 100% | +$44K |
The most premium, $224K, is aimed at the 21 Jan 2028 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 | CFG 15 Jan 2027 $65 puts | Sweep | 69 | 269 | $25K | At ask | Bearish |
Every print in CFG with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open CFG in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open CFG in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 14 firms, have a median of $83, 26.7% 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 Citizens Financial Group Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Headquarters
- PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
- Website
- citizensbank.com
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking segment offers deposit products, credit cards, business loans, wealth management, and investment services. The Commercial Banking segment provides various financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk management solutions.
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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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