CSX options flow: unusual options activity in CSX Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 5 unusual options prints in CSX Corp. (CSX), $1.5M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $107K against $1.4M bearish; $1.5M went into calls and $0 into puts, a put call ratio of 0.00. The largest print was $1.3M of CSX 21 Jan 2028 $50 calls on 24 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 24 September 2026, added 1 print and $1.3M of premium. CSX closed at $46.78 on 25 September 2026, down 0.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 24 September 2026, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | CSX 21 Jan 2028 $50 calls | Trade | 2,500 | 1,518 | $1.3M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 21 Sep 2026 | CSX 17 Jun 2027 $30 calls | Trade | 47 | 375 | $80K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | CSX 15 Jan 2027 $60 calls | Sweep | 3,473 | 10,862 | $35K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | CSX 17 Sep 2027 $50 calls | Trade | 69 | 155 | $27K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | CSX 15 Jan 2027 $50 calls | Sweep | 199 | 1,036 | $26K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2028 | 1 | $1.3M | 100% | -$1.3M |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 1 | $80K | 100% | +$80K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 2 | $61K | 100% | -$61K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 1 | $27K | 100% | +$27K |
The most premium, $1.3M, is aimed at the 21 Jan 2028 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 15 Jan 2027.
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, 24 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | CSX 21 Jan 2028 $50 calls | Trade | 2,500 | 1,518 | $1.3M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open CSX in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 14 firms, have a median of $54, 15.4% 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 CSX Corp.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Transportation
- Headquarters
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Website
- csx.com
CSX Corporation provides rail-based freight transportation services. It transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, automotive, minerals, forest products, and metals and equipment. The company operates approximately 19,500 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 23 states east of the Mississippi River.
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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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