DAL options flow: unusual options activity in Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 103 unusual options prints in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL), $8.5M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $3.2M against $4.5M bearish; $7.0M went into calls and $1.4M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.20. The largest print was $1.4M of DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls on 25 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 25 prints and $3.8M of premium. DAL closed at $84.94 on 25 September 2026, up 2.6%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 3,707 | 11,960 | $1.4M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 2,240 | 11,960 | $846K | Below bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 21 Sep 2026 | DAL 21 Jan 2028 $80 calls | Trade | 200 | 652 | $360K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 826 | 11,960 | $310K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $80 calls | Trade | 500 | 3,419 | $260K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 20 Nov 2026 $100 calls | Trade | 1,900 | 368 | $215K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DAL 21 Jan 2028 $67.50 puts | Trade | 280 | 233 | $196K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 19 Mar 2027 $87.50 calls | Trade | 200 | 761 | $168K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | DAL 21 Jan 2028 $80 calls | Trade | 79 | 652 | $145K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DAL 30 Oct 2026 $83 calls | Sweep | 300 | 300 | $130K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DAL 18 Dec 2026 $85 puts | Sweep | 150 | 417 | $122K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $82.50 calls | Sweep | 287 | 1,549 | $121K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 31 | $4.3M | 93% | -$2.0M |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 6 | $901K | 65% | +$365K |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 15 | $591K | 60% | +$245K |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 10 | $558K | 95% | +$282K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 9 | $511K | 46% | +$135K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 5 | $410K | 100% | -$215K |
The most premium, $4.3M, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 2 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 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 3,707 | 11,960 | $1.4M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 2,240 | 11,960 | $846K | Below bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 16 Oct 2026 $85 calls | Sweep | 826 | 11,960 | $310K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 20 Nov 2026 $100 calls | Trade | 1,900 | 368 | $215K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DAL 19 Mar 2027 $87.50 calls | Trade | 200 | 761 | $168K | At bid | Bearish |
Every print in DAL with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open DAL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open DAL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 16 firms, have a median of $105, 23.6% 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 Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Transportation
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Website
- delta.com
Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City.
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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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