DGX options flow: unusual options activity in Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 9 unusual options prints in Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX), $477K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $32K against $444K bearish; $148K went into calls and $329K into puts, a put call ratio of 2.22. The largest print was $148K of DGX 16 Oct 2026 $230 calls on 22 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $62K of premium. DGX closed at $236.32 on 25 September 2026, down 0.1%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 22 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 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $230 calls | Sweep | 200 | 4 | $148K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $240 puts | Sweep | 88 | 844 | $62K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $250 puts | Sweep | 30 | 181 | $52K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $240 puts | Sweep | 49 | 301 | $44K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $230 puts | Trade | 89 | 1,158 | $44K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $230 puts | Sweep | 100 | 1,379 | $36K | Above ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $220 puts | Trade | 250 | 9 | $32K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $250 puts | Sweep | 18 | 181 | $32K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $250 puts | Sweep | 15 | 181 | $26K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 9 | $477K | 31% | -$412K |
The most premium, $477K, 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 | DGX 16 Oct 2026 $240 puts | Sweep | 88 | 844 | $62K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
Every print in DGX with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open DGX in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open DGX in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 7 firms, have a median of $250, 5.8% above the last close.
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 Quest Diagnostics Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Headquarters
- Secaucus, New Jersey
- Website
- questdiagnostics.com
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing, information, and services in the United States and internationally. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine testing, non-routine and advanced clinical testing, anatomic pathology testing, and other diagnostic info services. It also provides risk assessment services for life insurance industry; and healthcare organizations and clinicians robust information technology solutions.
In the same sector
Flow pages for other Health Care names in the S&P 500:
LLY Eli Lilly & Co.JNJ Johnson & JohnsonABBV AbbVie Inc.MRK Merck & Co. Inc.UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc.TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.AMGN Amgen Inc.GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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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