DUK options flow: unusual options activity in Duke Energy CORP
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 28 unusual options prints in Duke Energy CORP (DUK), $1.2M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $464K against $620K bearish; $909K went into calls and $331K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.36. The largest print was $142K of DUK 21 Jan 2028 $70 calls on 22 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 8 prints and $310K of premium. DUK closed at $113.35 on 25 September 2026, up 0.1%.
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 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $70 calls | Trade | 30 | 74 | $142K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $115 calls | Trade | 100 | 306 | $89K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $120 calls | Trade | 110 | 494 | $88K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DUK 20 Nov 2026 $125 calls | Sweep | 1,074 | 178 | $76K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $125 calls | Trade | 110 | 426 | $72K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | DUK 16 Oct 2026 $120 calls | Sweep | 800 | 3,879 | $64K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $80 calls | Sweep | 12 | 81 | $41K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | DUK 20 Nov 2026 $115 puts | Sweep | 121 | 46 | $41K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $115 puts | Sweep | 40 | 254 | $36K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | DUK 19 Jan 2029 $150 calls | Trade | 90 | 20 | $35K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 18 Dec 2026 $110 puts | Sweep | 123 | 1,429 | $35K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $110 puts | Sweep | 50 | 500 | $35K | 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 | 14 | $717K | 86% | +$46K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $147K | 52% | -$147K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 4 | $122K | 23% | -$66K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 3 | $95K | 100% | +$41K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 2 | $68K | 0% | -$68K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $64K | 100% | +$64K |
The most premium, $717K, 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 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $115 calls | Trade | 100 | 306 | $89K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $80 calls | Sweep | 12 | 81 | $41K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 18 Dec 2026 $110 puts | Sweep | 123 | 1,429 | $35K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 21 Jan 2028 $80 calls | Trade | 9 | 81 | $31K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | DUK 20 Nov 2026 $110 puts | Sweep | 133 | 91 | $30K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open DUK in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 7 firms, have a median of $135, 19.1% 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 Duke Energy CORP
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Website
- duke-energy.com
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities and Infrastructure, and Commercial Renewables. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. The Commercial Renewable segment acquires, develops, builds, and operates wind and solar renewable generation projects.
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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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