ESS options flow: unusual options activity in Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 1 unusual options print in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS), $44K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $44K against $0 bearish; $44K went into calls and $0 into puts, a put call ratio of 0.00. The largest print was $44K of ESS 20 Nov 2026 $280 calls on 21 September 2026, executed at ask. ESS closed at $271.61 on 25 September 2026, unchanged.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 21 September 2026, 1 session. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | ESS 20 Nov 2026 $280 calls | Trade | 105 | 0 | $44K | At ask | Bullish | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $44K | 100% | +$44K |
The most premium, $44K, is aimed at the 20 Nov 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.
Every print in ESS with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open ESS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ESS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 15 firms, have a median of $297, 9.3% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade and 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 Essex Property Trust, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- SAN MATEO, California
- Website
- essexapartmenthomes.com
Essex Property Trust, Inc. acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 246 apartment communities, with an additional 6 properties in various stages of development.
In the same sector
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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
The live tape for ESS with every print's execution detail, one tap filters for calls, puts, sweeps and 0DTE, saved screeners and, for Realtime subscribers, push alerts and no delay. The same screen is in the iOS and Android apps.
Open ESS in Options Sentiment Screener