EW options flow: unusual options activity in Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET

Over the last week the tape recorded 3 unusual options prints in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW), $184K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $0 against $184K bearish; $53K went into calls and $132K into puts, a put call ratio of 2.50. The largest print was $80K of EW 16 Oct 2026 $85 puts on 23 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 23 September 2026, added 2 prints and $132K of premium. EW closed at $86.29 on 25 September 2026, up 0.7%.

This week's unusual flow

Unusual prints3
Tracked premium$184K
Net premium-$184K
Bullish premium$0
Bearish premium$184K
Call premium$53K
Put premium$132K
P/C ratio2.50
Sweeps67%
Size over OI2
Whale prints0
High conviction1

Prints from 22 September 2026 to 23 September 2026, 2 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

DateContractTypeSizeOpen int.PremiumExecutionSentimentTier
23 Sep 2026EW 16 Oct 2026 $85 putsTrade500397$80KAt askBearishNotable
22 Sep 2026EW 16 Oct 2026 $92.50 callsSweep500721$53KAt bidBearishNotable
23 Sep 2026EW 20 Nov 2026 $82.50 putsSweep20095$52KAt askBearishHigh conviction

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

ExpiryPrintsPremiumCalls shareNet premium
16 Oct 20262$133K40%-$133K
20 Nov 20261$52K0%-$52K

The most premium, $133K, 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, 23 September 2026

Prints2
Premium$132K
Net premium-$132K
Sweeps50%
DateContractTypeSizeOpen int.PremiumExecutionSentimentTier
23 Sep 2026EW 16 Oct 2026 $85 putsTrade500397$80KAt askBearishNotable
23 Sep 2026EW 20 Nov 2026 $82.50 putsSweep20095$52KAt askBearishHigh conviction

Every print in EW with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open EW in Options Sentiment Screener.

Price

Last close$86.29
Day+0.65%
1 week-2.23%
1 month-4.95%
3 months-4.95%
1 year+15.58%
52 week high$96.29
52 week low$72.30
Volume3,599,771
Market cap$49.4B

The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open EW in Options Sentiment Screener.

Analysts

The most recent analyst targets on file, from 14 firms, have a median of $104, 21.1% 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 Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Medical Equipment
Headquarters
Wilmington, California
Website
edwards.com

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation provides products and technologies for structural heart disease, critical care and surgical monitoring. It offers surgical structural heart solutions, such as aortic surgical valve under the INSPIRIS name. The company distributes its products through a direct sales force and independent distributors.

In the same sector

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Learn

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