GEN options flow: unusual options activity in Gen Digital Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 14 unusual options prints in Gen Digital Inc. (GEN), $484K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $356K against $128K bearish; $344K went into calls and $140K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.41. The largest print was $74K of GEN 20 Nov 2026 $31 puts on 24 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 5 prints and $159K of premium. GEN closed at $21.62 on 25 September 2026, down 6.3%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 22 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $31 puts | Sweep | 120 | 120 | $74K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GEN 16 Oct 2026 $27 calls | Sweep | 330 | 351 | $38K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GEN 18 Dec 2026 $28 calls | Sweep | 200 | 404 | $37K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Trade | 199 | 0 | $35K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Trade | 200 | 0 | $34K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 16 Oct 2026 $26 puts | Sweep | 80 | 404 | $34K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $27 calls | Sweep | 179 | 10 | $33K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GEN 16 Oct 2026 $25 puts | Sweep | 247 | 96 | $31K | Below bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GEN 18 Dec 2026 $20 calls | Trade | 34 | 70 | $29K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GEN 16 Oct 2026 $26 calls | Sweep | 399 | 561 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Sweep | 200 | 0 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GEN 18 Dec 2026 $30 calls | Sweep | 502 | 4,788 | $28K | At bid | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2026 | 6 | $232K | 68% | +$163K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 4 | $132K | 50% | +$132K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 4 | $121K | 100% | -$66K |
The most premium, $232K, is aimed at the 20 Nov 2026 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 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Trade | 199 | 0 | $35K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Trade | 200 | 0 | $34K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 16 Oct 2026 $26 puts | Sweep | 80 | 404 | $34K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Sweep | 200 | 0 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GEN 20 Nov 2026 $23 calls | Trade | 200 | 0 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in GEN with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open GEN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open GEN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 4 firms, have a median of $30, 38.8% 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 Gen Digital Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Headquarters
- TEMPE , Arizona
- Website
- www.symantec.com
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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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