GLW options flow: unusual options activity in Corning Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 228 unusual options prints in Corning Inc. (GLW), $20.8M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $7.1M against $7.5M bearish; $10.5M went into calls and $10.3M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.98. The largest print was $2.9M of GLW 17 Jun 2027 $155 puts on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 2 prints and $88K of premium. GLW closed at $156.74 on 25 September 2026, up 1.7%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | GLW 17 Jun 2027 $155 puts | Trade | 1,000 | 315 | $2.9M | At bid | Neutral | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GLW 15 Jan 2027 $140 calls | Trade | 280 | 1,159 | $812K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | GLW 19 Mar 2027 $140 puts | Trade | 450 | 1,109 | $709K | Above ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GLW 21 May 2027 $120 puts | Trade | 400 | 149 | $472K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GLW 15 Jan 2027 $230 calls | Sweep | 816 | 1,607 | $443K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | GLW 18 Dec 2026 $170 calls | Sweep | 305 | 1,420 | $422K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GLW 16 Apr 2027 $145 puts | Trade | 195 | 199 | $382K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GLW 17 Jun 2027 $125 puts | Trade | 250 | 831 | $370K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GLW 18 Dec 2026 $100 calls | Sweep | 60 | 284 | $369K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | GLW 17 Dec 2027 $85 puts | Sweep | 500 | 5,147 | $352K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GLW 21 Jan 2028 $130 calls | Sweep | 61 | 413 | $348K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GLW 20 Nov 2026 $120 puts | Trade | 1,500 | 2,370 | $336K | At bid | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2027 | 11 | $3.6M | 7% | +$56K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 25 | $2.6M | 78% | +$1.5M |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 23 | $2.4M | 63% | +$691K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 42 | $2.0M | 67% | -$642K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 26 | $1.9M | 94% | -$34K |
| 17 Dec 2027 | 16 | $1.8M | 16% | -$927K |
The most premium, $3.6M, is aimed at the 17 Jun 2027 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, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | GLW 17 Jun 2027 $170 calls | Sweep | 19 | 180 | $50K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | GLW 21 Jan 2028 $190 calls | Trade | 11 | 562 | $38K | At bid | Neutral |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open GLW in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 11 firms, have a median of $180, 14.8% 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 Corning Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Steel Works
- Headquarters
- Corning, New York
- Website
- corning.com
Corning Incorporated engages in display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences businesses. The company's Display Technologies segment offers glass substrates for liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. Its Optical Communications segment provides optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products.
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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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