GOOGL options flow: unusual options activity in Alphabet Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
The 500 most recent unusual options prints in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, carry $41.8M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. The delayed tape holds that many at a time, and this name fills it in 6 sessions. Bullish premium was $15.7M against $19.3M bearish; $30.9M went into calls and $11.0M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.35. The largest print was $2.2M of GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls on 24 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 10 prints and $867K of premium. GOOGL closed at $343.92 on 25 September 2026, up 0.5%.
The latest unusual flow
The 500 most recent prints, 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 sessions. The delayed tape holds that many at a time; the full stream with every print is in the app. 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
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls | Trade | 64 | 8,651 | $2.2M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls | Trade | 30 | 8,651 | $1.0M | At ask | Bullish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 17 Sep 2027 $265 calls | Trade | 97 | 34 | $979K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 16 Apr 2027 $310 puts | Trade | 480 | 307 | $866K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 17 Sep 2027 $345 puts | Trade | 176 | 391 | $671K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 17 Dec 2027 $500 calls | Sweep | 332 | 2,568 | $629K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 19 Mar 2027 $290 calls | Sweep | 77 | 525 | $529K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls | Trade | 15 | 8,651 | $505K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls | Trade | 15 | 8,651 | $505K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 15 Dec 2028 $5 calls | Trade | 15 | 8,044 | $500K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 20 Nov 2026 $370 calls | Sweep | 438 | 37,822 | $427K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 21 Jan 2028 $340 calls | Trade | 63 | 799 | $417K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2028 | 23 | $5.7M | 98% | -$1.5M |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 46 | $3.8M | 65% | -$1.1M |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 57 | $3.8M | 84% | +$842K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 42 | $3.7M | 49% | -$1.6M |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 51 | $3.4M | 74% | -$55K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 48 | $2.6M | 87% | -$22K |
The most premium, $5.7M, is aimed at the 15 Dec 2028 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 25 Sep 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 | GOOGL 18 Dec 2026 $240 calls | Trade | 30 | 3,708 | $316K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 5 Oct 2026 $360 calls | Sweep | 1,304 | 437 | $132K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 28 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 18 Dec 2026 $240 calls | Trade | 12 | 3,708 | $127K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 2 Oct 2026 $345 calls | Sweep | 199 | 2,320 | $71K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 28 Sep 2026 | GOOGL 5 Oct 2026 $360 calls | Sweep | 432 | 437 | $44K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in GOOGL with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open GOOGL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open GOOGL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 28 firms, have a median of $432, 25.8% 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 Alphabet Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Headquarters
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, California
- Website
- abc.xyz
Alphabet Inc. operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment offers products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The other Bets segment sells health technology and internet services.
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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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