HBAN options flow: unusual options activity in Huntington Bancshares Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 2 unusual options prints in Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN), $79K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $0 against $79K bearish; $29K went into calls and $50K into puts, a put call ratio of 1.74. The largest print was $50K of HBAN 20 Nov 2026 $15 puts on 23 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 23 September 2026, added 1 print and $50K of premium. HBAN closed at $15.64 on 25 September 2026, up 2.2%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 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
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | HBAN 20 Nov 2026 $15 puts | Sweep | 1,016 | 316 | $50K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | HBAN 16 Oct 2026 $16 calls | Trade | 675 | 363 | $29K | At bid | Bearish | 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 | $50K | 0% | -$50K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $29K | 100% | -$29K |
The most premium, $50K, 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, 23 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | HBAN 20 Nov 2026 $15 puts | Sweep | 1,016 | 316 | $50K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
Every print in HBAN with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open HBAN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open HBAN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $19, 23.1% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 3 downgrades.
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 Huntington Bancshares Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Headquarters
- COLUMBUS, Ohio
- Website
- huntington.com
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated operates through four segments: Consumer and Business Banking; Commercial Banking; Vehicle Finance; and Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group (RBHPCG) As of March 18, 2022, the company had approximately 1,000 branches in 11 states.
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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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