HD options flow: unusual options activity in Home Depot, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 181 unusual options prints in Home Depot, Inc. (HD), $15.9M of tracked premium, leaning bearish. Bullish premium was $6.1M against $7.8M bearish; $8.5M went into calls and $7.4M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.87. The largest print was $1.8M of HD 21 Jan 2028 $410 calls on 22 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $159K of premium. HD closed at $293.20 on 25 September 2026, up 0.3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 21 Jan 2028 $410 calls | Trade | 1,500 | 1,260 | $1.8M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HD 17 Jun 2027 $250 puts | Trade | 1,000 | 474 | $1.0M | At bid | Bullish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 18 Dec 2026 $340 calls | Sweep | 1,179 | 725 | $516K | Below bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | HD 15 Jan 2027 $320 calls | Trade | 450 | 597 | $482K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 21 Jan 2028 $300 calls | Trade | 100 | 303 | $442K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | HD 17 Jun 2027 $300 puts | Trade | 141 | 916 | $374K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | HD 17 Jun 2027 $300 puts | Trade | 129 | 916 | $344K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 15 Jan 2027 $330 puts | Trade | 85 | 1,154 | $303K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 19 Jan 2029 $330 puts | Trade | 41 | 0 | $238K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HD 17 Jun 2027 $250 calls | Sweep | 39 | 73 | $214K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HD 15 Jan 2027 $350 puts | Trade | 41 | 1,523 | $213K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | HD 19 Mar 2027 $320 puts | Sweep | 61 | 198 | $210K | Below bid | Bullish | High 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
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2028 | 19 | $3.5M | 74% | -$3.0M |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 17 | $2.8M | 25% | +$2.0M |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 22 | $2.3M | 37% | +$55K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 19 | $1.2M | 79% | -$678K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 13 | $1.1M | 69% | +$526K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 10 | $916K | 34% | -$636K |
The most premium, $3.5M, is aimed at the 21 Jan 2028 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 18 Dec 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 | HD 20 Nov 2026 $320 puts | Trade | 50 | 504 | $159K | At bid | Bullish |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open HD in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 18 firms, have a median of $378, 28.8% 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 Home Depot, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Website
- homedepot.com
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. It operates stores that sell various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products. The company also sells installation services for flooring, cabinets and cabinet makeovers, countertops, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.
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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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