IT options flow: unusual options activity in Gartner Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 2 unusual options prints in Gartner Inc. (IT), $147K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $96K against $0 bearish; $147K went into calls and $0 into puts, a put call ratio of 0.00. The largest print was $96K of IT 19 Mar 2027 $230 calls on 22 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 23 September 2026, added 1 print and $51K of premium. IT closed at $187.90 on 25 September 2026, up 4.8%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | IT 19 Mar 2027 $230 calls | Sweep | 80 | 113 | $96K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | IT 18 Dec 2026 $80 calls | Sweep | 5 | 13 | $51K | At bid | Neutral |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $96K | 100% | +$96K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $51K | 100% | +$0 |
The most premium, $96K, is aimed at the 19 Mar 2027 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, 23 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | IT 18 Dec 2026 $80 calls | Sweep | 5 | 13 | $51K | At bid | Neutral |
Every print in IT with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open IT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open IT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 7 firms, have a median of $173, 7.9% below 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 Gartner Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Business Services
- Headquarters
- STAMFORD, Connecticut
- Website
- gartner.com
Gartner, Inc. operates through three segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Conferences segment offers business professionals in an organization the opportunity to learn, share, and network. The Consulting segment offers market research, custom analysis, and on-the-ground support 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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