JCI options flow: unusual options activity in Johnson Controls International plc
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 7 unusual options prints in Johnson Controls International plc (JCI), $684K of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $289K against $244K bearish; $395K went into calls and $289K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.73. The largest print was $244K of JCI 16 Oct 2026 $140 calls on 21 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $31K of premium. JCI closed at $150.20 on 25 September 2026, up 3.3%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 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 | JCI 16 Oct 2026 $140 calls | Sweep | 298 | 249 | $244K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | JCI 20 Nov 2026 $135 puts | Sweep | 631 | 34 | $237K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | JCI 15 Jan 2027 $145 calls | Sweep | 43 | 499 | $53K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | JCI 16 Oct 2026 $135 puts | Sweep | 578 | 1,507 | $52K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | JCI 20 Nov 2026 $155 calls | Trade | 73 | 30 | $34K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | JCI 15 Jan 2027 $155 calls | Sweep | 43 | 456 | $33K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | JCI 15 Jan 2027 $145 calls | Sweep | 25 | 488 | $31K | At ask | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 2 | $296K | 82% | -$192K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 2 | $270K | 12% | +$237K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 3 | $117K | 100% | +$0 |
The most premium, $296K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
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, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | JCI 15 Jan 2027 $145 calls | Sweep | 25 | 488 | $31K | At ask | Neutral |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open JCI in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $159, 5.9% 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 Johnson Controls International plc
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Machinery
- Headquarters
- CORK, Wisconsin
- Website
- johnsoncontrols.com
Johnson Controls International plc engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems. The company designs, sells, installs, and services heating, ventilating, air conditioning, controls, building management, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems. It also offers controls software and software services for residential and commercial applications.
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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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