LYB options flow: unusual options activity in LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 16 unusual options prints in LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB), $1.8M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $1.4M against $309K bearish; $455K went into calls and $1.3M into puts, a put call ratio of 2.97. The largest print was $910K of LYB 16 Oct 2026 $55 puts on 23 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 6 prints and $346K of premium. LYB closed at $58.14 on 25 September 2026, down 3.4%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | LYB 16 Oct 2026 $55 puts | Trade | 14,000 | 15,420 | $910K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | LYB 16 Oct 2026 $62.50 calls | Trade | 933 | 168 | $149K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $75 calls | Trade | 300 | 351 | $92K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | LYB 19 Mar 2027 $70 calls | Sweep | 232 | 82 | $79K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Trade | 100 | 144 | $78K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | LYB 20 Nov 2026 $60 puts | Trade | 206 | 28 | $76K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | LYB 16 Oct 2026 $55 puts | Sweep | 1,000 | 15,420 | $66K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Sweep | 71 | 144 | $55K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Sweep | 59 | 144 | $46K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | LYB 16 Oct 2026 $55 puts | Sweep | 653 | 15,078 | $42K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 21 Jan 2028 $70 puts | Sweep | 23 | 40 | $40K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Sep 2027 $67.50 calls | Trade | 55 | 5 | $39K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 6 | $1.2M | 17% | +$1.1M |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 4 | $270K | 34% | -$14K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $79K | 100% | -$79K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $76K | 0% | +$76K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 2 | $75K | 0% | +$5K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 1 | $39K | 100% | -$39K |
The most premium, $1.2M, 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 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $75 calls | Trade | 300 | 351 | $92K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Trade | 100 | 144 | $78K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Sweep | 71 | 144 | $55K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 17 Jun 2027 $57.50 puts | Sweep | 59 | 144 | $46K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | LYB 21 Jan 2028 $70 puts | Sweep | 23 | 40 | $40K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open LYB in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $70, 20.4% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade.
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 LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Headquarters
- HOUSTON
- Website
- lyondellbasell.com
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. It produces and markets olefins and co-products; polyolefins; polyethylene products, polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors, and powders. The company refines crude oil and other crude oils of varied types and sources into gasoline and distillates.
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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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