MAR options flow: unusual options activity in Marriott International Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 22 unusual options prints in Marriott International Inc. (MAR), $1.0M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $486K against $312K bearish; $425K went into calls and $576K into puts, a put call ratio of 1.35. The largest print was $96K of MAR 21 Jan 2028 $270 puts on 25 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 6 prints and $276K of premium. MAR closed at $352.03 on 25 September 2026, up 0.1%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 21 Jan 2028 $270 puts | Sweep | 87 | 51 | $96K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $350 calls | Trade | 113 | 286 | $81K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAR 16 Oct 2026 $330 calls | Trade | 30 | 104 | $68K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $330 calls | Sweep | 30 | 1 | $57K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $345 puts | Sweep | 185 | 23 | $55K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $347.50 puts | Trade | 136 | 2 | $49K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $330 calls | Trade | 30 | 1 | $49K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAR 20 Nov 2026 $380 calls | Sweep | 80 | 54 | $49K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $345 puts | Trade | 163 | 208 | $47K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $350 puts | Sweep | 106 | 0 | $47K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $350 calls | Trade | 79 | 17 | $47K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $350 calls | Sweep | 60 | 286 | $45K | At ask | Bullish | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | 13 | $601K | 46% | -$54K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 3 | $159K | 0% | +$159K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $108K | 72% | +$79K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $68K | 100% | +$0 |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 1 | $38K | 0% | -$38K |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 1 | $28K | 0% | +$28K |
The most premium, $601K, is aimed at the 2 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 | MAR 21 Jan 2028 $270 puts | Sweep | 87 | 51 | $96K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $347.50 puts | Trade | 136 | 2 | $49K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 2 Oct 2026 $345 puts | Trade | 163 | 208 | $47K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 20 Nov 2026 $310 puts | Sweep | 91 | 142 | $30K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MAR 9 Oct 2026 $335 puts | Sweep | 201 | 2 | $28K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in MAR with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open MAR in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MAR in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 15 firms, have a median of $393, 11.6% 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 Marriott International Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Website
- marriott.com
Marriott International, Inc. operates, franchises, and licenses hotel, residential, and timeshare properties worldwide. The company operates through U.S. and Canada, and International segments. As of February 15, 2022, it operated approximately 7,989 properties under 30 hotel brands in 139 countries and territories.
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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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