MSI options flow: unusual options activity in Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 14 unusual options prints in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI), $956K of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $394K against $277K bearish; $756K went into calls and $200K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.26. The largest print was $122K of MSI 20 Nov 2026 $440 puts on 25 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 4 prints and $349K of premium. MSI closed at $456.88 on 25 September 2026, up 0.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 4 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 | MSI 20 Nov 2026 $440 puts | Trade | 100 | 21 | $122K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 78 | 22 | $115K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MSI 16 Oct 2026 $470 calls | Sweep | 166 | 133 | $110K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Sweep | 51 | 22 | $86K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 50 | 755 | $80K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 50 | 755 | $78K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MSI 16 Oct 2026 $460 puts | Sweep | 67 | 81 | $77K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 16 Oct 2026 $460 calls | Sweep | 69 | 270 | $69K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Sweep | 32 | 22 | $53K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 24 | 22 | $37K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Sweep | 22 | 22 | $37K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MSI 16 Oct 2026 $430 calls | Trade | 10 | 225 | $34K | At ask | Bullish |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2026 | 8 | $515K | 100% | +$75K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 5 | $319K | 76% | +$164K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $122K | 0% | -$122K |
The most premium, $515K, is aimed at the 18 Dec 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 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, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 20 Nov 2026 $440 puts | Trade | 100 | 21 | $122K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 50 | 755 | $80K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 18 Dec 2026 $480 calls | Trade | 50 | 755 | $78K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSI 16 Oct 2026 $460 calls | Sweep | 69 | 270 | $69K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MSI in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 6 firms, have a median of $538, 17.8% 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 Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Website
- motorolasolutions.com
Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical communications and analytics. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. Its land mobile radio communications and video security and access control devices include two-way portable and vehicle-mounted radios.
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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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