MTD options flow: unusual options activity in Mettler Toledo International Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 29 unusual options prints in Mettler Toledo International Inc. (MTD), $2.7M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $1.8M against $423K bearish; $2.5M went into calls and $172K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.07. The largest print was $303K of MTD 15 Jan 2027 $1,500 calls on 23 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 2 prints and $176K of premium. MTD closed at $1,511.64 on 25 September 2026, down 0.5%.
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 | MTD 15 Jan 2027 $1,500 calls | Sweep | 29 | 106 | $303K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Apr 2027 $1,680 calls | Sweep | 47 | 3 | $209K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MTD 21 May 2027 $1,680 calls | Sweep | 24 | 2 | $183K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,500 puts | Sweep | 50 | 1 | $172K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,500 calls | Sweep | 27 | 42 | $132K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,350 calls | Trade | 7 | 6 | $131K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,500 calls | Sweep | 25 | 22 | $130K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MTD 21 May 2027 $1,700 calls | Trade | 20 | 167 | $126K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,490 calls | Sweep | 28 | 8 | $122K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MTD 15 Jan 2027 $1,680 calls | Sweep | 67 | 3 | $119K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MTD 20 Nov 2026 $1,620 calls | Sweep | 26 | 32 | $113K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MTD 15 Jan 2027 $1,760 calls | Sweep | 31 | 3 | $101K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
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 | 18 | $1.4M | 87% | +$506K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 6 | $626K | 100% | +$504K |
| 21 May 2027 | 2 | $309K | 100% | +$57K |
| 16 Apr 2027 | 1 | $209K | 100% | +$209K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $113K | 100% | +$113K |
| 17 Dec 2027 | 1 | $30K | 100% | +$0 |
The most premium, $1.4M, 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 | MTD 16 Oct 2026 $1,500 calls | Sweep | 27 | 42 | $132K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MTD 15 Jan 2027 $1,500 calls | Sweep | 4 | 109 | $44K | At bid | Bearish |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MTD in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $1,480, 2.1% 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 Mettler Toledo International Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Measuring And Control Equipment
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio
- Website
- mt.com
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. engages in the manufacture and supply of precision instruments and services. It operates in five segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations, and Other. Its laboratory instruments include laboratory balances, liquid pipetting solutions, automated laboratory reactors, titrators, pH meters, and other analytical instruments. Its industrial instruments comprise industrial weighing instruments and related terminals, automatic dimensional measurement and data capture solutions.
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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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