NRG options flow: unusual options activity in NRG Energy, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 39 unusual options prints in NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), $4.2M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $1.5M against $1.2M bearish; $3.7M went into calls and $559K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.15. The largest print was $1.2M of NRG 16 Oct 2026 $110 calls on 25 September 2026, executed at midpoint. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $26K of premium. NRG closed at $100.37 on 25 September 2026, up 2.6%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 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 | NRG 16 Oct 2026 $110 calls | Trade | 7,698 | 2,407 | $1.2M | At midpoint | Neutral | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NRG 18 Dec 2026 $125 calls | Trade | 2,000 | 10,357 | $550K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NRG 16 Oct 2026 $110 calls | Sweep | 1,504 | 2,407 | $225K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | NRG 15 Jan 2027 $85 calls | Trade | 89 | 39 | $200K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | NRG 19 Mar 2027 $110 puts | Sweep | 100 | 734 | $182K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NRG 18 Dec 2026 $105 calls | Sweep | 188 | 184 | $138K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | NRG 18 Dec 2026 $110 calls | Trade | 200 | 727 | $122K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | NRG 19 Mar 2027 $115 calls | Trade | 150 | 180 | $120K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NRG 15 Jan 2027 $85 calls | Trade | 59 | 144 | $117K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NRG 16 Oct 2026 $103 calls | Sweep | 258 | 7 | $88K | Above ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | NRG 18 Dec 2026 $110 calls | Trade | 160 | 953 | $83K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | NRG 16 Oct 2026 $115 calls | Sweep | 520 | 2,067 | $73K | 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 | 9 | $1.7M | 98% | +$339K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 11 | $1.3M | 95% | +$80K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 7 | $498K | 100% | +$209K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 5 | $435K | 28% | -$435K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 3 | $115K | 0% | -$20 |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $62K | 100% | +$62K |
The most premium, $1.7M, 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, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | NRG 21 Jan 2028 $120 puts | Trade | 8 | 403 | $26K | At ask | Bearish |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open NRG in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 7 firms, have a median of $209, 108.2% 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 NRG Energy, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities
- Headquarters
- PRINCETON, Texas
- Website
- nrg.com
NRG Energy, Inc. operates as an integrated power company in the United States. The company owns and leases power generation portfolio with approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity at 25 plants. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage.
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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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