NUE options flow: unusual options activity in Nucor Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 5 unusual options prints in Nucor Corp. (NUE), $315K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $242K against $73K bearish; $72K went into calls and $244K into puts, a put call ratio of 3.41. The largest print was $145K of NUE 15 Jan 2027 $250 puts on 23 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 2 prints and $99K of premium. NUE closed at $247.25 on 25 September 2026, down 0.3%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 22 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 3 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 | NUE 15 Jan 2027 $250 puts | Sweep | 71 | 355 | $145K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NUE 16 Oct 2026 $240 puts | Sweep | 153 | 804 | $73K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | NUE 17 Jun 2027 $290 calls | Trade | 25 | 116 | $40K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | NUE 19 Mar 2027 $280 calls | Trade | 25 | 77 | $32K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NUE 15 Jan 2027 $260 puts | Trade | 10 | 122 | $25K | At bid | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2027 | 2 | $170K | 0% | +$170K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $73K | 0% | -$73K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 1 | $40K | 100% | +$40K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $32K | 100% | +$32K |
The most premium, $170K, is aimed at the 15 Jan 2027 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 | NUE 16 Oct 2026 $240 puts | Sweep | 153 | 804 | $73K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | NUE 15 Jan 2027 $260 puts | Trade | 10 | 122 | $25K | At bid | Bullish |
Every print in NUE with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open NUE in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open NUE in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $280, 13.2% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 downgrade.
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 Nucor Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Steel Works
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Website
- nucor.com
Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products. The company's Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled and galvanized sheet steel. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys. The Steel Products segment offers hollow structural section steel tubing products.
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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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