O options flow: unusual options activity in Realty Income Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 11 unusual options prints in Realty Income Corp. (O), $1.1M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $489K against $501K bearish; $686K went into calls and $406K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.59. The largest print was $402K of O 16 Oct 2026 $57.50 calls on 25 September 2026, swept above ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 4 prints and $499K of premium. O closed at $55.54 on 25 September 2026, up 0.2%.
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 | O 16 Oct 2026 $57.50 calls | Sweep | 15,000 | 3,257 | $402K | Above ask | Bullish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | O 18 Dec 2026 $55 puts | Trade | 2,000 | 2,042 | $348K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | O 20 Nov 2026 $55 calls | Sweep | 518 | 694 | $98K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 21 Jan 2028 $47.50 calls | Sweep | 40 | 109 | $37K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | O 19 Mar 2027 $60 calls | Sweep | 300 | 2,477 | $33K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 15 Jan 2027 $47.50 calls | Sweep | 40 | 3 | $33K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | O 15 Jan 2027 $52.50 puts | Sweep | 299 | 816 | $31K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | O 19 Mar 2027 $60 calls | Trade | 250 | 2,477 | $29K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | O 20 Nov 2026 $60 calls | Sweep | 556 | 185 | $28K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 20 Nov 2026 $55 calls | Sweep | 139 | 1,333 | $27K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | O 21 Jan 2028 $57.50 puts | Sweep | 50 | 538 | $26K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $402K | 100% | +$402K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $348K | 0% | -$348K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $153K | 100% | -$153K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 2 | $64K | 51% | +$31K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 2 | $64K | 58% | +$26K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 2 | $62K | 100% | +$29K |
The most premium, $402K, 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 | O 16 Oct 2026 $57.50 calls | Sweep | 15,000 | 3,257 | $402K | Above ask | Bullish | Whale |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 21 Jan 2028 $47.50 calls | Sweep | 40 | 109 | $37K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 15 Jan 2027 $47.50 calls | Sweep | 40 | 3 | $33K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | O 20 Nov 2026 $55 calls | Sweep | 139 | 1,333 | $27K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open O in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 9 firms, have a median of $65, 17.0% 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 Realty Income Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- San Diego, California
- Website
- realtyincome.com
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 6,500 real estate properties.
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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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