PSA options flow: unusual options activity in Public Storage
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 7 unusual options prints in Public Storage (PSA), $232K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $178K against $27K bearish; $64K went into calls and $168K into puts, a put call ratio of 2.65. The largest print was $45K of PSA 20 Nov 2026 $270 puts on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 2 prints and $70K of premium. PSA closed at $287.97 on 25 September 2026, up 1.2%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | PSA 20 Nov 2026 $270 puts | Trade | 200 | 0 | $45K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $300 calls | Sweep | 62 | 53 | $37K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $280 puts | Sweep | 112 | 385 | $36K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $280 puts | Sweep | 89 | 385 | $34K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $280 puts | Sweep | 85 | 465 | $27K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | PSA 20 Nov 2026 $310 calls | Sweep | 77 | 79 | $27K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | PSA 20 Nov 2026 $260 puts | Trade | 200 | 3 | $26K | At bid | Neutral |
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 | 4 | $134K | 27% | +$79K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $98K | 28% | +$72K |
The most premium, $134K, 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 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $280 puts | Sweep | 112 | 385 | $36K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | PSA 16 Oct 2026 $280 puts | Sweep | 89 | 385 | $34K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in PSA with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open PSA in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open PSA in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 9 firms, have a median of $330, 14.6% 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 Public Storage
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- GLENDALE, Texas
- Website
- publicstorage.com
Public Storage is a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. At September 30, 2020, we had interests in 2,504 self-storage facilities located in 38 states with approximately 171 million net rentable square feet in the United States. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.
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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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