ROST options flow: unusual options activity in Ross Stores, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 7 unusual options prints in Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), $667K of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $300K against $304K bearish; $624K went into calls and $42K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.07. The largest print was $261K of ROST 16 Oct 2026 $240 calls on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $63K of premium. ROST closed at $236.12 on 25 September 2026, up 0.3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | ROST 16 Oct 2026 $240 calls | Trade | 1,000 | 1,442 | $261K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ROST 19 Mar 2027 $190 calls | Trade | 20 | 20 | $111K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ROST 19 Jan 2029 $150 calls | Sweep | 10 | 0 | $104K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ROST 16 Oct 2026 $250 calls | Sweep | 485 | 340 | $63K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | ROST 17 Jun 2027 $260 calls | Sweep | 34 | 22 | $54K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ROST 15 Jan 2027 $240 puts | Trade | 25 | 164 | $42K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ROST 21 Jan 2028 $210 calls | Trade | 6 | 127 | $32K | At ask | 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 | 2 | $324K | 100% | -$261K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $111K | 100% | +$111K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 1 | $104K | 100% | +$104K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 1 | $54K | 100% | +$54K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 1 | $42K | 0% | -$42K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 1 | $32K | 100% | +$32K |
The most premium, $324K, 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 | ROST 16 Oct 2026 $250 calls | Sweep | 485 | 340 | $63K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
Every print in ROST with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open ROST in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ROST in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $276, 16.9% 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 Ross Stores, Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- Dublin, California
- Website
- rossstores.com
Ross Stores, Inc. operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brand names. The company's stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. Ross Stores was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, 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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