SNPS options flow: unusual options activity in Synopsys Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 128 unusual options prints in Synopsys Inc. (SNPS), $8.5M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $4.6M against $2.2M bearish; $6.5M went into calls and $2.1M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.32. The largest print was $652K of SNPS 17 Jun 2027 $630 puts on 23 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 23 prints and $1.7M of premium. SNPS closed at $425.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | SNPS 17 Jun 2027 $630 puts | Trade | 30 | 1 | $652K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $360 calls | Sweep | 50 | 190 | $340K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Trade | 134 | 1,896 | $339K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Sweep | 57 | 1,466 | $260K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Sweep | 103 | 1,896 | $260K | At midpoint | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 20 Nov 2026 $400 calls | Trade | 50 | 872 | $245K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 20 Nov 2026 $450 puts | Sweep | 61 | 12 | $228K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | SNPS 15 Jan 2027 $440 puts | Sweep | 36 | 268 | $197K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | SNPS 25 Sep 2026 $402.50 calls | Sweep | 100 | 123 | $196K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SNPS 2 Oct 2026 $375 calls | Trade | 50 | 128 | $152K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Sweep | 54 | 2,494 | $107K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Sweep | 53 | 2,494 | $106K | At ask | Bullish | 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 | 50 | $3.4M | 95% | +$1.6M |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 7 | $964K | 26% | +$695K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 9 | $840K | 65% | +$84K |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 16 | $821K | 64% | +$189K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 10 | $610K | 100% | -$100K |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 8 | $503K | 92% | -$358K |
The most premium, $3.4M, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 25 Sep 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 | SNPS 16 Oct 2026 $400 calls | Sweep | 57 | 1,466 | $260K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 20 Nov 2026 $400 calls | Trade | 50 | 872 | $245K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 20 Nov 2026 $450 puts | Sweep | 61 | 12 | $228K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 19 Jan 2029 $300 calls | Trade | 5 | 3 | $100K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | SNPS 19 Mar 2027 $500 calls | Trade | 25 | 164 | $80K | At ask | Bullish |
Every print in SNPS with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open SNPS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open SNPS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 13 firms, have a median of $570, 33.9% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 5 upgrades.
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 Synopsys Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Website
- synopsys.com
Synopsys, Inc. provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. It also provides intellectual property (IP) solutions for USB, PCI Express, DDR, Ethernet, SATA, MIPI, HDMI, and Bluetooth low energy applications. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Mountain View, 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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