TFC options flow: unusual options activity in Truist Financial Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 9 unusual options prints in Truist Financial Corp. (TFC), $351K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $61K against $290K bearish; $198K went into calls and $153K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.77. The largest print was $69K of TFC 20 Nov 2026 $42.50 puts on 24 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $37K of premium. TFC closed at $47.66 on 25 September 2026, up 1.0%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | TFC 20 Nov 2026 $42.50 puts | Sweep | 985 | 487 | $69K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | TFC 17 Jun 2027 $55 calls | Trade | 244 | 1,095 | $55K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | TFC 20 Nov 2026 $42.50 puts | Sweep | 728 | 487 | $51K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | TFC 18 Dec 2026 $52.50 calls | Sweep | 606 | 1,344 | $37K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | TFC 20 Nov 2026 $47.50 puts | Sweep | 201 | 523 | $33K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | TFC 18 Dec 2026 $50 calls | Sweep | 187 | 842 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | TFC 16 Oct 2026 $50 calls | Sweep | 282 | 1,056 | $26K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | TFC 16 Oct 2026 $50 calls | Sweep | 253 | 1,056 | $26K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | TFC 19 Jan 2029 $70 calls | Trade | 100 | 0 | $26K | At bid | Bearish |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $153K | 0% | -$87K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 2 | $65K | 100% | -$9K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 1 | $55K | 100% | -$55K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 2 | $53K | 100% | -$53K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 1 | $26K | 100% | -$26K |
The most premium, $153K, is aimed at the 20 Nov 2026 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 | TFC 18 Dec 2026 $52.50 calls | Sweep | 606 | 1,344 | $37K | 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 TFC in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $55, 15.4% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 6 downgrades.
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 Truist Financial Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Headquarters
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Website
- truist.com
Truist Financial Corporation provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Banking and Wealth, Corporate and Commercial Banking, and Insurance Holdings. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through 2,517 banking offices.
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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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