UPS options flow: unusual options activity in United Parcel Service Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 93 unusual options prints in United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), $6.4M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $1.5M against $4.0M bearish; $3.5M went into calls and $2.9M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.85. The largest print was $808K of UPS 16 Oct 2026 $90 puts on 24 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 12 prints and $523K of premium. UPS closed at $93.96 on 25 September 2026, up 2.1%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | UPS 16 Oct 2026 $90 puts | Trade | 7,845 | 2,798 | $808K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | UPS 15 Jan 2027 $95 calls | Sweep | 530 | 1,556 | $360K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | UPS 21 Jan 2028 $115 calls | Trade | 500 | 2,048 | $280K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | UPS 19 Jan 2029 $95 puts | Sweep | 154 | 5 | $254K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | UPS 21 Jan 2028 $80 puts | Trade | 300 | 1,480 | $218K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | UPS 25 Sep 2026 $95 calls | Trade | 1,795 | 32 | $197K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | UPS 19 Jan 2029 $115 calls | Trade | 163 | 442 | $159K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | UPS 20 Nov 2026 $125 puts | Trade | 50 | 51 | $152K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | UPS 21 Jan 2028 $90 puts | Trade | 120 | 3,769 | $124K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | UPS 19 Mar 2027 $110 puts | Sweep | 53 | 1,165 | $106K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | UPS 15 Jan 2027 $100 calls | Trade | 300 | 3,306 | $104K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | UPS 19 Jan 2029 $115 calls | Sweep | 91 | 364 | $92K | At bid | Bearish | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2029 | 25 | $1.5M | 73% | -$252K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 13 | $1.0M | 52% | -$171K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 4 | $961K | 3% | -$961K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 13 | $946K | 63% | -$629K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 12 | $638K | 63% | -$214K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 7 | $341K | 44% | -$5K |
The most premium, $1.5M, is aimed at the 19 Jan 2029 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 | UPS 19 Mar 2027 $110 puts | Sweep | 53 | 1,165 | $106K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | UPS 20 Nov 2026 $85 calls | Trade | 50 | 22 | $52K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | UPS 20 Nov 2026 $85 calls | Trade | 50 | 22 | $52K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | UPS 15 Jan 2027 $100 calls | Sweep | 139 | 3,484 | $44K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | UPS 18 Dec 2026 $90 calls | Sweep | 58 | 374 | $43K | 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 UPS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $118, 26.1% 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 United Parcel Service Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Transportation
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Georgia
- Website
- ups.com
United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and related services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The International Package segment offers guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services. The company operates a fleet of approximately 121,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles.
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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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