V options flow: unusual options activity in Visa Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 224 unusual options prints in Visa Inc. (V), $18.4M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $8.0M against $6.7M bearish; $12.1M went into calls and $6.2M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.51. The largest print was $770K of V 15 Jan 2027 $375 calls on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $214K of premium. V closed at $367.38 on 25 September 2026, down 0.2%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 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 | V 15 Jan 2027 $375 calls | Trade | 450 | 2,849 | $770K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | V 15 Jan 2027 $390 calls | Trade | 481 | 2,785 | $510K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | V 19 Jan 2029 $430 puts | Sweep | 57 | 0 | $443K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | V 16 Oct 2026 $375 puts | Trade | 370 | 1,717 | $398K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | V 21 Jan 2028 $200 calls | Trade | 20 | 5,380 | $356K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | V 17 Jun 2027 $380 puts | Sweep | 89 | 1,283 | $301K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | V 15 Dec 2028 $250 calls | Trade | 20 | 336 | $291K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | V 17 Jun 2027 $380 calls | Sweep | 89 | 1,467 | $234K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | V 15 Jan 2027 $365 calls | Trade | 100 | 690 | $224K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | V 16 Oct 2026 $362.50 puts | Sweep | 350 | 18 | $219K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 28 Sep 2026 | V 18 Dec 2026 $385 calls | Trade | 225 | 348 | $214K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | V 15 Dec 2028 $360 calls | Sweep | 28 | 92 | $209K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2028 | 35 | $4.2M | 87% | +$123K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 56 | $3.9M | 96% | -$1.9M |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 41 | $2.3M | 25% | +$638K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 17 | $2.1M | 89% | +$284K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 14 | $1.4M | 30% | +$949K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 12 | $1.2M | 11% | +$32K |
The most premium, $4.2M, is aimed at the 15 Dec 2028 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, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | V 18 Dec 2026 $385 calls | Trade | 225 | 348 | $214K | 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 V in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 16 firms, have a median of $424, 15.3% 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 Visa Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Business Services
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Website
- usa.visa.com
Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions.
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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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