VMC options flow: unusual options activity in Vulcan Materials CO
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 1 unusual options print in Vulcan Materials CO (VMC), $44K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $44K against $0 bearish; $0 went into calls and $44K into puts, a put call ratio of n/a. The largest print was $44K of VMC 16 Oct 2026 $250 puts on 25 September 2026, swept at bid. VMC closed at $245.00 on 25 September 2026, up 1.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 1 session. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | VMC 16 Oct 2026 $250 puts | Sweep | 50 | 76 | $44K | At bid | 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 | 1 | $44K | 0% | +$44K |
The most premium, $44K, 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.
Every print in VMC with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open VMC in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open VMC in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 8 firms, have a median of $335, 36.7% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 downgrade.
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 Vulcan Materials CO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
- Headquarters
- West Windsor, Alabama
- Website
- vulcanmaterials.com
Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C.
In the same sector
Flow pages for other Materials names in the S&P 500:
LIN Linde PLCNEM Newmont Corp.FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc.SHW Sherwin Williams Co.ECL Ecolab Inc.APD Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.CRH CRH Public Ltd. Co.NUE Nucor Corp.
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
The live tape for VMC with every print's execution detail, one tap filters for calls, puts, sweeps and 0DTE, saved screeners and, for Realtime subscribers, push alerts and no delay. The same screen is in the iOS and Android apps.
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