VZ options flow: unusual options activity in Verizon Communications Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 43 unusual options prints in Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), $2.7M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $583K against $1.6M bearish; $1.5M went into calls and $1.2M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.77. The largest print was $318K of VZ 17 Sep 2027 $35 calls on 22 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $29K of premium. VZ closed at $47.08 on 25 September 2026, down 0.5%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | VZ 17 Sep 2027 $35 calls | Trade | 260 | 0 | $318K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | VZ 18 Dec 2026 $42 puts | Trade | 5,071 | 9,333 | $269K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | VZ 15 Jan 2027 $48 calls | Trade | 1,140 | 4,240 | $234K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | VZ 17 Jun 2027 $40 puts | Trade | 850 | 9,300 | $122K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | VZ 15 Jan 2027 $50 calls | Sweep | 1,031 | 23,470 | $119K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | VZ 30 Oct 2026 $47 puts | Sweep | 615 | 798 | $116K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | VZ 19 Jan 2029 $45 calls | Sweep | 147 | 179 | $98K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | VZ 18 Dec 2026 $52.50 calls | Sweep | 1,635 | 13,293 | $83K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | VZ 16 Oct 2026 $49 puts | Sweep | 200 | 3,975 | $66K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | VZ 15 Jan 2027 $50 calls | Sweep | 543 | 23,470 | $61K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | VZ 16 Oct 2026 $48.50 calls | Sweep | 883 | 0 | $60K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | VZ 25 Sep 2026 $46.50 calls | Trade | 1,000 | 4 | $60K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2027 | 4 | $440K | 100% | -$440K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 4 | $416K | 20% | +$323K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 10 | $404K | 58% | -$245K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 2 | $362K | 88% | -$44K |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 6 | $278K | 83% | -$115K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 2 | $176K | 0% | -$176K |
The most premium, $440K, is aimed at the 15 Jan 2027 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, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | VZ 23 Oct 2026 $48 calls | Sweep | 595 | 436 | $29K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
Every print in VZ with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open VZ in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open VZ in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 9 firms, have a median of $52, 10.5% 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 Verizon Communications Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Communication
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, New York
- Website
- verizon.com
Verizon Communications Inc. offers communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services. Its Consumer segment provides postpaid and prepaid service plans; Internet access on notebook computers and tablets. Its Business segment provides network connectivity products, including private networking, private cloud connectivity, virtual and software defined networking, and internet access services. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 27 million wireless retail postpaid connections and 477 thousand wireline broadband connections.
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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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