XYZ options flow: unusual options activity in Block, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 83 unusual options prints in Block, Inc. (XYZ), $4.9M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $2.6M against $2.2M bearish; $3.0M went into calls and $1.9M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.63. The largest print was $215K of XYZ 20 Nov 2026 $80 calls on 25 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 12 prints and $766K of premium. XYZ closed at $76.42 on 25 September 2026, down 0.4%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | XYZ 20 Nov 2026 $80 calls | Trade | 500 | 1,312 | $215K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | XYZ 15 Jan 2027 $60 calls | Trade | 100 | 1,399 | $210K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | XYZ 15 Dec 2028 $80 puts | Trade | 100 | 8 | $198K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | XYZ 15 Dec 2028 $65 puts | Trade | 150 | 88 | $180K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | XYZ 15 Jan 2027 $80 calls | Sweep | 231 | 2,040 | $144K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | XYZ 19 Mar 2027 $75 puts | Sweep | 150 | 521 | $134K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | XYZ 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls | Trade | 120 | 1,137 | $124K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | XYZ 19 Mar 2027 $82.50 calls | Sweep | 127 | 1,073 | $112K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | XYZ 16 Oct 2026 $73 calls | Trade | 219 | 2 | $97K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | XYZ 16 Oct 2026 $80 calls | Sweep | 802 | 1,401 | $91K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | XYZ 17 Jun 2027 $85 calls | Sweep | 84 | 864 | $91K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | XYZ 19 Mar 2027 $72.50 puts | Sweep | 138 | 304 | $90K | At ask | 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 Mar 2027 | 17 | $864K | 28% | +$87K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 13 | $685K | 71% | +$447K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 9 | $650K | 86% | -$398K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 10 | $646K | 87% | -$433K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 12 | $633K | 89% | -$90K |
| 15 Dec 2028 | 4 | $549K | 0% | +$549K |
The most premium, $864K, is aimed at the 19 Mar 2027 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 | XYZ 20 Nov 2026 $80 calls | Trade | 500 | 1,312 | $215K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | XYZ 16 Jun 2028 $75 calls | Trade | 40 | 43 | $88K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | XYZ 2 Oct 2026 $75 puts | Sweep | 720 | 136 | $67K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | XYZ 2 Oct 2026 $75 puts | Trade | 676 | 136 | $62K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | XYZ 2 Oct 2026 $75 puts | Sweep | 695 | 136 | $60K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in XYZ with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open XYZ in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open XYZ in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 23 firms, have a median of $100, 30.9% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 2 upgrades.
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 Block, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Website
- block.xyz
Block, Inc. creates tools that enables sellers to accept card payments and provides reporting and analytics, and next-day settlement. It provides hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip cards and Near Field Communication payments. Square Stand enables an iPad to be used as payment terminal or full point of sale solution.
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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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