Looking At Abbott Laboratories's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Abbott Laboratories.

Looking at options history for Abbott Laboratories ABT we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $1,280,351 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $251,926.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $80.0 to $130.0 for Abbott Laboratories over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Abbott Laboratories's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Abbott Laboratories's whale trades within a strike price range from $80.0 to $130.0 in the last 30 days.

Abbott Laboratories Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ABT PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $105.00 $612.0K 5.0K 0
ABT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $105.00 $360.0K 5.0K 1.3K
ABT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/21/24 $80.00 $135.7K 101 50
ABT PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $105.00 $102.7K 1.4K 43
ABT PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $125.00 $76.8K 0 35

Where Is Abbott Laboratories Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,043,787, the price of ABT is down -1.1% at $102.62.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 43 days.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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