Abbott Laboratories Unusual Options Activity

Benzinga's options scanner just detected over 11 options trades for Abbott Laboratories ABT summing a total amount of $2,738,150.

At the same time, our algo caught 2 for a total amount of 196,174.

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 $85.0 to $110.0 for Abbott Laboratories over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

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 activity within a strike price range from $85.0 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.

Abbott Laboratories Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Abbott Laboratories Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 3,538,765, the price of ABT is up 2.53% at $97.95.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 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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