Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ABT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Abbott Laboratories.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 72% bullish and 27%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $332,813, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $572,744.
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 $120.0 for Abbott Laboratories over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Abbott Laboratories options trades today is 1874.12 with a total volume of 2,273.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Abbott Laboratories's big money trades within a strike price range of $80.0 to $120.0 over the last 30 days.
Abbott Laboratories Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $120.00 | $411.4K | 3.1K | 502 |
| ABT | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $105.00 | $161.6K | 48 | 155 |
| ABT | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $100.00 | $57.7K | 1.8K | 219 |
| ABT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $120.00 | $56.1K | 3.1K | 62 |
| ABT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $115.00 | $47.1K | 7.6K | 259 |
Where Is Abbott Laboratories Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,221,631, the price of ABT is up 1.66% at $105.24.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.
What The Experts Say On Abbott Laboratories:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Abbott Laboratories, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
- BTIG has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Abbott Laboratories, which currently sits at a price target of $123.
- Jefferies downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $110
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Abbott Laboratories, which currently sits at a price target of $126.
- Barclays downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $118
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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