ABBV options flow: unusual options activity in AbbVie Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 63 unusual options prints in AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), $3.7M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $1.8M against $1.2M bearish; $2.5M went into calls and $1.2M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.49. The largest print was $475K of ABBV 19 Mar 2027 $240 puts on 21 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $44K of premium. ABBV closed at $264.34 on 25 September 2026, down 0.3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | ABBV 19 Mar 2027 $240 puts | Trade | 450 | 738 | $475K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ABBV 17 Sep 2027 $330 calls | Trade | 250 | 90 | $279K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | ABBV 16 Oct 2026 $267.50 calls | Sweep | 462 | 0 | $263K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ABBV 16 Oct 2026 $260 calls | Sweep | 210 | 2,664 | $184K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABBV 6 Nov 2026 $265 calls | Trade | 100 | 0 | $105K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABBV 2 Oct 2026 $267.50 puts | Sweep | 164 | 18 | $99K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABBV 16 Oct 2026 $220 calls | Sweep | 22 | 334 | $97K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABBV 25 Sep 2026 $260 calls | Trade | 200 | 366 | $96K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ABBV 16 Oct 2026 $260 calls | Sweep | 100 | 2,664 | $88K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ABBV 20 Nov 2026 $260 calls | Trade | 40 | 1,947 | $68K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ABBV 17 Sep 2027 $160 puts | Trade | 300 | 61 | $68K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ABBV 21 Jan 2028 $300 calls | Sweep | 25 | 856 | $58K | At ask | Neutral |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 14 | $967K | 90% | +$203K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 3 | $533K | 5% | +$417K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 2 | $346K | 81% | -$211K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 8 | $326K | 80% | -$91K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 7 | $287K | 72% | +$120K |
| 19 Jan 2029 | 7 | $266K | 100% | +$11K |
The most premium, $967K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
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 | ABBV 15 Jan 2027 $260 calls | Trade | 23 | 3,073 | $44K | At bid | Neutral |
Every print in ABBV with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open ABBV in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ABBV in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 19 firms, have a median of $285, 7.8% 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 AbbVie Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Headquarters
- North Chicago, Illinois
- Website
- abbvie.com
AbbVie Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals in the United States. The company offers HUMIRA, a therapy administered as an injection for autoimmune and intestinal Behçet's diseases; SKYRIZI to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults. It also provides CREON, a pancreatic enzyme therapy for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Synthroid used in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
In the same sector
Flow pages for other Health Care names in the S&P 500:
LLY Eli Lilly & Co.JNJ Johnson & JohnsonMRK Merck & Co. Inc.UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc.TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.AMGN Amgen Inc.GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.ABT Abbott Laboratories
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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