ABT options flow: unusual options activity in Abbott Laboratories
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 18 unusual options prints in Abbott Laboratories (ABT), $3.8M of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $1.2M against $2.5M bearish; $3.8M went into calls and $60K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.02. The largest print was $1.2M of ABT 19 Mar 2027 $110 calls on 23 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 3 prints and $95K of premium. ABT closed at $101.29 on 25 September 2026, up 0.2%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | ABT 19 Mar 2027 $110 calls | Trade | 2,000 | 710 | $1.2M | At bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ABT 19 Mar 2027 $110 calls | Trade | 1,500 | 710 | $870K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ABT 18 Dec 2026 $115 calls | Trade | 3,900 | 4,515 | $780K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABT 20 Nov 2026 $110 calls | Trade | 2,000 | 3,531 | $330K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABT 15 Jan 2027 $115 calls | Trade | 420 | 2,550 | $92K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | ABT 21 May 2027 $120 calls | Sweep | 202 | 1 | $87K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | ABT 16 Oct 2026 $105 calls | Sweep | 368 | 2,540 | $74K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | ABT 16 Oct 2026 $110 calls | Sweep | 773 | 4,273 | $62K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABT 18 Dec 2026 $92.50 calls | Sweep | 48 | 410 | $59K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | ABT 15 Jan 2027 $95 calls | Trade | 50 | 412 | $58K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | ABT 16 Oct 2026 $102 calls | Sweep | 172 | 6 | $49K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ABT 30 Oct 2026 $101 calls | Sweep | 99 | 0 | $37K | At ask | Bullish | 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 | 2 | $2.0M | 100% | -$2.0M |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 2 | $839K | 100% | +$721K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 2 | $358K | 92% | -$358K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 7 | $312K | 100% | +$132K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 2 | $150K | 100% | +$92K |
| 21 May 2027 | 1 | $87K | 100% | +$87K |
The most premium, $2.0M, 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 | ABT 30 Oct 2026 $101 calls | Sweep | 99 | 0 | $37K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ABT 2 Oct 2026 $102 puts | Trade | 181 | 143 | $33K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | ABT 16 Oct 2026 $103 calls | Sweep | 140 | 1,344 | $25K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in ABT with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open ABT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open ABT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 17 firms, have a median of $120, 18.5% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade.
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 Abbott Laboratories
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Headquarters
- Green Oaks, Illinois
- Website
- abbott.com
Abbott Laboratories discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products. It operates in four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The Medical Devices segment offers rhythm management, electrophysiology, heart failure, vascular, and structural heart devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
In the same sector
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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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