Options/ABT

ABTAbbott Laboratories

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Market Cap $178.9B|NYSE

● 2026-09-11$101.95

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y -23.8%YTD -17.9%7D -5.9%

Options Vol

12,056

30D

Implied Move

±7.2%

IV Rank

11%

ABT Options Overview

IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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ABT Gamma Walls

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ABT Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where ABT sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.5) — near-dated vol is priced 12% below far-dated, and the move being priced is 1.53x this name's own median 20-trading-day move, measured against this name's own rolling 20-trading-day realized moves (484 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (1): it is trading 13% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is contracting.

Protection cost

3.50/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

1.00/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.0

ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 29.8% — cheap vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.23x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 17% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.88x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 27.8% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 45.0% (ATM 27.8% + spread 8.6% + bias) — excellent value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 12.81% (spread 8.60% + slippage 4.21%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 13.07 (vega 11.241 / spread 8.60%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +31%, Raw: +24%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +31% (strong bullish) — Raw: +24%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 26.6% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -39.2%, OI skew +26.6% — divergent (opposite)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 12%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -13%, ATM: +18%, OTM: +55% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 86% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.1

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 1.4x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 5.0% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +0.3% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 73% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 47% — institutional presence

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 33% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +31 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

5.1

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks5/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 8.6% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 239,967 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 12,056/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.43 to cross — cheap

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 25% — tighter than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 204.7 contracts (bid:82.0 ask:122.7) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 4.21% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.9

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -11.6% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 30% — buyer opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.0pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 207.41 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +31% @ 65% consistency — moderate (bullish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 77 (ITM 20% + inst 47%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls6.5

bullishIV cheap, mixed flow

Long Puts6.2

bearishIV cheap, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.6

bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow

Covered Call4.2

bearishIV too cheap, mixed flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Sep 7, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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