Benzinga | Dec 27, 2021 12:11PM EST

What Are Whales Doing With AbbVie

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on AbbVie.

Looking at options history for AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $72,350 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $710,323.

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 $150.0 for AbbVie over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for AbbVie'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 AbbVie's whale trades within a strike price range from $80.0 to $150.0 in the last 30 days.

AbbVie Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestABBV CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/ $87.50 $234.4K 102 51 22ABBV CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/ $125.00 $137.7K 39.5K 159 22ABBV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $135.00 $135.7K 26.5K 3.7K 22ABBV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $125.00 $49.7K 39.5K 227 22ABBV PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/20/ $150.00 $41.1K 47 20 22

Where Is AbbVie Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,186,209, the price of ABBV is up 0.96% at $134.37.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 37 days.

What The Experts Say On AbbVie:

* Wells Fargo downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $165

* Goldman Sachs downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $113

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