ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) right now?

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) currently scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH) over a 4-week expiry window. What pushes it there: 10 recent news items, 10 active legal filings, 2 recent SEC events and 30 clinical-trial catalysts, all landing inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on ABT is at least partly compensation for a scheduled event rather than pure time value. It says nothing about direction — only that something is on the calendar.

ABT shows an IV Rank of 70 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so ABT options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 35%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive ABT options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.

ABT's next earnings date is 2026-10-14, outside the near-term options window.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) current implied volatility and IV Rank

ABT is trading at an IV Rank of 70 with implied volatility around 35%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. That sits near the top of its own 12-month range, so the chain is pricing richly. Sellers are being paid well here — but rich premium and a scheduled event usually arrive together, so check the catalyst list before writing anything.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where ABT's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) next earnings date — 2026-10-14

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT) next reports earnings on 2026-10-14 — about 38 days away. That's outside the nearest options expiry window, so it isn't an immediate catalyst — but it's worth tracking, since implied volatility typically starts building one to two weeks ahead of the report. ABT's IV Rank is currently 70.

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