Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Charles Schwab.
Looking at options history for Charles Schwab SCHW we detected 16 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 56% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 25% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $168,127 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $617,347.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $60.0 and $77.5 for Charles Schwab, spanning the last three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Charles Schwab'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 Charles Schwab's whale activity within a strike price range from $60.0 to $77.5 in the last 30 days.
Charles Schwab 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $13.2 | $13.0 | $13.15 | $60.00 | $99.9K | 764 | 334 |
| SCHW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $13.2 | $13.0 | $13.15 | $60.00 | $77.5K | 764 | 258 |
| SCHW | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $13.2 | $13.0 | $13.15 | $60.00 | $68.3K | 764 | 199 |
| SCHW | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $1.36 | $1.3 | $1.31 | $72.50 | $59.8K | 3.9K | 1.4K |
| SCHW | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $1.72 | $1.43 | $1.52 | $73.00 | $52.4K | 2.3K | 43 |
About Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab operates in brokerage, wealth management, banking, and asset management. It runs a large network of brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices and a well-established online investing website, and it has mobile trading capabilities. It also operates a bank and a proprietary asset-management business and offers services to independent investment advisors. Schwab is among the largest firms in the investment business, with over $8 trillion of client assets at the end of December 2023. Nearly all of its revenue is from the United States.
Current Position of Charles Schwab
- Trading volume stands at 8,745,621, with SCHW's price down by -0.76%, positioned at $71.36.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 89 days.
Expert Opinions on Charles Schwab
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $71.0.
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