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October 18, 2024 4:30 PM 3 min read

Spotlight on Charles Schwab: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity

by Benzinga Insights Benzinga Staff Writer
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SCHWCharles Schwab Corp
$105.610.50%
Overview

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Charles Schwab.

Looking at options history for Charles Schwab (NYSE: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:

About Charles Schwab

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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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

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.

20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. Click here for access. * Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Barclays keeps a Equal-Weight rating on Charles Schwab with a target price of $74. * An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Equal-Weight rating on Charles Schwab, maintaining a target price of $75. * An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Charles Schwab, which currently sits at a price target of $68. * An analyst from Jefferies persists with their Buy rating on Charles Schwab, maintaining a target price of $73. * An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Neutral rating on Charles Schwab, maintaining a target price of $65.

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SCHWCharles Schwab Corp
$105.610.50%
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