Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Charles Schwab. Our analysis of options history for Charles Schwab SCHW revealed 9 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 66% of traders were bullish, while 33% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $987,320, and 6 were calls, valued at $297,878.
Predicted Price Range
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $65.0 to $100.0 for Charles Schwab over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Charles Schwab options trades today is 1359.75 with a total volume of 2,908.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Charles Schwab’s big money trades within a strike price range of $65.0 to $100.0 over the last 30 days.
Charles Schwab Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHW | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/17/27 | $6.95 | $6.25 | $6.5 | $65.00 | $585.0K | 0 | 900 |
| SCHW | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $4.0 | $3.85 | $3.85 | $70.00 | $365.7K | 2.4K | 958 |
| SCHW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $12.1 | $11.95 | $12.1 | $75.00 | $106.4K | 1.5K | 88 |
| SCHW | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $7.05 | $6.6 | $6.6 | $100.00 | $59.4K | 113 | 169 |
| SCHW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $6.65 | $6.4 | $6.65 | $100.00 | $39.9K | 113 | 0 |
About Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab is one of the largest retail-oriented financial services companies in the US, with $10.1 trillion in client assets across its brokerage, banking, asset-management, custody, financial advisory, and wealth-management businesses at year-end 2024. While best known for its retail brokerage offering, Schwab generates the lion’s share of its revenue and profits through its Charles Schwab Bank and asset-management segments. The firm is a dominant player in registered investment advisor custody, with over 40% market share, and has recently pushed into wealth management with robo-advisory, direct indexing, and other managed-investment solutions.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Charles Schwab, we pivot to a closer look at the company’s own performance.
Present Market Standing of Charles Schwab
- Currently trading with a volume of 3,953,375, the SCHW’s price is down by -0.54%, now at $80.82.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 76 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Charles Schwab
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $89.6.
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* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Barclays keeps a Overweight rating on Charles Schwab with a target price of $84.
* An analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Charles Schwab, which currently sits at a price target of $93.
* Showing optimism, an analyst from Citigroup upgrades its rating to Buy with a revised price target of $102.
* An analyst from JP Morgan persists with their Overweight rating on Charles Schwab, maintaining a target price of $95.
* An analyst from Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Charles Schwab, which currently sits at a price target of $74.
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