Ticker Options Intelligence

SCHW options intelligence

Charles Schwab Corp options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 30 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 29 Jul 2026 21:15 · complete available chain

Options-market disagreement

Mixed pressure

SCHW currently carries mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 3.1%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.05.

Options Intelligence Opportunities Bullish confirmation Risks Unusual flow Vol expansion Repeated pressure Chart Weekly report
Primary read Mixed

Options-market disagreement

Expected move 3.1%

Near-term move context

Activity / OI 0.05

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 1.01

Balanced tape

Trend fit 61

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop +0.4%

RS -0.4

Expected move 3.1%
Put-call volume 1.01
Volume / OI 0.05
Reference IV 0.42
Max pain 100.00
Underlying 101.97
Nearest expiry 31 Jul 2026
Contracts 817

Options Intent Radar

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate

74/100
Primary intent Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate

Activity is spread across expirations with heavier open interest than current volume, which can be consistent with position maintenance.

Flow vs price divergence No clean flow/price divergence

The options read is mixed, so divergence is not strong enough to classify.

Why this matters

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $11.5M of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, and a no clean flow/price divergence backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+3
1W price+0.4%
Call premium83%
Put premium17%
Notional split C 83% / P 17% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.05 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 61/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction. Roll detection is conservative because opening and closing legs are not directly observable in this snapshot.
Conviction clusters Calls · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 1348 contracts traded, $5.4M estimated gross traded notional, and 47% of visible notional.
$5.4M
Calls · 22-45 days · ATM calls cluster with 2692 contracts traded, $1.1M estimated gross traded notional, and 10% of visible notional.
$1.1M
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 355 contracts traded, $1.0M estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional.
$1.0M
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 1494 contracts traded, $894718 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$894718
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 3732 contracts traded, $891068 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$891068

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Warning Crowded strike risk

Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.

Activity Anomaly

High anomaly

100

Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close101.97
1W+0.4%
RS-0.4
Fair value+30.7%
Options pressure3
Speculation41
Volatility41
Trend fit61

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 3.1% muted
30d avg 4.3% · 1 read 0th
90d avg 4.3% · 1 read 0th
180d avg 4.3% · 1 read 0th
IV 0.42 elevated
30d avg 0.38 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.38 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.38 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 1.01 elevated
30d avg 0.45 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.45 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.45 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.05 elevated
30d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 10:01 Bullish
Pressure 41
Move 4.3%
29 Jul 20:15 Mixed
Pressure 3
Move 3.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike55.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 20
Strike60.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 26 · OI 32
Strike65.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 36
Strike70.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 9
Puts · V 1511 · OI 1570
Strike75.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 20 · OI 233
Strike78.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 34 · OI 73
Strike79.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 135 · OI 89
Strike80.00
Calls · V 3 · OI 1
Puts · V 26 · OI 90

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Contracts72
Avg IV0.42
Put-call2.17
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Contracts64
Avg IV0.34
Put-call0.71
Expiry14 Aug 2026
Contracts59
Avg IV0.34
Put-call0.52
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts77
Avg IV0.30
Put-call0.31
Expiry28 Aug 2026
Contracts42
Avg IV0.30
Put-call1.19

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
31 Jul 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.32
Put IV0.44
Skew0.12
7 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.30
Put IV0.36
Skew0.06
14 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.28
Put IV0.35
Skew0.06
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.25
Put IV0.28
Skew0.03
28 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.26
Put IV0.33
Skew0.07

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractSCHW260821C00097000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike97.00
Volume-
OI192
IV0.39
ContractSCHW270219P00095000
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike95.00
Volume-
OI87
IV0.30
ContractSCHW260807C00087000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike87.00
Volume-
OI71
IV0.88
ContractSCHW270219P00097500
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike97.50
Volume-
OI41
IV0.28
ContractSCHW260821P00120000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike120.00
Volume-
OI35
IV0.44
ContractSCHW260814P00111000
SidePut
Expiry14 Aug 2026
Strike111.00
Volume-
OI31
IV0.42
ContractSCHW261120C00130000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike130.00
Volume-
OI23
IV0.30
ContractSCHW260904C00087000
SideCall
Expiry4 Sep 2026
Strike87.00
Volume-
OI22
IV0.69