Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Investors sometimes believe that they should focus almost exclusively on what is going on with a company to inform their investment decisions and not pay much attention to the macro environment. This approach may work at times but can be detrimental when the macro environment is in a state of flux, where entire economies or industries might be impacted by the prevailing winds of change.
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday as investors monitored the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.
Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened? On this day in 1862, Charles M. Schwab was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.
Where The Market Was: Schwab's birth predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
2021 was an eventful year for Benzinga and retail investors alike. Now that we’re a couple of weeks into 2022, it’s time to take a look back and highlight Benzinga’s top moments of 2021. Watch the full Benzinga highlight reel here.