SCHW Gamma Squeeze, Pin & Wall Analysis

SCHW Charles Schwab $87.61 -0.38% (updated 2026-06-02)

Today's OI Read — SCHW

Where the walls are, where price sits, and what the dealer positioning implies for Charles Schwab

In Between Walls?

$85

2ND

$86

DOM

$87.61

Outside the dominant wall range — directional momentum more likely than mean reversion.

Magnet Strength Details →

1.09× Elevated (1–1.5×)

Current OI 47,960

30d Avg OI 43,822

Slightly above average — mild additional pinning force at key strikes.

Put/Call Ratio

4.28

PUT HEAVY

Above 1.2 — more put OI than calls. Hedging demand elevated; market participants are positioned defensively.

Dominant Wall

$86

▼ Below spot

The highest OI concentration strike — the structural anchor dealers are most committed to hedging.

Distance to #1 Wall

$+1.61

+1.84%

Price is above the dominant wall — acts as support.

Wall Skew

-0.973

PUT HEAVY

Put-heavy at the dominant wall — put sellers defend this level. Acts as structural support/magnet.

Today's Top Setup — SCHW

SQUEEZE, PIN, and CAGE scored 0–100 from OI structure. Highest score = today's highest-conviction setup.

PIN — 53.7% hit rate (n=1,719). CAGE — 45.4% (n=1,161). SQUEEZE — 49.5% (n=5,555). Half hit, half don't — the edge is asymmetric payoff.

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🚀 SQUEEZE

candidate

Strength ██%

5d horizon

Target · Stock pops ≥+5% within 10 trading days — the kind of move where the winners run far enough to outweigh the misses.

📌 PIN

AUC 0.83 measured

Strength ██%

1d horizon

Target · Price closes within 0.5% of $86 (dom strike) by +1d.

↔ CAGE

AUC 0.55 measured

Strength ██%

5d horizon

Target · Price stays between $85 – $86 through +5d.

Top OI Walls

Largest open interest concentrations · sorted by strike price

2026-06-02

Rank	Strike	Call OI	Put OI	Total OI	P/C	% of Max
#3	$90 Resistance	904	849	1,753	0.94	6%
#5	$89 Resistance	1,003	477	1,480	0.48	5%
#4	$88 Resistance	1,053	661	1,714	0.63	6%
▶ $87.61
#1	$86 Support	383	27,477	27,860	71.74	100%
#2	$85 Support	197	4,166	4,363	21.15	16%

Dealer Magnet Strength

When total OI is elevated vs its 30-day rolling average, dealer hedging is heavier — walls act like magnets. Very High = stronger PIN / CAGE conviction. Near-normal = weaker structural hold.

Current Magnet Strength

Elevated (1–1.5×)

Low (<0.7×)

72.5%

258 days · 1d

Normal (0.7–1×)

72.5%

40 days · 1d

Elevated (1–1.5×)

73.9%

24 days · 1d

High (1.5–2×)

100.0%

12 days · 1d

Very High (>2×)

85.4%

82 days · 1d

Containment Rate by OI Magnitude Bucket

OI ratio = today's total OI ÷ 30-day rolling average. Does elevated OI predict price staying inside the dominant wall range?

OI Level	Days	1d	2d	5d	10d	20d
Low (<0.7×)	258	72.5%	66.5%	53.5%	44.6%	31.2%
Normal (0.7–1×)	40	72.5%	55.0%	62.5%	60.0%	43.2%
Elevated (1–1.5×)	24	73.9%	82.6%	69.6%	78.3%	56.5%
High (1.5–2×)	12	100.0%	83.3%	75.0%	66.7%	50.0%
Very High (>2×)	82	85.4%	72.0%	58.5%	53.7%	45.5%

SQUEEZE / PIN / CAGE Setup Backtest — SCHW

Last 50 sessions — which setup fired, what the score was, and whether it hit. See the actual win/loss record.

0 days ·

Min Strength 60

Magnet:

2026-05-26

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $91

Ceiling $92

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $91–$92 for 5 days

What Happened

$87.61

-2.00%

Broke down — max move 4.5% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-22

📌 PIN

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $91

Ceiling $92

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $91 by end of day

What Happened

$89.40

-0.83%

Closed 1.8% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -0.8%

2026-05-21

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $94

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $93–$94 for 5 days

What Happened

$87.35

-3.38%

Broke down — max move 5.3% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-20

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $94

Range 1.1%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $93–$94 for 5 days

What Happened

$85.35

-5.28%

2026-05-19

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $91

Ceiling $94

Range 3.3%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $91–$94 for 5 days

What Happened

$85.61

-6.75%

2026-05-18

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $91

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$91 for 5 days

What Happened

$89.40

-3.24%

Broke down — max move 2.5% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-15

📌 PIN

Strength 60%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $94

Range 4.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $90 by end of day

What Happened

$92.39

+1.66%

Closed 2.6% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +1.7%

2026-05-14

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $95

Range 2.2%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $93–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$90.41

+1.08%

Broke up — max move 3.3% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-13

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.5%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$90.11

-1.16%

2026-05-12

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.5%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.81

+1.81%

2026-05-11

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.7%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$92.39

+5.19%

Broke up — max move 3.8% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-08

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.6%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$90.88

+2.56%

Broke down — max move 2.9% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-07

📌 PIN

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.6%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $90 by end of day

What Happened

$88.61

-0.99%

Closed 1.6% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -1.0%

2026-05-06

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.17

-1.06%

Broke down — max move 4.7% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-05

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$90.18

-2.40%

Broke down — max move 4.1% (need ≤2%)

2026-05-04

📌 PIN

Strength 35%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.5%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $90 by end of day

What Happened

$92.40

+1.01%

Closed 2.6% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +1.0%

2026-05-01

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $88

Ceiling $95

Range 7.6%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $88–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$88.61

-3.20%

2026-04-30

📌 PIN

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $96

Range 4.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $92 by end of day

What Happened

$91.54

-0.11%

Closed 0.5% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -0.1%

2026-04-29

📌 PIN

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $96

Range 4.4%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $92 by end of day

What Happened

$91.64

+0.53%

2026-04-28

📌 PIN

Strength 35%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $96

Range 4.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $92 by end of day

What Happened

$91.16

+0.36%

Closed 0.9% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +0.4%

2026-04-27

📌 PIN

Strength 15%

Magnet

Floor $86

Ceiling $96

Range 11.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $96 by end of day

What Happened

$90.83

+0.08%

Closed 5.7% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +0.1%

2026-04-24

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $95

Ceiling $96

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $95–$96 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.54

+3.44%

Broke up — max move 3.0% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-23

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.6%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.64

+3.06%

Broke down — max move 2.1% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-22

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.5%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.16

-0.60%

Broke down — max move 3.5% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-21

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$90.83

-1.24%

Broke down — max move 3.8% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-20

📌 PIN

Strength 60%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $95

Range 5.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $95 by end of day

What Happened

$91.97

-1.27%

Closed 3.3% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -1.3%

2026-04-17

↔ CAGE

Strength 35%

Magnet

Floor $95

Ceiling $99

Range 4.3%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $95–$99 for 5 days

What Happened

$88.50

-4.10%

2026-04-16

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $97

Range 7.6%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$97 for 5 days

What Happened

$88.92

-3.99%

2026-04-15

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $88

Ceiling $90

Range 2.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $88–$90 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.71

-8.54%

Broke down — max move 8.0% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-14

↔ CAGE

Strength 35%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $93

Range 3.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$93 for 5 days

What Happened

$91.97

-6.52%

Broke up — max move 6.2% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-13

📌 PIN

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $88

Ceiling $98

Range 9.8%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $88 by end of day

What Happened

$98.38

+1.64%

Closed 10.7% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +1.6%

2026-04-10

📌 PIN

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $88

Ceiling $98

Range 10.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $88 by end of day

What Happened

$96.79

+2.10%

Closed 9.3% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +2.1%

2026-04-09

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $97

Range 7.2%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$97 for 5 days

What Happened

$92.62

-4.78%

Broke down — max move 2.5% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-08

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $91

Range 1.0%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$91 for 5 days

What Happened

$100.27

+3.69%

2026-04-07

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $91

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$91 for 5 days

What Happened

$98.38

+5.40%

Broke up — max move 4.2% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-06

↔ CAGE

Strength 40%

Magnet

Floor $90

Ceiling $97

Range 7.5%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $90–$97 for 5 days

What Happened

$96.79

+4.09%

Broke up — max move 4.6% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-02

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $93

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $92–$93 for 5 days

What Happened

$94.80

+1.10%

Broke down — max move 3.1% (need ≤2%)

2026-04-01

📌 PIN

Strength 100%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $93

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $92 by end of day

What Happened

$93.77

+1.53%

Closed 1.9% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +1.5%

2026-03-31

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $92

Ceiling $93

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $92–$93 for 5 days

What Happened

$96.70

+2.89%

Broke down — max move 1.7% (need ≤2%)

2026-03-30

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $94

Ceiling $96

Range 2.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $94–$96 for 5 days

What Happened

$93.34

+0.30%

Broke up — max move 1.0% (need ≤2%)

2026-03-27

↔ CAGE

Strength 55%

Magnet

Floor $94

Ceiling $96

Range 2.2%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $94–$96 for 5 days

What Happened

$92.99

+0.68%

2026-03-26

📌 PIN

Strength 90%

Magnet

Floor $94

Ceiling $100

Range 6.4%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $94 by end of day

What Happened

$92.36

-2.23%

Closed 1.7% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -2.2%

2026-03-25

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $94

Ceiling $95

Range 1.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $94–$95 for 5 days

What Happened

$92.36

-2.77%

Broke down — max move 2.8% (need ≤2%)

2026-03-24

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $94

Range 1.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Stay inside $93–$94 for 5 days

What Happened

$93.98

-1.78%

Broke down — max move 3.5% (need ≤2%)

2026-03-23

↔ CAGE

Strength 75%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $94

Range 1.0%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $93–$94 for 5 days

What Happened

$93.06

-2.35%

2026-03-20

📌 PIN

Strength 50%

Magnet

Floor $93

Ceiling $98

Range 5.3%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $93 by end of day

What Happened

$95.30

+0.68%

Closed 2.4% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +0.7%

2026-03-19

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $80

Ceiling $85

Range 5.3%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $80–$85 for 5 days

What Happened

$94.47

+0.51%

2026-03-18

📌 PIN

Strength 15%

Magnet

Floor $85

Ceiling $100

Range 16.1%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $100 by end of day

What Happened

$93.99

+0.76%

Closed 6.4% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved +0.8%

2026-03-17

📌 PIN

Strength 15%

Magnet

Floor $85

Ceiling $100

Range 16.0%

✗ Miss

Win Criteria

Close within 0.5% of $100 by end of day

What Happened

$93.28

-0.69%

Closed 7.2% from wall (need ≤0.5%) — moved -0.7%

2026-03-16

↔ CAGE

Strength 20%

Magnet

Floor $80

Ceiling $85

Range 5.3%

✓ Hit

Win Criteria

Stay inside $80–$85 for 5 days

What Happened

$95.30

+1.78%