Schwab Clients Buy Late-July Dips Across Stocks, ETFs and Options

The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) increased to 59.80 in July, up slightly from June's 59.12, indicating that Schwab clients were net buyers during late-month market dips. Gen X clients and self-directed traders showed the strongest buying interest, focusing on individual stocks, ETFs, and options. Popular buys included Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Micron Technology Inc., Intel Corp., Oracle Corp., and Tesla Inc., while Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc., and Adobe Inc. were net sold.