Options/PYPL

PYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC

Market Cap $45.6B|NASDAQ

● 2026-09-11$53.31

BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y -20.8%YTD -8.3%7D -3.0%

Options Vol

70,735

30D

Implied Move

±10.4%

IV Rank

PYPL Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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PYPL Gamma Walls

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PYPL Hedge Radar

Neutral

Full Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where PYPL sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.44) — downside puts carry 1.5 IV points LESS than at-the-money, and options are pricing vol 38% below what the stock has actually been realizing, measured against this name's own rolling 20-trading-day realized moves (484 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (5.32): it is trading 1% below its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

1.44/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

5.32/ 10neutral

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

6.1

ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 64.1% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.62x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 82% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.94x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 37.1% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 70.9% (ATM 37.1% + spread 16.9% + bias) — fair

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 24.66% (spread 16.89% + slippage 7.77%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.56 (vega 0.950 / spread 16.89%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.5

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +41%, Raw: +31%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +41% (strong bullish) — Raw: +31%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 45.5% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +7.4%, OI skew +45.5% — weak (same direction)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 57%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +61%, ATM: +6%, OTM: +46% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 61% — bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.5

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.9x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 3.7% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +3.0% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 64% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 52% — heavy institutional

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 45% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +41 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.2

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 16.9% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 1,901,956 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 70,735/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.84 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 138.0 contracts (bid:65.7 ask:72.3) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.77% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -6.5% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 64% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.2pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 4.67 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +41% @ 71% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 82 (ITM 20% + inst 52%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls6.8

bullishIV cheap, bullish flow

Long Puts5.1

bearishIV cheap, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.3

bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow

Covered Call4.3

bearishIV too cheap, bullish flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Sep 7, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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