A Closer Look at PayPal Holdings's Options Market Dynamics
Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on PayPal Holdings.
Looking at options history for PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) we detected 8 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $113,500 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $416,070.
Expected Price Movements
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $57.5 and $85.0 for PayPal Holdings, spanning the last three months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for PayPal Holdings options trades today is 3509.17 with a total volume of 231.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for PayPal Holdings's big money trades within a strike price range of $57.5 to $85.0 over the last 30 days.
PayPal Holdings Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/19/25 | $12.7 | $12.5 | $12.7 | $60.00 | $101.6K | 1.6K | 0 |
| PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $12.7 | $12.6 | $12.6 | $60.00 | $100.8K | 1.6K | 80 |
| PYPL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $8.8 | $8.65 | $8.7 | $65.00 | $86.9K | 11.4K | 1 |
| PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $14.35 | $13.9 | $14.2 | $57.50 | $86.6K | 3.2K | 0 |
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $2.86 | $2.77 | $2.86 | $85.00 | $57.2K | 2.2K | 150 |
About PayPal Holdings
PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2023. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.
Where Is PayPal Holdings Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,224,643, the price of PYPL is down -0.65% at $59.61.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 12 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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