High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on PayPal Holdings PYPL, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in PYPL often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 options trades for PayPal Holdings. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 11% bullish and 88% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $36,790, and 8 calls, totaling $1,205,700.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $78.0 and $87.5 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 4262.5 with a total volume of 10,651.00.
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 $78.0 to $87.5 over the last 30 days.
PayPal Holdings Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $3.35 | $3.3 | $3.3 | $80.00 | $330.0K | 5.0K | 3.0K |
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $3.1 | $3.1 | $3.1 | $80.00 | $247.1K | 5.0K | 4.2K |
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $3.45 | $3.4 | $3.4 | $80.00 | $192.4K | 5.0K | 1.0K |
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $3.45 | $3.4 | $3.4 | $80.00 | $136.0K | 5.0K | 74 |
| PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $2.47 | $2.43 | $2.43 | $82.50 | $121.2K | 2.6K | 3 |
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.
PayPal Holdings's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 1,244,558, the price of PYPL is up 0.02% at $77.99.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.
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