PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) right now?
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) currently scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH) over a 4-week expiry window. That score is driven by an upcoming earnings report, 18 recent news items and 6 active legal filings falling inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on PYPL is at least partly compensation for a scheduled event rather than pure time value. It says nothing about direction — only that something is on the calendar.
PYPL shows an IV Rank of 90 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so PYPL options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 46%. IV Rank is the most useful figure for deciding whether to sell or buy premium on PYPL.
The 2026-07-28 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for PYPL, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes.
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