PYPL Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, PYPL traded between $31.07 and $36.49. ATM implied volatility averaged 46.6%. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.0% (HV 20d: 39.6%). Max pain ranged from $30.00 to $35.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-08: Highest Volume — 53,172 contracts
  • 2015-10-29: Largest IV drop — 22.3% change
  • 2015-10-09: Largest Expected Move — 15.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$33.95$31.07$36.49$31.07$36.01
Max Pain$32.95$30.00$35.00$35.00$35.00
ATM IV46.6%33.8%55.5%47.4%33.8%
Expected Move13.1%10.1%15.3%12.6%10.1%
HV 20d39.6%30.7%43.2%35.6%30.7%
HV 60d35.8%34.6%36.7%34.6%36.3%
Term Structure-2.2%-5.3%0.5%-0.1%0.5%
VWIV45.5%35.9%51.4%42.9%36.8%
Skew 25d6.9%4.5%9.6%7.2%4.5%
Skew 10d14.6%8.4%19.4%13.2%8.4%
Call IV 25d44.0%32.2%52.1%45.1%32.8%
Put IV 25d51.0%36.7%61.4%52.3%37.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.3713.9733.1519.8133.15
Gamma HHI0.130.100.320.140.32
Net GEX5.7M-250.3K17.2M-250.3K17.2M
Net DEX37.8M-155.4M232.0M232.0M-155.4M
Net VEX-1.1M-1.4M-657.9K-846.9K-1.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.262.230.700.44
Total Volume24,036.3648,08553,17212,95832,132
Total OI473,396.818223,587584,642519,935443,440

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$31.07$35.0047.4%12.6%35.6%0.0%42.9%7.2%-0.1%-250.3K232.0M-846.9K0.7019.817,6005,358371,591148,344
2015-10-02$32.80$35.0046.0%11.3%41.3%0.0%40.2%9.3%-2.2%3.5M146.9M-1.0M1.0127.4717,33117,478383,265156,537
2015-10-05$32.67$30.0045.8%11.9%40.3%0.0%42.2%7.4%-0.9%2.5M-12.7M-657.9K0.3021.076,8402,083128,76094,827
2015-10-06$31.85$30.0047.2%13.7%40.8%0.0%45.8%6.9%-1.4%1.5M201.5M-927.9K0.9327.7213,37412,458378,440156,836
2015-10-07$32.35$30.0046.1%13.5%41.3%0.0%42.9%7.1%-1.3%2.6M192.9M-944.8K2.2321.655,46112,155383,922163,471
2015-10-08$31.64$30.0055.5%15.2%40.9%0.0%51.3%9.6%-2.6%586.4K214.0M-961.3K2.0515.6417,44235,730385,257164,298
2015-10-09$32.00$30.0054.8%15.3%41.2%0.0%48.2%8.6%-3.4%985.4K201.1M-1.1M0.8023.5412,0249,578394,011183,707
2015-10-12$32.60$30.0053.9%13.9%41.7%0.0%50.5%7.0%-4.4%2.6M167.9M-1.1M1.9421.524,9689,616395,429181,991
2015-10-13$33.23$30.0052.8%13.5%42.4%0.0%51.4%7.9%-5.3%6.6M111.8M-1.1M0.5225.0618,6449,761397,607182,619
2015-10-14$34.02$30.0049.5%13.3%43.2%0.0%46.0%7.8%-3.5%11.5M62.5M-1.2M0.4226.6017,7167,503398,518184,258
2015-10-15$34.53$30.0047.9%13.0%43.2%0.0%45.4%7.6%-3.0%16.8M54.8M-1.1M1.0113.9711,37811,546399,091184,242
2015-10-16$34.27$35.0046.5%12.8%43.0%0.0%47.9%8.2%-2.8%4.0M69.3M-1.1M0.4419.5322,2609,712400,707183,935
2015-10-19$34.81$35.0046.4%13.1%41.0%0.0%45.7%6.3%-2.4%4.8M-50.5M-1.3M0.7520.645,8244,365251,370132,764
2015-10-20$34.73$35.0046.9%13.3%39.5%0.0%45.2%6.7%-2.3%5.2M-50.7M-1.2M1.4419.523,3084,777253,491134,044
2015-10-21$33.79$35.0047.7%13.7%39.6%0.0%46.9%7.4%-3.1%3.5M10.6M-1.1M0.7819.429,3467,249253,672134,383
2015-10-22$34.76$35.0045.3%13.1%40.8%0.0%46.3%5.3%-2.6%5.8M-53.3M-1.2M0.3924.109,6543,757256,128136,511
2015-10-23$34.94$35.0045.1%13.3%40.7%0.0%46.0%4.9%-3.2%7.0M-75.7M-1.2M0.7627.6312,2649,262258,357136,574
2015-10-26$36.49$35.0043.2%13.2%39.5%0.0%46.3%6.4%-1.2%5.7M-91.7M-1.2M0.4029.6718,3957,409249,669137,309
2015-10-27$35.90$35.0044.7%13.8%34.4%0.0%48.4%6.3%-1.7%5.8M-98.6M-1.3M0.3326.0917,6535,746256,718140,082
2015-10-28$36.48$35.0043.8%13.9%34.5%0.0%47.9%5.6%-1.2%6.9M-100.4M-1.2M0.2624.1131,6578,309266,013142,208
2015-10-29$35.94$35.0034.0%10.1%35.3%0.0%35.9%4.5%0.2%10.9M-144.4M-1.3M0.4126.1928,18511,492283,500146,834
2015-10-30$36.01$35.0033.8%10.1%30.7%0.0%36.8%4.5%0.5%17.2M-155.4M-1.4M0.4433.1522,2539,879291,646151,794