Largest Positive Opening Gaps for PYPL

How does PYPL usually behave after a large gap-up move?

Using the 12 largest gap-up moves over the last 3 years in PYPL stock, the average move was +2.8% with the single largest opening gap of +3.9% occurring on 7-Oct-2025. Following the opening, PYPL tended to drift lower to the closing price 58% of the time for an average loss of -0.8%. The following day, PYPL stock price averaged -0.5% losses, with down moves exceeding up moves. The stock was down 67% of the time in that period one day after these significant gaps. Earnings dates have been excluded from this analysis.

Catalysts

4 of PYPL's 12 largest moves corresponded with a large gap up in the overall market. 5 of the moves coincided with a company-issued press release.

Open-to-High and Open-to-Low

The largest percentage gain from the open to the high of the day was +4.3% on 19-Sep-2024, while the biggest drop from the open to the low was -7.1% on 22-Jan-2024. On average, the PYPL stock price gain from the opening price to the highest point of the day was +1.4%, and the average drop to the lowest point was -2.3%.

Day Drift Open-to-Close

The best performance in PYPL stock price from opening price to closing price (referred to as the "drift" for the day) was on 19-Sep-2024 for a +3.4% gain after the stock gapped up +2.6% at the open. The worst worst return from the opening price to the closing price was on 22-Jan-2024 when the stock lost -6.3% after the stock gapped up +3.4%. Overall in the 12 available observations, the stock drifted lower 58% of the time for an average loss of -0.8%.