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Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 3.91M · 3-mo avg 3.04M

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

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QTick signal
+8net
4 bull / 1 bear factors · moderate
Bull 9 pts·Bear 1 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileCautionBalance sheet · GreyOKPCE inflation days · ~6% smaller swingsRiskFalling knife · 100/100 · was 23 on Sep 21 · as of 2026-09-251/6Bottom watch · 1 of 6 confirmations
Smart entry
$100.86
basis · pivot low + s1 + put wall · as of 2026-09-25
Target exit zone
$102–103
center $102.52 · basis · daily pivot + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-25
Implied move · 1 wk
±$4.05
4.0% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · but price is 14% below the 50-day — structure damaged
Pullback risk
High
1.33× the norm · 88% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: falling knife
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · but price is 14% below the 50-day — structure damaged
Volume vs its own 20-session average1.17×
52-week range$85.45 – $130.32
Below high since 2015-37.1% · $161.24 high
Risk / reward0.15 : 1
Plan stop$93.82
Max pain$115.00 options cluster
RSI 1422.1 oversold
Forensic flags1 review
Earnings multiple16.1× fwd · 20.5× trailing
P/E vs its own past4th pctile · 28.3× median
Free cash flow yield6.4% · of market value

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price down 0.2%. Over the last 20 sessions, 80% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

6 of 6 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
✓
22.1
oversold
vs 50-day
✓
$118.21
below the line
Bollinger
✓
$102.13
lower-band pierce
VWAP 20
✓
$115.08
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$100.86
within 1% of model level
Put wall
✓
$115.00
2026-10-16 expiry · chain of 2026-09-24
MACD
Context●
-1.92
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
1.17×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
6.2%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$3.25
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
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Next earnings
2026-12-18
in 60 sessions
Next dividend
4.70% yld
no ex-date on file