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Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Alphabet, Meta Platforms, PayPal, and SoFi Technologies. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2027 $42.50 calls on PayPal and short March 2026 $65 calls on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.