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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$242.43 -0.51%

$244.13 (+0.70%)🌙

(6/23 EOD) ◀

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (6:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (06/24) 4,009

Calls: 1,863 (46%)

Puts: 2,146 (54%)

Prior (06/23) 2,765

Calls: 1,783 (64%)

Puts: 982 (36%)

Current vs Prior +44.99%

Calls: +4.49% (Calls)

Puts: +118.53% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 34,517

Calls: 23,296 (67%)

Puts: 11,221 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 4,931

Calls: 3,328 (67%)

Puts: 1,603 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.70%

Calls: -44.02%

Puts: +33.87%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (06/24) $2.58M

Calls: $1.52M (59%)

Puts: $1.06M (41%)

Prior (06/23) $2.57M

Calls: $1.86M (72%)

Puts: $716.6K (28%)

Current vs Prior +0.33%

Calls: -17.80%

Puts: +47.26%

Prior 7-Day Total $22.03M

Calls: $14.79M (67%)

Puts: $7.24M (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.15M

Calls: $2.11M (67%)

Puts: $1.03M (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.02%

Calls: -27.81%

Puts: +1.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (06/24) 1.15

Prior (06/23) 0.55

Current vs Prior +109.15%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.52

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +121.41%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (06/24) 85,371

Calls: 48,268 (57%)

Puts: 37,103 (43%)

Prior (06/23) 83,808

Calls: 47,257 (56%)

Puts: 36,551 (44%)

Current vs Prior +1.86%

Prior 7-Day Total 762,877

Calls: 448,827 (59%)

Puts: 314,050 (41%)

Prior 7-Day Average 108,982

Calls: 64,118 (59%)

Puts: 44,864 (41%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.67%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (06/26) | Next (07/10)Expiry (06/26) | Next (07/10)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 3.26% | 7.09%3.26% | 7.09%8.46% | 15.01%

Prior 3.86% | 6.18%-- | ---- | --

Current vs Prior -15.52% | -14.85%-- | ---- | --

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.16% | 6.41%-- | ---- | --

Current vs 7-Day Avg -21.59% | -18.00%-- | ---- | --

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.86% | 6.18%-- | ---- | --

Current vs 7-Day Eod -15.52% | -14.85%-- | ---- | --

Sentiment BULLISH----

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 28.91% | 11.19%

Calls: 24.49% | 14.97%

Puts: 33.33% | 7.41%

Prior 42.53% | 13.94%

Calls: 43.30% | 8.00%

Puts: 41.76% | 19.87%

Current vs Prior -32.02% | -19.73%

Prior 7-Day Avg 32.50% | 14.74%

Calls: 34.34% | 15.10%

Puts: 30.66% | 14.38%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -11.05% | -24.09%

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Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.15. P/C ratio rising 109% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 15 of results (avg 7.4%, best 5.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Jul 10	7.90	8.40	$8.15	6.1%	6	0.52	70
$240.00	Jul 17	10.80	11.60	$11.20	7.1%	46	0.56	284
$210.00	Jul 17	32.30	35.00	$33.65	8.0%	--	0.93	89
$242.50	Jul 17	9.50	10.30	$9.90	8.1%	12	0.52	63
$210.00	Jul 31	34.00	37.10	$35.55	8.7%	--	0.86	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Jul 17	13.10	13.90	$13.50	5.9%	--	0.60	249
$240.00	Jul 17	7.80	8.30	$8.05	6.2%	81	0.44	326
$242.50	Jul 17	9.00	9.60	$9.30	6.5%	--	0.48	32
$280.00	Jul 17	37.00	39.60	$38.30	6.8%	--	0.90	12
$290.00	Jul 17	45.90	49.20	$47.55	6.9%	--	0.93	11

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. -- found (avg $--, cheapest $--)

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 51 found (avg delta 0.71, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jun 26	11.20	14.10	$12.65	22.9%	--	0.94	25
$210.00	Jul 17	32.30	35.00	$33.65	8.0%	--	0.93	89
$227.50	Jun 26	13.70	16.40	$15.05	17.9%	--	0.91	34
$232.50	Jun 26	8.90	11.60	$10.25	26.3%	--	0.89	20
$210.00	Jul 31	34.00	37.10	$35.55	8.7%	--	0.86	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Jun 26	16.40	19.10	$17.75	15.2%	--	1.00	11
$275.00	Jun 26	31.10	34.10	$32.60	9.2%	3	0.95	1
$265.00	Jun 26	20.80	24.20	$22.50	15.1%	4	0.95	2
$290.00	Jul 17	45.90	49.20	$47.55	6.9%	--	0.93	11
$280.00	Jul 17	37.00	39.60	$38.30	6.8%	--	0.90	12

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 112 active (total vol 2.9K, top 615)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Jul 17	2.30	3.30	$2.80	35.7%	208	0.21	34
$280.00	Jun 26	0.00	0.10	$0.05	200.0%	184	0.01	250
$250.00	Jul 17	6.30	7.20	$6.75	13.3%	67	0.40	583
$250.00	Jul 2	2.05	3.80	$2.93	59.7%	57	0.32	58
$240.00	Jul 17	10.80	11.60	$11.20	7.1%	46	0.56	284

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Jul 17	1.60	2.20	$1.90	31.6%	615	0.15	532
$245.00	Jul 2	6.50	7.50	$7.00	14.3%	275	0.57	23
$237.50	Jul 17	6.40	7.30	$6.85	13.1%	144	0.40	74
$222.50	Jul 17	2.15	2.60	$2.38	18.9%	132	0.18	5
$210.00	Jul 17	0.55	1.05	$0.80	62.5%	122	0.07	336

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 38 strikes (avg 63.9%, max 284.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$290.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	169.1%	44.0%	284.3%	1	158
$285.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	131.0%	42.7%	206.5%	4	47
$275.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	102.4%	40.7%	151.4%	--	226
$270.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	90.3%	40.0%	125.7%	1	205
$280.00	Jun 26	Jul 17	83.5%	41.4%	101.7%	226	926

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$205.00	Jun 26	Jul 17	143.2%	45.0%	218.2%	--	39
$215.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	103.3%	42.2%	144.8%	--	205
$210.00	Jun 26	Jul 31	101.4%	44.3%	128.7%	3	80
$222.50	Jun 26	Jul 17	87.8%	39.2%	124.2%	132	31
$220.00	Jun 26	Jul 24	65.5%	36.1%	81.2%	5	114

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 119 found (best R:R 68.44, avg 6.03)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$280.00	$285.00	Jul 10	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$280.13
$285.00	$290.00	Jul 24	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$285.15
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 2	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$265.18
$285.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$285.20
$252.50	$255.00	Jun 26	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$252.62

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$212.50	$200.00	Jul 10	$0.18	$12.32	$0.18	68.44	$212.32
$225.00	$220.00	Jul 2	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$224.85
$215.00	$210.00	Jun 26	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$214.77
$205.00	$200.00	Jul 17	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$204.73
$225.00	$220.00	Jul 10	$0.32	$4.68	$0.32	14.62	$224.68

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 140 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 1.36)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$210.00	$220.00	Jul 17	$8.85	$8.85	$1.15	7.70	$218.85
$240.00	$242.50	Jul 2	$1.95	$1.95	$0.55	3.55	$241.95
$232.50	$235.00	Jun 26	$1.90	$1.90	$0.60	3.17	$234.40
$210.00	$230.00	Jul 31	$15.20	$15.20	$4.80	3.17	$225.20
$220.00	$230.00	Jul 17	$7.40	$7.40	$2.60	2.85	$227.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$265.00	$260.00	Jun 26	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$260.25
$280.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$9.45	$9.45	$0.55	17.18	$270.55
$260.00	$250.00	Jun 26	$9.25	$9.25	$0.75	12.33	$250.75
$290.00	$280.00	Jul 17	$9.25	$9.25	$0.75	12.33	$280.75
$260.00	$255.00	Jul 2	$4.10	$4.10	$0.90	4.56	$255.90

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 34 found (avg debit $1.54, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$280.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.05	83.5%	45.8%
$285.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.25	131.0%	71.2%
$260.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.52	51.5%	37.3%
$257.50	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.53	58.3%	37.3%
$255.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.95	51.7%	38.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$217.50	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.55	95.4%	57.4%
$260.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.55	51.5%	37.3%
$270.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.55	40.8%	42.1%
$205.00	Jun 26	Jul 2	$0.63	143.2%	84.0%
$210.00	Jun 26	Jul 17	$0.65	101.4%	40.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 48 found (cheapest 2.64% of stock, avg 8.05%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$242.50	Jun 26	$3.40	$3.00	$6.40	$236.10	$248.90	2.64%
$245.00	Jun 26	$2.25	$4.50	$6.75	$238.25	$251.75	2.78%
$240.00	Jun 26	$4.90	$2.42	$7.32	$232.68	$247.32	3.02%
$237.50	Jun 26	$6.70	$1.23	$7.93	$229.57	$245.43	3.27%
$247.50	Jun 26	$1.55	$6.50	$8.05	$239.45	$255.55	3.32%
$250.00	Jun 26	$1.15	$8.50	$9.65	$240.35	$259.65	3.98%
$235.00	Jun 26	$8.35	$1.43	$9.78	$225.22	$244.78	4.03%
$232.50	Jun 26	$10.25	$0.53	$10.78	$221.72	$243.28	4.45%
$242.50	Jul 2	$5.40	$5.40	$10.80	$231.70	$253.30	4.45%
$245.00	Jul 2	$4.15	$7.00	$11.15	$233.85	$256.15	4.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.40% of stock, avg 3.97%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$255.00	$232.50	Jun 26	$0.43	$0.53	$0.96	$231.54	$255.96
$252.50	$232.50	Jun 26	$0.55	$0.53	$1.08	$231.42	$253.58
$255.00	$237.50	Jun 26	$0.43	$1.23	$1.66	$235.84	$256.66
$250.00	$232.50	Jun 26	$1.15	$0.53	$1.68	$230.82	$251.68
$252.50	$237.50	Jun 26	$0.55	$1.23	$1.78	$235.72	$254.28
$255.00	$235.00	Jun 26	$0.43	$1.43	$1.86	$233.14	$256.86
$252.50	$235.00	Jun 26	$0.55	$1.43	$1.98	$233.02	$254.48
$247.50	$232.50	Jun 26	$1.55	$0.53	$2.08	$230.42	$249.58
$250.00	$237.50	Jun 26	$1.15	$1.23	$2.38	$235.12	$252.38
$250.00	$235.00	Jun 26	$1.15	$1.43	$2.58	$232.42	$252.58

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 347 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $2.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
225/230	250/255	Jul 24	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$225.10	$254.90
235/240	250/255	Jul 24	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$235.10	$254.90
220/222	232/235	Jun 26	$2.39	$0.11	21.73	$220.11	$234.89
225/230	240/245	Jul 24	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$225.25	$244.75
238/240	242/245	Jun 26	$2.34	$0.16	14.62	$237.66	$244.84
235/240	250/255	Jul 10	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$235.33	$254.67
235/238	252/255	Jul 2	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$235.18	$254.82
238/240	248/250	Jul 2	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$237.68	$249.82
240/242	245/248	Jul 10	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$240.20	$247.30
238/240	242/245	Jul 17	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$237.70	$244.80

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 71 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 10	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 2	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Jul 10	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$245.00	$247.50	$250.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$195.00	$200.00	$205.00	Jul 17	$0.19	$4.81	25.32
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$4.80	24.00
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$220.00	$222.50	$225.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$2.36	16.86
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$2.35	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 115 found (best net $-5.15, 100 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$5.15	$14.85
$275.00	$285.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$1.10	$8.90
$275.00	$285.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$1.45	$8.55
$255.00	$265.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$1.65	$8.35
$230.00	$240.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$5.00	$5.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$212.50	$200.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.27	$12.23
$225.00	$215.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.81	$9.19
$215.00	$205.00	1:2	Jul 2	-$1.93	$8.07
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$3.40	$6.60
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$4.05	$5.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 49 found (best yield 4.12%, avg 1.41%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Jul 31	$10.00	0.49	1.1%	4.12%	5.19%	--	24
$242.50	Jul 17	$9.50	0.52	0.0%	3.92%	3.95%	12	63
$245.00	Jul 24	$9.30	0.49	1.1%	3.84%	4.90%	1	3
$245.00	Jul 17	$8.30	0.48	1.1%	3.42%	4.48%	4	7
$242.50	Jul 10	$7.90	0.52	0.0%	3.26%	3.29%	6	70
$250.00	Jul 31	$7.80	0.43	3.1%	3.22%	6.34%	--	37
$247.50	Jul 17	$7.30	0.44	2.1%	3.01%	5.10%	26	18
$250.00	Jul 24	$7.20	0.43	3.1%	2.97%	6.09%	--	11
$245.00	Jul 10	$6.50	0.47	1.1%	2.68%	3.74%	1	31
$250.00	Jul 17	$6.30	0.40	3.1%	2.60%	5.72%	67	583

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,863

Total Puts 2,146

Put/Call Ratio 1.15

Net Difference -283

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,783

Total Puts 982

Put/Call Ratio 0.55

Net Difference 801

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 23,296

Total Puts 11,221

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.52

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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