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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$281.25 -0.58%

$281.71 (+0.16%)🌙

as of 07/09 06:04 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/09) 4,366

Calls: 2,606 (60%)

Puts: 1,760 (40%)

Prior (07/08) 11,819

Calls: 7,581 (64%)

Puts: 4,238 (36%)

Current vs Prior -63.06%

Calls: -65.62% (Calls)

Puts: -58.47% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 44,587

Calls: 24,439 (55%)

Puts: 20,148 (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average 6,369

Calls: 3,491 (55%)

Puts: 2,878 (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.46%

Calls: -25.36%

Puts: -38.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/09) $3.94M

Calls: $2.76M (70%)

Puts: $1.18M (30%)

Prior (07/08) $11.54M

Calls: $9.06M (78%)

Puts: $2.49M (22%)

Current vs Prior -65.86%

Calls: -69.52%

Puts: -52.56%

Prior 7-Day Total $41.91M

Calls: $31.36M (75%)

Puts: $10.55M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $5.99M

Calls: $4.48M (75%)

Puts: $1.51M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -34.18%

Calls: -38.37%

Puts: -21.72%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/09) 0.68

Prior (07/08) 0.56

Current vs Prior +20.81%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/09) 101,183

Calls: 56,091 (55%)

Puts: 45,092 (45%)

Prior (07/08) 96,244

Calls: 53,209 (55%)

Puts: 43,035 (45%)

Current vs Prior +5.13%

Prior 7-Day Total 654,395

Calls: 366,552 (56%)

Puts: 287,843 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 93,485

Calls: 52,364 (56%)

Puts: 41,120 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.23%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/10) | Next (07/17)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 2.61% | 5.32%5.32% | 13.60%

Prior 3.48% | 5.83%5.83% | 14.33%

Current vs Prior -25.15% | -8.87%-8.87% | -5.13%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.75% | 6.31%6.50% | 13.80%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -30.43% | -15.72%-18.20% | -1.44%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.48% | 5.83%-- | --

Current vs 7-Day Eod -25.15% | -8.87%-- | --

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 21.01% | 14.68%

Calls: 18.60% | 17.72%

Puts: 23.42% | 11.63%

Prior 21.01% | 14.68%

Calls: 18.60% | 17.72%

Puts: 23.42% | 11.63%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.79% | 13.88%

Calls: 35.30% | 14.43%

Puts: 32.29% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -37.83% | +5.76%

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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($2.76M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 66% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 63% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.68.

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Retail Flow BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 41 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Aug 21	21.90	22.90	$22.40	4.5%	20	0.63	319
$280.00	Aug 21	16.70	17.50	$17.10	4.7%	7	0.53	220
$275.00	Jul 31	14.70	15.60	$15.15	5.9%	3	0.60	228
$230.00	Jul 24	49.90	53.00	$51.45	6.0%	--	1.00	42
$230.00	Jul 17	49.40	52.50	$50.95	6.1%	3	1.00	114

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$335.00	Jul 10	52.90	55.90	$54.40	5.5%	5	0.96	1
$290.00	Aug 7	18.40	19.50	$18.95	5.8%	2	0.58	1
$270.00	Aug 21	11.00	11.80	$11.40	7.0%	10	0.37	571
$330.00	Jul 10	47.40	50.90	$49.15	7.1%	5	0.96	2
$310.00	Aug 21	34.60	37.40	$36.00	7.8%	--	0.73	10

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. 77 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	49.20	52.60	$50.90	6.7%	--	1.00	10
$240.00	Jul 10	39.30	42.20	$40.75	7.1%	--	1.00	37
$245.00	Jul 10	34.30	37.60	$35.95	9.2%	--	1.00	30
$250.00	Jul 10	29.30	31.80	$30.55	8.2%	1	1.00	45
$260.00	Jul 10	19.40	22.40	$20.90	14.4%	1	1.00	253

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$335.00	Jul 10	52.90	55.90	$54.40	5.5%	5	0.96	1
$330.00	Jul 10	47.40	50.90	$49.15	7.1%	5	0.96	2
$290.00	Jul 10	8.80	11.30	$10.05	24.9%	5	0.85	10
$310.00	Aug 21	34.60	37.40	$36.00	7.8%	--	0.73	10
$290.00	Jul 17	11.10	12.70	$11.90	13.4%	--	0.69	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 147 active (total vol 3.0K, top 329)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Jul 10	0.55	1.70	$1.13	101.8%	329	0.27	146
$290.00	Aug 21	12.20	13.20	$12.70	7.9%	127	0.44	362
$290.00	Jul 17	3.00	3.60	$3.30	18.2%	106	0.31	670
$300.00	Jul 17	0.90	1.55	$1.23	52.8%	101	0.14	1.9K
$277.50	Jul 24	10.80	11.60	$11.20	7.1%	65	0.57	2

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	20.20	22.10	$21.15	9.0%	164	0.56	1
$275.00	Jul 10	0.35	1.60	$0.98	127.6%	151	0.22	186
$280.00	Aug 21	14.60	16.50	$15.55	12.2%	109	0.47	46
$267.50	Jul 17	1.60	2.15	$1.88	29.3%	97	0.20	333
$280.00	Jul 10	1.75	3.20	$2.48	58.5%	91	0.45	171

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 51 strikes (avg 113.7%, max 387.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	217.8%	52.1%	318.1%	--	53
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	163.5%	44.8%	264.9%	2	60
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	135.4%	42.9%	215.2%	--	59
$315.00	Jul 10	Jul 24	135.0%	46.2%	192.1%	1	14
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	168.5%	60.3%	179.2%	--	149

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	217.8%	44.7%	387.1%	56	151
$225.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	237.8%	55.7%	326.8%	13	99
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 24	197.9%	53.3%	271.5%	1	160
$245.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	135.4%	46.2%	193.1%	3	134
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	168.5%	60.3%	179.2%	1	113

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 113 found (best R:R 37.46, avg 5.19)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$315.00	$320.00	Jul 24	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$315.13
$315.00	$320.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$315.20
$290.00	$292.50	Jul 10	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$290.12
$320.00	$330.00	Jul 24	$0.55	$9.45	$0.55	17.18	$320.55
$287.50	$290.00	Jul 10	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$287.65

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$260.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$259.80
$240.00	$230.00	Jul 31	$0.42	$9.58	$0.42	22.81	$239.58
$265.00	$262.50	Jul 10	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$264.87
$265.00	$262.50	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$264.87
$267.50	$265.00	Jul 10	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$267.35

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 145 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.09)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$9.85	$9.85	$0.15	65.67	$239.85
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 17	$9.75	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$239.75
$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$254.90
$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$9.60	$9.60	$0.40	24.00	$249.60
$267.50	$270.00	Jul 10	$2.35	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$269.85

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$330.00	$290.00	Jul 10	$39.10	$39.10	$0.90	43.44	$290.90
$290.00	$282.50	Jul 10	$6.02	$6.02	$1.48	4.07	$283.98
$310.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$14.85	$14.85	$5.15	2.88	$295.15
$285.00	$280.00	Jul 31	$3.35	$3.35	$1.65	2.03	$281.65
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 24	$1.60	$1.60	$0.90	1.78	$283.40

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $1.65, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.05	217.8%	58.4%
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.12	163.5%	58.9%
$330.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	65.5%	50.4%
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	168.5%	60.3%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.35	135.4%	56.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.10	168.5%	60.3%
$225.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	237.8%	86.4%
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	126.7%	48.8%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.20	197.9%	73.5%
$237.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.20	188.1%	69.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 68 found (cheapest 2.04% of stock, avg 9.61%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$282.50	Jul 10	$1.70	$4.03	$5.73	$276.77	$288.23	2.04%
$280.00	Jul 10	$3.30	$2.48	$5.78	$274.22	$285.78	2.06%
$277.50	Jul 10	$4.43	$1.93	$6.36	$271.14	$283.86	2.26%
$275.00	Jul 10	$6.55	$0.98	$7.53	$267.47	$282.53	2.68%
$272.50	Jul 10	$9.00	$0.70	$9.70	$262.80	$282.20	3.45%
$290.00	Jul 10	$0.65	$10.05	$10.70	$279.30	$300.70	3.80%
$270.00	Jul 10	$11.00	$0.33	$11.33	$258.67	$281.33	4.03%
$282.50	Jul 17	$6.05	$7.55	$13.60	$268.90	$296.10	4.84%
$280.00	Jul 17	$7.40	$6.30	$13.70	$266.30	$293.70	4.87%
$267.50	Jul 10	$13.35	$0.48	$13.83	$253.67	$281.33	4.92%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 151 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 3.77%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$292.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.53	$0.48	$1.01	$266.49	$293.51
$290.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.65	$0.48	$1.13	$266.37	$291.13
$292.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.53	$0.70	$1.23	$271.27	$293.73
$287.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.80	$0.48	$1.28	$266.22	$288.78
$290.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.65	$0.70	$1.35	$271.15	$291.35
$287.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.80	$0.70	$1.50	$271.00	$289.00
$292.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.53	$0.98	$1.51	$273.49	$294.01
$285.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$1.13	$0.48	$1.61	$265.89	$286.61
$290.00	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.65	$0.98	$1.63	$273.37	$291.63
$287.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.80	$0.98	$1.78	$273.22	$289.28

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 108 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $4.78)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
240/242	250/252	Jul 17	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$240.10	$252.40
245/250	255/260	Jul 24	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$245.20	$259.80
250/255	260/265	Jul 24	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$250.25	$264.75
245/250	255/260	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$245.35	$259.65
245/250	260/265	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$245.35	$264.65
265/270	275/280	Jul 31	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$265.40	$279.60
262/265	278/280	Jul 24	$2.27	$0.23	9.87	$262.73	$279.77
250/255	265/270	Jul 31	$4.45	$0.55	8.09	$250.55	$269.45
230/232	260/265	Jul 17	$4.42	$0.58	7.62	$228.08	$264.42
230/240	250/260	Aug 21	$8.63	$1.37	6.30	$231.37	$258.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 85 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$315.00	$320.00	$325.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$4.88	40.67
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$9.75	39.00
$320.00	$325.00	$330.00	Jul 17	$0.16	$4.84	30.25
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.10	$2.40	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$267.50	$270.00	$272.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Jul 10	$0.08	$2.42	30.25
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Jul 24	$0.18	$4.82	26.78
$272.50	$275.00	$277.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 123 found (best net $-0.32, 112 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$5.50	$14.50
$295.00	$310.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.50	$13.50
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.15	$9.85
$315.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.38	$9.62
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.43	$9.57

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$245.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.32	$14.68
$275.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.05	$13.95
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$6.30	$13.70
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.41	$9.59
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.57	$9.43

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 40 found (best yield 4.34%, avg 1.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	$12.20	0.44	3.1%	4.34%	7.45%	127	362
$285.00	Aug 7	$11.40	0.47	1.3%	4.05%	5.39%	63	415
$285.00	Jul 31	$9.50	0.46	1.3%	3.38%	4.71%	2	24
$290.00	Aug 7	$9.30	0.41	3.1%	3.31%	6.42%	2	4
$300.00	Aug 21	$8.80	0.35	6.7%	3.13%	9.80%	39	631
$282.50	Jul 24	$8.20	0.48	0.4%	2.92%	3.36%	7	13
$290.00	Jul 31	$7.90	0.40	3.1%	2.81%	5.92%	8	154
$295.00	Aug 14	$7.80	0.37	4.9%	2.77%	7.66%	1	1
$285.00	Jul 24	$7.10	0.44	1.3%	2.52%	3.86%	4	65
$300.00	Aug 7	$6.00	0.31	6.7%	2.13%	8.80%	3	3

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,606

Total Puts 1,760

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 846

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 7,581

Total Puts 4,238

Put/Call Ratio 0.56

Net Difference 3,343

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 24,439

Total Puts 20,148

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.91

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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