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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$277.74 +4.33%

(7/8 13:00) ◀

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (2:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/08 2:00pm) 8,975

Calls: 6,354 (71%)

Puts: 2,621 (29%)

Prior (07/07) 2,907

Calls: 1,504 (52%)

Puts: 1,403 (48%)

Current vs Prior +208.74%

Calls: +322.47% (Calls)

Puts: +86.81% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 38,613

Calls: 20,332 (53%)

Puts: 18,281 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 5,516

Calls: 2,904 (53%)

Puts: 2,611 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +62.70%

Calls: +118.76%

Puts: +0.36%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/08 2:00pm) $8.28M

Calls: $6.49M (78%)

Puts: $1.79M (22%)

Prior (07/07) $2.29M

Calls: $1.25M (54%)

Puts: $1.05M (46%)

Current vs Prior +260.69%

Calls: +419.95%

Puts: +70.78%

Prior 7-Day Total $35.36M

Calls: $25.72M (73%)

Puts: $9.64M (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average $5.05M

Calls: $3.67M (73%)

Puts: $1.38M (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +63.80%

Calls: +76.58%

Puts: +29.73%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/08 2:00pm) 0.41

Prior (07/07) 0.93

Current vs Prior -55.78%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.93

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/08 2:00pm) 96,244

Calls: 53,209 (55%)

Puts: 43,035 (45%)

Prior (07/07) 94,264

Calls: 52,456 (56%)

Puts: 41,808 (44%)

Current vs Prior +2.10%

Prior 7-Day Total 648,242

Calls: 364,355 (56%)

Puts: 283,887 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 92,606

Calls: 52,050 (56%)

Puts: 40,555 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.93%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.69% | 6.05%6.05% | 14.11%

Prior 4.04% | 6.78%6.78% | 13.54%

Current vs Prior -8.61% | -10.79%-10.79% | +4.23%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.14% | 6.59%6.83% | 13.53%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -10.87% | -8.27%-11.44% | +4.31%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.04% | 6.78%-- | --

Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.61% | -10.79%-- | --

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 25.33% | 12.04%

Calls: 18.18% | 15.00%

Puts: 32.48% | 9.09%

Prior 23.28% | 7.29%

Calls: 18.52% | 8.38%

Puts: 28.04% | 6.19%

Current vs Prior +8.81% | +65.16%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.98% | 15.50%

Calls: 34.74% | 15.83%

Puts: 33.23% | 15.16%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -25.46% | -22.30%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($6.49M) vs puts ($1.79M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 261% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (64% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 209% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 45 of results (avg 7.2%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Aug 21	49.50	51.40	$50.45	3.8%	4	0.90	4
$270.00	Aug 21	20.70	21.50	$21.10	3.8%	66	0.59	376
$260.00	Aug 21	26.60	27.80	$27.20	4.4%	63	0.69	188
$230.00	Jul 17	47.60	49.90	$48.75	4.7%	16	0.96	132
$230.00	Jul 31	47.50	49.80	$48.65	4.7%	--	0.92	43

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	17.70	18.50	$18.10	4.4%	48	0.50	3
$310.00	Aug 21	37.30	39.10	$38.20	4.7%	--	0.74	10
$270.00	Aug 21	12.80	13.50	$13.15	5.3%	31	0.40	561
$275.00	Jul 31	11.00	11.80	$11.40	7.0%	1	0.44	8
$290.00	Aug 21	22.90	24.90	$23.90	8.4%	1	0.58	--

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. 81 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 0.98)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Jul 10	31.20	34.00	$32.60	8.6%	--	0.98	30
$230.00	Jul 10	46.20	48.90	$47.55	5.7%	--	0.98	10
$250.00	Jul 10	26.30	29.00	$27.65	9.8%	13	0.97	53
$240.00	Jul 10	36.20	39.00	$37.60	7.4%	--	0.97	37
$242.50	Jul 10	33.70	36.40	$35.05	7.7%	--	0.97	72

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$295.00	Jul 10	16.50	19.30	$17.90	15.6%	4	0.92	--
$290.00	Jul 10	12.20	14.50	$13.35	17.2%	5	0.86	1
$300.00	Jul 17	22.60	25.40	$24.00	11.7%	2	0.83	--
$287.50	Jul 10	10.10	11.80	$10.95	15.5%	5	0.81	--
$310.00	Aug 21	37.30	39.10	$38.20	4.7%	--	0.74	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 191 active (total vol 6.5K, top 727)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 17	6.60	7.00	$6.80	5.9%	727	0.47	1.0K
$295.00	Jul 17	1.90	2.80	$2.35	38.3%	557	0.21	35
$285.00	Aug 7	10.90	13.60	$12.25	22.0%	430	0.45	3
$300.00	Jul 17	1.40	2.30	$1.85	48.6%	316	0.17	1.7K
$330.00	Aug 21	3.00	3.60	$3.30	18.2%	263	0.15	8

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 10	4.90	6.80	$5.85	32.5%	177	0.57	11
$275.00	Jul 10	2.40	3.60	$3.00	40.0%	149	0.39	72
$285.00	Jul 31	15.60	18.50	$17.05	17.0%	144	0.56	7
$282.50	Jul 17	9.80	10.80	$10.30	9.7%	105	0.58	--
$250.00	Aug 21	5.60	6.20	$5.90	10.2%	68	0.23	124

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 54 strikes (avg 52.5%, max 191.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	129.0%	44.2%	191.8%	4	14
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	104.0%	43.9%	136.8%	1	77
$320.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	96.9%	45.5%	113.3%	42	193
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	105.6%	49.6%	112.8%	2	48
$315.00	Jul 10	Jul 24	89.6%	46.6%	92.1%	13	3

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	129.0%	44.2%	191.8%	2	151
$225.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	139.4%	54.8%	154.3%	--	99
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	126.6%	50.4%	151.1%	2	28
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	104.0%	43.9%	136.8%	32	659
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	97.7%	54.1%	80.8%	2	114

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 137 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 5.72)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$305.00	$310.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$305.10
$320.00	$330.00	Jul 17	$0.25	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$320.25
$310.00	$315.00	Jul 17	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$310.22
$290.00	$292.50	Jul 10	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$290.12
$300.00	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$300.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$240.00	$235.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$239.90
$245.00	$240.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$244.90
$235.00	$230.00	Jul 10	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$234.85
$245.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$244.75
$255.00	$252.50	Jul 10	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$254.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 172 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 1.72)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$257.50	$260.00	Jul 10	$2.35	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$259.85
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$9.40	$9.40	$0.60	15.67	$239.40
$235.00	$240.00	Jul 31	$4.70	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$239.70
$250.00	$255.00	Jul 10	$4.65	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$254.65
$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$2.30	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$254.80

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$295.00	$290.00	Jul 10	$4.55	$4.55	$0.45	10.11	$290.45
$287.50	$285.00	Jul 10	$2.10	$2.10	$0.40	5.25	$285.40
$300.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$8.25	$8.25	$1.75	4.71	$291.75
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 24	$2.00	$2.00	$0.50	4.00	$283.00
$290.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$5.45	$5.45	$2.05	2.66	$284.55

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 54 found (avg debit $1.90, cheapest $0.20)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$320.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.47	96.9%	57.7%
$315.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.53	89.6%	54.0%
$240.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.60	104.0%	62.9%
$310.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.72	81.6%	51.9%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$1.00	81.6%	52.3%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.20	129.0%	68.6%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	126.6%	67.9%
$225.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.37	139.4%	79.4%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.37	81.6%	52.3%
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.43	73.3%	47.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 78 found (cheapest 3.08% of stock, avg 9.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$277.50	Jul 10	$4.40	$4.15	$8.55	$268.95	$286.05	3.08%
$275.00	Jul 10	$5.90	$3.00	$8.90	$266.10	$283.90	3.20%
$280.00	Jul 10	$3.35	$5.85	$9.20	$270.80	$289.20	3.31%
$272.50	Jul 10	$7.35	$2.05	$9.40	$263.10	$281.90	3.38%
$282.50	Jul 10	$2.33	$7.35	$9.68	$272.82	$292.18	3.49%
$270.00	Jul 10	$9.45	$1.40	$10.85	$259.15	$280.85	3.91%
$285.00	Jul 10	$2.08	$8.85	$10.93	$274.07	$295.93	3.94%
$267.50	Jul 10	$10.95	$0.93	$11.88	$255.62	$279.38	4.28%
$287.50	Jul 10	$1.10	$10.95	$12.05	$275.45	$299.55	4.34%
$290.00	Jul 10	$0.75	$13.35	$14.10	$275.90	$304.10	5.08%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 156 found (cheapest 0.60% of stock, avg 4.92%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$290.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.75	$0.93	$1.68	$265.82	$291.68
$287.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$1.10	$0.93	$2.03	$265.47	$289.53
$290.00	$270.00	Jul 10	$0.75	$1.40	$2.15	$267.85	$292.15
$287.50	$270.00	Jul 10	$1.10	$1.40	$2.50	$267.50	$290.00
$290.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.75	$2.05	$2.80	$269.70	$292.80
$285.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$2.08	$0.93	$3.01	$264.49	$288.01
$287.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$1.10	$2.05	$3.15	$269.35	$290.65
$282.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$2.33	$0.93	$3.26	$264.24	$285.76
$285.00	$270.00	Jul 10	$2.08	$1.40	$3.48	$266.52	$288.48
$282.50	$270.00	Jul 10	$2.33	$1.40	$3.73	$266.27	$286.23

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 207 found (best R:R 28.41, avg credit $4.05)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
230/235	245/250	Jul 31	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$230.17	$249.83
235/240	245/250	Jul 31	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$235.18	$249.82
230/235	250/255	Jul 10	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$230.20	$254.80
230/232	248/250	Jul 17	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$230.10	$249.90
235/238	248/250	Jul 17	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$235.10	$249.90
225/230	245/250	Jul 24	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$225.25	$249.75
275/280	300/305	Aug 7	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$275.25	$304.75
230/232	250/252	Jul 17	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$230.15	$252.35
235/238	250/252	Jul 17	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$235.15	$252.35
250/255	260/265	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$250.35	$264.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 108 found (best R:R 61.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$275.00	$277.50	$280.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$302.50	$305.00	$307.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$310.00	$315.00	$320.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$4.86	34.71
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$9.70	32.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Jul 10	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Jul 10	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.15	$4.85	32.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 116 found (best net $-0.17, 111 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.17	$14.83
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.20	$9.80
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.61	$9.39
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.05	$7.95
$265.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$7.55	$7.45

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$275.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$2.25	$12.75
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$9.60	$10.40
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.60	$9.40
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.85	$9.15
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.50	$8.50

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 5.65%, avg 1.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	$15.70	0.50	0.8%	5.65%	6.47%	88	164
$280.00	Aug 14	$13.60	0.50	0.8%	4.90%	5.71%	1	--
$280.00	Aug 7	$13.20	0.50	0.8%	4.75%	5.57%	10	8
$290.00	Aug 21	$11.60	0.41	4.4%	4.18%	8.59%	86	362
$280.00	Jul 31	$11.20	0.50	0.8%	4.03%	4.85%	8	16
$285.00	Aug 14	$11.00	0.45	2.6%	3.96%	6.57%	4	--
$285.00	Aug 7	$10.90	0.45	2.6%	3.92%	6.54%	430	3
$285.00	Jul 31	$9.40	0.43	2.6%	3.38%	6.00%	10	26
$280.00	Jul 24	$8.80	0.49	0.8%	3.17%	3.98%	2	14
$300.00	Aug 21	$8.30	0.33	8.0%	2.99%	11.00%	49	607

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,354

Total Puts 2,621

Put/Call Ratio 0.41

Net Difference 3,733

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,504

Total Puts 1,403

Put/Call Ratio 0.93

Net Difference 101

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 20,332

Total Puts 18,281

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.93

Ratio Trend Falling

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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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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