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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$282.88 +6.26%

(7/8 15:00) ◀

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/08 4:00pm) 11,819

Calls: 7,581 (64%)

Puts: 4,238 (36%)

Prior (07/07) 3,942

Calls: 1,961 (50%)

Puts: 1,981 (50%)

Current vs Prior +199.82%

Calls: +286.59% (Calls)

Puts: +113.93% (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 +114.26%

Calls: +161.00%

Puts: +62.28%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/08 4:00pm) $11.54M

Calls: $9.06M (78%)

Puts: $2.49M (22%)

Prior (07/07) $2.91M

Calls: $1.77M (61%)

Puts: $1.14M (39%)

Current vs Prior +296.23%

Calls: +410.50%

Puts: +118.24%

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 +128.51%

Calls: +146.52%

Puts: +80.49%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/08 4:00pm) 0.56

Prior (07/07) 1.01

Current vs Prior -44.66%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.93

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.87%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/08 4:00pm) 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 3.48% | 5.83%5.83% | 14.33%

Prior 4.04% | 6.78%6.78% | 13.54%

Current vs Prior -13.77% | -13.97%-13.97% | +5.86%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -15.91% | -11.55%-14.60% | +5.94%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.77% | -13.97%-- | --

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 23.28% | 7.29%

Calls: 18.52% | 8.38%

Puts: 28.04% | 6.19%

Current vs Prior -9.75% | +101.37%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.98% | 15.50%

Calls: 34.74% | 15.83%

Puts: 33.23% | 15.16%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -38.17% | -5.26%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($9.06M) vs puts ($2.49M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 296% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (129% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 200% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

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
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 56 of results (avg 7.2%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Aug 21	23.90	25.00	$24.45	4.5%	80	0.64	376
$230.00	Jul 10	51.30	53.90	$52.60	4.9%	--	0.94	10
$280.00	Aug 21	18.40	19.40	$18.90	5.3%	89	0.55	164
$230.00	Aug 21	53.20	56.10	$54.65	5.3%	4	0.91	4
$237.50	Jul 17	44.40	46.90	$45.65	5.5%	1	0.95	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	15.70	16.30	$16.00	3.8%	49	0.45	3
$290.00	Aug 21	21.20	22.10	$21.65	4.2%	2	0.54	--
$270.00	Aug 21	11.20	11.70	$11.45	4.4%	33	0.36	561
$310.00	Aug 21	33.60	35.50	$34.55	5.5%	--	0.69	10
$275.00	Jul 17	4.30	4.60	$4.45	6.7%	195	0.33	15

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. 86 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Jul 10	36.10	38.60	$37.35	6.7%	--	1.00	30
$230.00	Jul 31	52.10	55.20	$53.65	5.8%	--	1.00	43
$230.00	Jul 17	51.20	54.30	$52.75	5.9%	31	0.98	132
$240.00	Jul 17	41.80	44.60	$43.20	6.5%	5	0.97	283
$237.50	Jul 17	44.40	46.90	$45.65	5.5%	1	0.95	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$295.00	Jul 10	11.80	14.30	$13.05	19.2%	4	0.86	--
$300.00	Jul 17	18.10	20.70	$19.40	13.4%	2	0.79	--
$290.00	Jul 10	7.90	10.00	$8.95	23.5%	10	0.75	1
$310.00	Aug 21	33.60	35.50	$34.55	5.5%	--	0.69	10
$287.50	Jul 10	6.50	7.30	$6.90	11.6%	5	0.67	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 202 active (total vol 8.3K, top 733)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 17	8.80	9.70	$9.25	9.7%	733	0.57	1.0K
$295.00	Jul 17	2.75	3.90	$3.33	34.5%	558	0.28	35
$285.00	Aug 7	13.60	15.90	$14.75	15.6%	430	0.50	3
$300.00	Jul 17	1.80	2.50	$2.15	32.6%	357	0.20	1.7K
$330.00	Aug 21	3.50	4.50	$4.00	25.0%	285	0.18	8

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$267.50	Jul 17	2.00	2.60	$2.30	26.1%	344	0.20	--
$280.00	Jul 10	2.75	3.20	$2.98	15.1%	196	0.39	11
$275.00	Jul 17	4.30	4.60	$4.45	6.7%	195	0.33	15
$265.00	Jul 17	1.50	2.20	$1.85	37.8%	181	0.17	30
$285.00	Jul 31	14.00	16.50	$15.25	16.4%	150	0.51	7

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 53 strikes (avg 61.3%, max 244.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	158.6%	46.0%	244.6%	4	14
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	131.1%	45.8%	186.0%	1	77
$320.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	102.4%	44.4%	130.3%	52	193
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	103.6%	48.7%	112.6%	12	48
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	90.1%	44.1%	104.4%	18	164

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	158.6%	46.0%	244.6%	2	151
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	131.1%	45.8%	186.0%	40	659
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	135.1%	54.5%	147.7%	2	28
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	90.1%	44.1%	104.4%	76	262
$252.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	98.2%	51.4%	91.2%	6	267

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 133 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 4.40)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$320.00	$325.00	Jul 10	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$320.17
$300.00	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.25	$2.25	$0.25	9.00	$300.25
$325.00	$330.00	Jul 17	$0.53	$4.47	$0.53	8.43	$325.53
$305.00	$315.00	Jul 24	$1.22	$8.78	$1.22	7.20	$306.22
$320.00	$330.00	Aug 21	$1.30	$8.70	$1.30	6.69	$321.30

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$235.00	$230.00	Jul 24	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$234.85
$240.00	$235.00	Jul 31	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$239.83
$245.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$244.82
$262.50	$260.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$262.40
$240.00	$237.50	Jul 10	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$239.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 173 found (best R:R 74.00, avg 2.78)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$230.00	$237.50	Jul 10	$7.40	$7.40	$0.10	74.00	$237.40
$245.00	$250.00	Jul 10	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$249.85
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$9.65	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$239.65
$240.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$244.75
$245.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$249.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$290.00	$287.50	Jul 10	$2.05	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$287.95
$295.00	$290.00	Jul 10	$4.10	$4.10	$0.90	4.56	$290.90
$300.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$7.80	$7.80	$2.20	3.55	$292.20
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 10	$1.65	$1.65	$0.85	1.94	$283.35
$310.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$12.90	$12.90	$7.10	1.82	$297.10

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $1.76, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	158.6%	67.1%
$320.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.38	102.4%	54.7%
$310.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.44	83.9%	45.8%
$237.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.45	130.3%	69.4%
$315.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.48	92.1%	50.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$252.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.28	98.2%	51.4%
$237.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	130.3%	69.4%
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.37	124.3%	66.5%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.42	135.1%	75.0%
$255.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.45	91.4%	50.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 83 found (cheapest 2.90% of stock, avg 10.45%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$282.50	Jul 10	$4.30	$3.90	$8.20	$274.30	$290.70	2.90%
$280.00	Jul 10	$5.70	$2.98	$8.68	$271.32	$288.68	3.07%
$285.00	Jul 10	$3.13	$5.55	$8.68	$276.32	$293.68	3.07%
$287.50	Jul 10	$2.25	$6.90	$9.15	$278.35	$296.65	3.23%
$277.50	Jul 10	$7.95	$1.95	$9.90	$267.60	$287.40	3.50%
$275.00	Jul 10	$9.00	$1.25	$10.25	$264.75	$285.25	3.62%
$290.00	Jul 10	$1.53	$8.95	$10.48	$279.52	$300.48	3.70%
$272.50	Jul 10	$10.70	$1.02	$11.72	$260.78	$284.22	4.14%
$270.00	Jul 10	$12.90	$0.65	$13.55	$256.45	$283.55	4.79%
$295.00	Jul 10	$0.78	$13.05	$13.83	$281.17	$308.83	4.89%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 154 found (cheapest 0.76% of stock, avg 4.94%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$292.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$1.13	$1.02	$2.15	$270.35	$294.65
$297.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$1.15	$1.02	$2.17	$270.33	$299.67
$292.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$1.13	$1.25	$2.38	$272.62	$294.88
$297.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$1.15	$1.25	$2.40	$272.60	$299.90
$290.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$1.53	$1.02	$2.55	$269.95	$292.55
$290.00	$275.00	Jul 10	$1.53	$1.25	$2.78	$272.22	$292.78
$292.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$1.13	$1.95	$3.08	$274.42	$295.58
$297.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$1.15	$1.95	$3.10	$274.40	$300.60
$287.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$2.25	$1.02	$3.27	$269.23	$290.77
$290.00	$277.50	Jul 10	$1.53	$1.95	$3.48	$274.02	$293.48

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 164 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $4.51)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
250/255	265/270	Aug 7	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$250.10	$269.90
240/245	250/255	Jul 31	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$240.12	$254.88
230/235	255/260	Jul 31	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$230.17	$259.83
270/272	275/278	Jul 24	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$270.10	$277.40
265/270	285/290	Aug 7	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$265.20	$289.80
230/232	255/258	Jul 17	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$230.12	$257.38
255/258	260/265	Jul 24	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$252.75	$264.75
238/240	250/255	Jul 10	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$235.27	$254.73
255/258	265/270	Jul 24	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$252.80	$269.70
270/275	280/285	Aug 7	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$270.30	$284.70

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 108 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$260.00	$270.00	$280.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$9.90	99.00
$310.00	$315.00	$320.00	Jul 10	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$290.00	$292.50	$295.00	Jul 10	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$275.00	$277.50	$280.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Aug 7	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.11	$4.89	44.45
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$9.77	42.48
$242.50	$245.00	$247.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 109 found (best net $--, 101 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	$0.00	$15.00
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.56	$9.44
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.55	$7.45
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.70	$7.30
$265.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$8.90	$6.10

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$275.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.65	$13.35
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$8.75	$11.25
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.56	$9.44
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.97	$9.03
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.75	$8.25

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 4.95%, avg 1.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	$14.00	0.46	2.5%	4.95%	7.47%	116	362
$285.00	Aug 7	$13.60	0.50	0.8%	4.81%	5.56%	430	3
$285.00	Aug 14	$13.50	0.49	0.8%	4.77%	5.52%	4	--
$285.00	Jul 31	$12.10	0.49	0.8%	4.28%	5.03%	12	26
$290.00	Aug 7	$11.20	0.45	2.5%	3.96%	6.48%	1	3
$300.00	Aug 21	$10.40	0.38	6.0%	3.68%	9.73%	55	607
$290.00	Jul 31	$9.90	0.43	2.5%	3.50%	6.02%	35	156
$295.00	Aug 14	$9.50	0.40	4.3%	3.36%	7.64%	1	--
$285.00	Jul 24	$9.30	0.48	0.8%	3.29%	4.04%	44	69
$295.00	Aug 7	$8.60	0.40	4.3%	3.04%	7.32%	1	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 7,581

Total Puts 4,238

Put/Call Ratio 0.56

Net Difference 3,343

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,961

Total Puts 1,981

Put/Call Ratio 1.01

Net Difference -20

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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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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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