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VLO

$283.84 +0.92%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 11:00am) 2,083

Calls: 1,179 (57%)

Puts: 904 (43%)

Prior (07/08) 3,315

Calls: 2,126 (64%)

Puts: 1,189 (36%)

Current vs Prior -37.16%

Calls: -44.54% (Calls)

Puts: -23.97% (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 -67.30%

Calls: -66.23%

Puts: -68.59%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 11:00am) $2.20M

Calls: $1.66M (75%)

Puts: $540.7K (25%)

Prior (07/08) $3.46M

Calls: $2.83M (82%)

Puts: $627.0K (18%)

Current vs Prior -36.26%

Calls: -41.24%

Puts: -13.76%

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 -63.19%

Calls: -62.88%

Puts: -64.12%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/10 11:00am) 0.77

Prior (07/08) 0.56

Current vs Prior +37.10%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.93%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/10 11:00am) 103,038

Calls: 57,045 (55%)

Puts: 45,993 (45%)

Prior (07/08) 96,244

Calls: 53,209 (55%)

Puts: 43,035 (45%)

Current vs Prior +7.06%

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 +10.22%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.68% | 5.39%5.39% | 13.32%

Prior 3.48% | 5.83%5.83% | 14.33%

Current vs Prior -51.64% | -7.59%-7.59% | -7.10%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -55.04% | -14.53%-17.04% | -3.49%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -51.64% | -7.59%-- | --

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 150.76% | 30.06%

Calls: 101.53% | 35.29%

Puts: 200.00% | 24.84%

Prior 21.01% | 14.68%

Calls: 18.60% | 17.72%

Puts: 23.42% | 11.63%

Current vs Prior +617.56% | +104.77%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.79% | 13.88%

Calls: 35.30% | 14.43%

Puts: 32.29% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +346.11% | +116.57%

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Strong bullish conviction with 75% of dollar volume in calls ($1.66M) vs puts ($540.7K). P/C ratio rising 37% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 42 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	17.70	18.60	$18.15	5.0%	21	0.56	222
$290.00	Aug 21	13.10	13.80	$13.45	5.2%	156	0.46	411
$230.00	Jul 31	52.60	55.90	$54.25	6.1%	--	0.94	43
$230.00	Jul 10	51.80	55.10	$53.45	6.2%	--	0.97	10
$230.00	Jul 24	52.40	55.90	$54.15	6.5%	--	0.96	42

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	19.20	20.10	$19.65	4.6%	6	0.54	165
$280.00	Aug 21	13.90	14.70	$14.30	5.6%	--	0.44	141
$340.00	Aug 7	55.70	59.60	$57.65	6.8%	1	0.90	--
$310.00	Aug 21	32.10	34.50	$33.30	7.2%	--	0.70	10
$290.00	Jul 31	14.60	15.70	$15.15	7.3%	166	0.56	13

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 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Jul 10	41.80	45.10	$43.45	7.6%	--	1.00	37
$265.00	Jul 10	16.80	19.90	$18.35	16.9%	4	0.99	115
$230.00	Jul 10	51.80	55.10	$53.45	6.2%	--	0.97	10
$242.50	Jul 10	39.30	42.00	$40.65	6.6%	--	0.97	72
$230.00	Jul 17	52.00	55.50	$53.75	6.5%	5	0.97	111

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$292.50	Jul 10	7.60	10.40	$9.00	31.1%	1	0.94	--
$340.00	Aug 7	55.70	59.60	$57.65	6.8%	1	0.90	--
$310.00	Aug 21	32.10	34.50	$33.30	7.2%	--	0.70	10
$285.00	Jul 10	1.20	3.20	$2.20	90.9%	33	0.64	4
$290.00	Jul 17	8.80	11.00	$9.90	22.2%	5	0.63	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 120 active (total vol 1.7K, top 166)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	13.10	13.80	$13.45	5.2%	156	0.46	411
$290.00	Jul 17	3.40	4.60	$4.00	30.0%	150	0.37	593
$287.50	Jul 10	0.05	0.80	$0.43	174.4%	49	0.19	84
$282.50	Jul 10	1.25	3.90	$2.58	102.7%	44	0.63	112
$297.50	Jul 17	1.70	2.50	$2.10	38.1%	41	0.23	22

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Jul 31	14.60	15.70	$15.15	7.3%	166	0.56	13
$282.50	Jul 10	0.35	1.90	$1.13	137.2%	85	0.37	25
$277.50	Jul 17	3.50	4.10	$3.80	15.8%	69	0.33	22
$275.00	Jul 17	2.90	3.20	$3.05	9.8%	40	0.28	242
$285.00	Jul 10	1.20	3.20	$2.20	90.9%	33	0.64	4

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 50 strikes (avg 299.0%, max 913.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	456.7%	52.2%	775.3%	--	53
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	299.6%	42.3%	608.3%	10	157
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	338.5%	51.9%	552.1%	--	59
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	307.2%	47.9%	541.9%	2	62
$252.50	Jul 10	Jul 24	280.3%	45.8%	511.8%	2	9

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	456.7%	45.1%	913.5%	9	168
$245.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	338.5%	43.1%	685.5%	1	120
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 24	416.9%	54.8%	660.6%	--	160
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 24	319.0%	43.5%	633.4%	2	35
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	299.6%	42.3%	608.3%	13	285

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 102 found (best R:R 54.56, avg 5.65)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$320.00	$330.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$320.18
$300.00	$305.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$300.10
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.45	$9.55	$0.45	21.22	$330.45
$315.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$1.70	$23.30	$1.70	13.71	$316.70
$305.00	$315.00	Jul 24	$0.70	$9.30	$0.70	13.29	$305.70

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$240.00	$230.00	Jul 31	$0.35	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$239.65
$245.00	$230.00	Aug 7	$0.72	$14.28	$0.72	19.83	$244.28
$262.50	$260.00	Jul 10	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$262.37
$252.50	$250.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$252.37
$260.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$259.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 141 found (best R:R 99.00, avg 3.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$9.90	$9.90	$0.10	99.00	$239.90
$230.00	$235.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$234.85
$235.00	$240.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$239.85
$255.00	$257.50	Jul 10	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$257.40
$240.00	$242.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$242.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$292.50	$285.00	Jul 10	$6.80	$6.80	$0.70	9.71	$285.70
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$2.05	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$282.95
$340.00	$290.00	Aug 7	$40.70	$40.70	$9.30	4.38	$299.30
$310.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$13.65	$13.65	$6.35	2.15	$296.35
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 24	$1.45	$1.45	$1.05	1.38	$283.55

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $1.91, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.08	51.5%	41.5%
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	456.7%	85.4%
$240.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.35	265.0%	72.3%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.40	338.5%	65.1%
$250.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.55	299.6%	54.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.07	299.6%	54.7%
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	456.7%	85.4%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	416.9%	78.1%
$237.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.17	397.2%	75.3%
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.17	358.0%	68.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 68 found (cheapest 1.05% of stock, avg 9.88%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$285.00	Jul 10	$0.78	$2.20	$2.98	$282.02	$287.98	1.05%
$282.50	Jul 10	$2.58	$1.13	$3.71	$278.79	$286.21	1.31%
$280.00	Jul 10	$4.30	$0.50	$4.80	$275.20	$284.80	1.69%
$277.50	Jul 10	$6.20	$0.23	$6.43	$271.07	$283.93	2.27%
$275.00	Jul 10	$8.55	$0.28	$8.83	$266.17	$283.83	3.11%
$292.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$9.00	$9.23	$283.27	$301.73	3.25%
$272.50	Jul 10	$11.10	$0.23	$11.33	$261.17	$283.83	3.99%
$282.50	Jul 17	$7.65	$5.60	$13.25	$269.25	$295.75	4.67%
$280.00	Jul 17	$8.65	$4.70	$13.35	$266.65	$293.35	4.70%
$285.00	Jul 17	$5.95	$7.65	$13.60	$271.40	$298.60	4.79%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 154 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 3.38%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$290.00	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.18	$0.23	$0.41	$277.09	$290.41
$290.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.18	$0.23	$0.41	$272.09	$290.41
$290.00	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.18	$0.28	$0.46	$274.54	$290.46
$292.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$0.23	$0.46	$277.04	$292.96
$292.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$0.23	$0.46	$272.04	$292.96
$292.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.23	$0.28	$0.51	$274.49	$293.01
$295.00	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.33	$0.23	$0.56	$276.94	$295.56
$295.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.33	$0.23	$0.56	$271.94	$295.56
$295.00	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.33	$0.28	$0.61	$274.39	$295.61
$287.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.43	$0.23	$0.66	$276.84	$288.16

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 120 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $5.03)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
265/270	275/280	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$265.20	$279.80
240/245	260/265	Jul 24	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$240.33	$264.67
248/250	260/265	Jul 24	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$245.33	$264.67
240/245	260/265	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$240.35	$264.65
250/255	260/265	Jul 31	$4.59	$0.41	11.20	$250.41	$264.59
240/242	260/262	Jul 10	$2.25	$0.25	9.00	$240.25	$262.25
255/258	260/265	Jul 17	$4.48	$0.52	8.62	$253.02	$264.48
248/250	278/280	Jul 24	$2.22	$0.28	7.93	$247.78	$279.72
260/265	275/280	Jul 31	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$260.60	$279.40
250/252	260/265	Jul 17	$4.38	$0.62	7.06	$248.12	$264.38

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
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$285.00	$287.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$230.00	$232.50	$235.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$2.44	40.67
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$2.44	40.67
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Aug 21	$0.45	$9.55	21.22

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 119 found (best net $-0.25, 104 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$285.00	$305.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.25	$19.75
$305.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.36	$19.64
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.05	$14.95
$250.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$5.90	$14.10
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.32	$9.68

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$245.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.61	$14.39
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$6.00	$14.00
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.30	$9.70
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.55	$9.45
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.15	$8.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 40 found (best yield 4.62%, avg 1.48%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	$13.10	0.46	2.2%	4.62%	6.79%	156	411
$285.00	Jul 31	$10.80	0.50	0.4%	3.80%	4.21%	5	23
$285.00	Aug 7	$10.80	0.49	0.4%	3.80%	4.21%	--	430
$300.00	Aug 21	$9.30	0.37	5.7%	3.28%	8.97%	35	643
$290.00	Jul 31	$8.70	0.43	2.2%	3.07%	5.24%	13	153
$285.00	Jul 24	$8.20	0.50	0.4%	2.89%	3.30%	15	66
$295.00	Jul 31	$6.90	0.37	3.9%	2.43%	6.36%	--	58
$287.50	Jul 24	$6.60	0.46	1.3%	2.33%	3.61%	1	2
$290.00	Jul 24	$5.90	0.41	2.2%	2.08%	4.25%	10	173
$310.00	Aug 21	$5.90	0.29	9.2%	2.08%	11.30%	1	79

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,179

Total Puts 904

Put/Call Ratio 0.77

Net Difference 275

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,126

Total Puts 1,189

Put/Call Ratio 0.56

Net Difference 937

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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