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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$278.29 -1.05%

(7/10 14:00) ◀

Friday, July 10, 2026 (3:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 3:00pm) 5,556

Calls: 2,944 (53%)

Puts: 2,612 (47%)

Prior (07/08) 9,466

Calls: 6,629 (70%)

Puts: 2,837 (30%)

Current vs Prior -41.31%

Calls: -55.59% (Calls)

Puts: -7.93% (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 -12.77%

Calls: -15.68%

Puts: -9.25%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 3:00pm) $4.18M

Calls: $2.71M (65%)

Puts: $1.47M (35%)

Prior (07/08) $9.23M

Calls: $7.31M (79%)

Puts: $1.92M (21%)

Current vs Prior -54.76%

Calls: -62.91%

Puts: -23.73%

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 -30.22%

Calls: -39.45%

Puts: -2.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/10 3:00pm) 0.89

Prior (07/08) 0.43

Current vs Prior +107.31%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.72%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/10 3:00pm) 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 1.39% | 4.64%4.64% | 13.08%

Prior 3.48% | 5.83%5.83% | 14.33%

Current vs Prior -59.96% | -20.53%-20.53% | -8.75%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -62.78% | -26.50%-28.66% | -5.21%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -59.96% | -20.53%-- | --

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 94.52% | 9.20%

Calls: 137.76% | 6.45%

Puts: 51.28% | 11.94%

Prior 21.01% | 14.68%

Calls: 18.60% | 17.72%

Puts: 23.42% | 11.63%

Current vs Prior +349.88% | -37.33%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.79% | 13.88%

Calls: 35.30% | 14.43%

Puts: 32.29% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +179.69% | -33.72%

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($2.71M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 55% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 41% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 107% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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 NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

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

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 59 of results (avg 7.5%, best 3.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	47.30	49.20	$48.25	3.9%	--	1.00	10
$280.00	Aug 21	14.30	15.00	$14.65	4.8%	44	0.50	222
$240.00	Jul 10	37.00	39.00	$38.00	5.3%	--	1.00	37
$270.00	Aug 21	19.40	20.50	$19.95	5.5%	6	0.60	312
$230.00	Jul 31	47.60	50.30	$48.95	5.5%	--	0.95	43

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	21.90	22.80	$22.35	4.0%	126	0.59	165
$280.00	Aug 21	16.10	16.80	$16.45	4.3%	16	0.50	141
$290.00	Aug 7	19.60	20.50	$20.05	4.5%	1	0.62	3
$290.00	Jul 31	17.90	18.90	$18.40	5.4%	166	0.64	13
$270.00	Aug 21	11.20	11.90	$11.55	6.1%	1	0.40	575

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.28, cheapest $0.28)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Jul 17	0.25	0.30	$0.28	17.9%	101	0.03	287

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 82 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jul 10	47.30	49.20	$48.25	3.9%	--	1.00	10
$240.00	Jul 10	37.00	39.00	$38.00	5.3%	--	1.00	37
$242.50	Jul 10	34.00	36.50	$35.25	7.1%	--	1.00	72
$245.00	Jul 10	32.00	34.20	$33.10	6.6%	--	1.00	30
$250.00	Jul 10	26.80	29.30	$28.05	8.9%	2	1.00	44

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$292.50	Jul 10	13.30	15.90	$14.60	17.8%	1	0.94	--
$285.00	Jul 10	6.00	8.50	$7.25	34.5%	66	0.91	4
$282.50	Jul 10	3.50	6.00	$4.75	52.6%	186	0.88	25
$280.00	Jul 10	1.50	3.50	$2.50	80.0%	21	0.78	185
$290.00	Jul 17	12.80	15.20	$14.00	17.1%	5	0.77	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 168 active (total vol 4.8K, top 334)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 10	0.15	0.50	$0.33	106.1%	318	0.22	332
$290.00	Jul 17	1.85	2.20	$2.03	17.2%	249	0.23	593
$305.00	Aug 14	4.10	6.00	$5.05	37.6%	202	0.25	1
$290.00	Aug 21	10.20	10.90	$10.55	6.6%	172	0.40	411
$280.00	Jul 17	4.80	5.40	$5.10	11.8%	124	0.46	815

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Jul 10	0.05	0.40	$0.23	152.2%	334	0.15	231
$282.50	Jul 10	3.50	6.00	$4.75	52.6%	186	0.88	25
$267.50	Jul 17	1.70	2.10	$1.90	21.1%	169	0.22	396
$290.00	Jul 31	17.90	18.90	$18.40	5.4%	166	0.64	13
$265.00	Jul 17	1.25	1.65	$1.45	27.6%	156	0.18	225

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 624.8%, max 1611.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	659.2%	48.4%	1261.0%	2	62
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	609.4%	46.9%	1199.8%	--	53
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	564.4%	45.1%	1150.4%	--	59
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	487.7%	41.0%	1089.3%	12	157
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	484.6%	42.3%	1046.3%	--	75

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$225.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	875.7%	51.2%	1611.7%	--	97
$235.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	718.6%	48.2%	1390.8%	10	20
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	609.4%	43.1%	1314.8%	23	168
$245.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	564.4%	41.2%	1270.1%	1	120
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 24	526.0%	40.7%	1193.5%	2	35

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 120 found (best R:R 28.41, avg 5.40)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$280.00	$282.50	Jul 10	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$280.10
$320.00	$325.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$320.20
$310.00	$325.00	Jul 31	$0.67	$14.33	$0.67	21.39	$310.67
$300.00	$302.50	Jul 24	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$300.12
$300.00	$302.50	Jul 10	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$300.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$235.00	$230.00	Jul 10	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$234.83
$230.00	$225.00	Aug 7	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$229.83
$245.00	$235.00	Aug 14	$0.37	$9.63	$0.37	26.03	$244.63
$255.00	$252.50	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$254.88
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$249.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 152 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 3.16)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$9.75	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$239.75
$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$9.75	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$249.75
$230.00	$235.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$234.85
$245.00	$247.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$247.40
$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$254.90

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$292.50	$285.00	Jul 10	$7.35	$7.35	$0.15	49.00	$285.15
$282.50	$280.00	Jul 10	$2.25	$2.25	$0.25	9.00	$280.25
$310.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$15.15	$15.15	$4.85	3.12	$294.85
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$1.70	$1.70	$0.80	2.13	$283.30
$287.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.70	$1.70	$0.80	2.12	$285.80

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 53 found (avg debit $1.70, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.10	609.4%	61.5%
$305.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.23	429.3%	42.3%
$240.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	484.6%	53.7%
$315.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.50	52.2%	44.4%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.55	564.4%	51.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.07	609.4%	61.5%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.08	564.4%	51.1%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.10	718.6%	65.8%
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.13	602.8%	56.2%
$240.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	484.6%	53.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 73 found (cheapest 0.82% of stock, avg 8.73%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$277.50	Jul 10	$1.38	$0.90	$2.28	$275.22	$279.78	0.82%
$280.00	Jul 10	$0.33	$2.50	$2.83	$277.17	$282.83	1.02%
$275.00	Jul 10	$2.95	$0.23	$3.18	$271.82	$278.18	1.14%
$282.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$4.75	$4.98	$277.52	$287.48	1.79%
$272.50	Jul 10	$5.75	$0.08	$5.83	$266.67	$278.33	2.09%
$285.00	Jul 10	$0.20	$7.25	$7.45	$277.55	$292.45	2.68%
$270.00	Jul 10	$8.00	$0.05	$8.05	$261.95	$278.05	2.89%
$267.50	Jul 10	$10.90	$0.20	$11.10	$256.40	$278.60	3.99%
$277.50	Jul 17	$6.20	$5.45	$11.65	$265.85	$289.15	4.19%
$280.00	Jul 17	$5.10	$6.70	$11.80	$268.20	$291.80	4.24%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 159 found (cheapest 0.10% of stock, avg 3.46%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$285.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.08	$0.28	$272.22	$285.28
$287.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.08	$0.28	$272.22	$287.78
$292.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.08	$0.28	$272.22	$292.78
$282.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$0.08	$0.31	$272.19	$282.81
$285.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$267.10	$285.40
$287.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$267.10	$287.90
$292.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$267.10	$292.90
$280.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.33	$0.08	$0.41	$272.09	$280.41
$282.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.23	$0.20	$0.43	$267.07	$282.93
$285.00	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.23	$0.43	$274.57	$285.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 164 found (best R:R 19.83, avg credit $4.31)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
230/232	240/242	Jul 17	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$230.12	$242.38
240/245	255/260	Jul 24	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$240.27	$259.73
240/245	250/255	Jul 31	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$240.30	$254.70
248/250	255/260	Jul 24	$4.64	$0.36	12.89	$245.36	$259.64
250/252	255/260	Jul 24	$4.63	$0.37	12.51	$247.87	$259.63
255/260	265/270	Aug 7	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$255.40	$269.60
260/265	270/275	Jul 31	$4.55	$0.45	10.11	$260.45	$274.55
245/250	260/265	Aug 14	$4.45	$0.55	8.09	$245.55	$264.45
250/255	260/265	Jul 31	$4.38	$0.62	7.06	$250.62	$264.38
240/245	255/260	Jul 31	$4.35	$0.65	6.69	$240.65	$259.35

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 107 found (best R:R 61.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$305.00	$310.00	$315.00	Aug 14	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$272.50	$275.00	$277.50	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$287.50	$290.00	$292.50	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	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	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$267.50	$270.00	$272.50	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. 135 found (best net $-0.20, 119 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$305.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.20	$19.80
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.76	$14.24
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.16	$9.84
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.65	$8.35
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.10	$7.90

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.90	$14.10
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$7.20	$12.80
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.48	$9.52
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.26	$8.74
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.05	$7.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 49 found (best yield 5.14%, avg 1.40%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	$14.30	0.50	0.6%	5.14%	5.75%	44	222
$280.00	Aug 7	$11.60	0.49	0.6%	4.17%	4.78%	7	17
$290.00	Aug 21	$10.20	0.40	4.2%	3.67%	7.87%	172	411
$280.00	Jul 31	$10.10	0.49	0.6%	3.63%	4.24%	31	26
$285.00	Aug 7	$9.50	0.43	2.4%	3.41%	5.82%	25	430
$285.00	Jul 31	$8.00	0.42	2.4%	2.87%	5.29%	6	23
$290.00	Aug 7	$7.70	0.38	4.2%	2.77%	6.97%	2	6
$280.00	Jul 24	$7.30	0.48	0.6%	2.62%	3.24%	14	15
$300.00	Aug 21	$7.20	0.31	7.8%	2.59%	10.39%	47	643
$282.50	Jul 24	$6.30	0.43	1.5%	2.26%	3.78%	4	20

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,944

Total Puts 2,612

Put/Call Ratio 0.89

Net Difference 332

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,629

Total Puts 2,837

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 3,792

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 24,439

Total Puts 20,148

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.91

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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