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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$280.69 -0.20%

(7/10 15:00) ◀

Friday, July 10, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 4:00pm) 6,585

Calls: 3,552 (54%)

Puts: 3,033 (46%)

Prior (07/08) 11,819

Calls: 7,581 (64%)

Puts: 4,238 (36%)

Current vs Prior -44.28%

Calls: -53.15% (Calls)

Puts: -28.43% (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 +3.38%

Calls: +1.74%

Puts: +5.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/10 4:00pm) $4.83M

Calls: $3.46M (72%)

Puts: $1.38M (28%)

Prior (07/08) $11.54M

Calls: $9.06M (78%)

Puts: $2.49M (22%)

Current vs Prior -58.12%

Calls: -61.81%

Puts: -44.67%

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 -19.25%

Calls: -22.80%

Puts: -8.70%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/10 4:00pm) 0.85

Prior (07/08) 0.56

Current vs Prior +52.74%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.38%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/10 4:00pm) 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 1.02% | 4.63%4.63% | 13.34%

Prior 3.48% | 5.83%5.83% | 14.33%

Current vs Prior +33.01% | +12.69%-20.60% | -6.92%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +23.64% | +4.22%-28.72% | -3.31%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +33.01% | +12.69%-- | --

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.72% | 11.30%

Calls: 11.38% | 8.99%

Puts: 16.06% | 13.61%

Prior 21.01% | 14.68%

Calls: 18.60% | 17.72%

Puts: 23.42% | 11.63%

Current vs Prior -34.70% | -23.02%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.79% | 13.88%

Calls: 35.30% | 14.43%

Puts: 32.29% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -59.40% | -18.59%

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Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($3.46M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 58% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 44% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 53% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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 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
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 48 of results (avg 7.3%, best 3.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Aug 21	20.90	21.60	$21.25	3.3%	8	0.63	312
$280.00	Aug 21	15.60	16.20	$15.90	3.8%	46	0.52	222
$290.00	Aug 21	11.30	11.90	$11.60	5.2%	172	0.42	411
$275.00	Jul 31	13.90	14.70	$14.30	5.6%	18	0.59	231
$275.00	Aug 7	15.40	16.30	$15.85	5.7%	7	0.58	3

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 7	18.30	19.20	$18.75	4.8%	1	0.60	3
$280.00	Aug 21	15.00	15.80	$15.40	5.2%	17	0.48	141
$275.00	Jul 17	3.30	3.50	$3.40	5.9%	169	0.34	242
$270.00	Aug 21	10.40	11.10	$10.75	6.5%	2	0.37	575
$285.00	Jul 31	13.30	14.20	$13.75	6.5%	--	0.54	156

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. 87 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jul 17	49.10	52.30	$50.70	6.3%	5	1.00	111
$237.50	Jul 17	41.70	44.70	$43.20	6.9%	1	1.00	2
$240.00	Jul 17	39.40	41.90	$40.65	6.2%	--	1.00	278
$230.00	Jul 24	49.30	52.60	$50.95	6.5%	--	1.00	42
$240.00	Jul 24	39.40	43.00	$41.20	8.7%	--	1.00	44

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$282.50	Jul 10	0.60	3.50	$2.05	141.5%	186	1.00	25
$292.50	Jul 10	11.00	13.50	$12.25	20.4%	1	0.96	--
$290.00	Jul 10	8.60	11.00	$9.80	24.5%	3	0.96	5
$285.00	Jul 10	2.90	6.00	$4.45	69.7%	69	0.82	4
$310.00	Aug 21	33.80	36.70	$35.25	8.2%	--	0.74	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 180 active (total vol 5.7K, top 461)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Jul 17	3.80	4.20	$4.00	10.0%	461	0.39	262
$280.00	Jul 10	0.05	1.55	$0.80	187.5%	352	0.70	332
$290.00	Jul 17	2.30	2.50	$2.40	8.3%	261	0.27	593
$305.00	Aug 14	4.50	6.90	$5.70	42.1%	202	0.27	1
$290.00	Aug 21	11.30	11.90	$11.60	5.2%	172	0.42	411

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Jul 10	0.00	0.10	$0.05	200.0%	342	0.04	231
$267.50	Jul 17	1.25	1.65	$1.45	27.6%	187	0.18	396
$282.50	Jul 10	0.60	3.50	$2.05	141.5%	186	1.00	25
$265.00	Jul 17	0.85	1.25	$1.05	38.1%	185	0.14	225
$275.00	Jul 17	3.30	3.50	$3.40	5.9%	169	0.34	242

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 56 strikes (avg 1099.6%, max 2637.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$325.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	1042.4%	46.5%	2142.5%	2	62
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	1005.0%	45.2%	2122.8%	--	53
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 31	947.9%	47.2%	1906.6%	--	59
$250.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	828.8%	41.5%	1898.7%	13	157
$240.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	810.3%	42.0%	1830.5%	--	75

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$225.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	1433.2%	52.4%	2637.3%	--	97
$235.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	1188.1%	47.9%	2381.7%	10	20
$230.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	1005.0%	43.1%	2234.3%	25	168
$245.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	947.9%	42.7%	2117.5%	1	120
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 24	888.3%	44.3%	1905.5%	2	35

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 112 found (best R:R 34.71, avg 5.42)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$295.00	$297.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$295.10
$300.00	$302.50	Jul 24	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$300.12
$302.50	$305.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$302.63
$310.00	$315.00	Aug 14	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$310.27
$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
$230.00	$225.00	Aug 7	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$229.86
$235.00	$230.00	Jul 10	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$234.83
$250.00	$245.00	Aug 7	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$249.77
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$249.73
$277.50	$275.00	Jul 10	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$277.35

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 145 found (best R:R 39.00, avg 2.41)

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
$230.00	$235.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$234.85
$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$9.65	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$249.65
$235.00	$240.00	Jul 31	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$239.75
$257.50	$260.00	Jul 17	$2.35	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$259.85

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$290.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$1.95	$1.95	$0.55	3.55	$288.05
$287.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.80	$1.80	$0.70	2.57	$285.70
$290.00	$285.00	Jul 31	$3.50	$3.50	$1.50	2.33	$286.50
$310.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$13.70	$13.70	$6.30	2.17	$296.30
$282.50	$280.00	Jul 10	$1.70	$1.70	$0.80	2.12	$280.80

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 55 found (avg debit $1.62, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	1005.0%	72.2%
$250.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.30	828.8%	50.8%
$255.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.35	709.9%	45.3%
$305.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.40	658.1%	44.2%
$240.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.45	810.3%	61.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$225.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.08	1433.2%	81.6%
$235.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.10	1188.1%	68.7%
$242.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.13	1007.6%	59.2%
$245.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.13	947.9%	55.7%
$247.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.15	888.3%	53.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 77 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 9.15%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$280.00	Jul 10	$0.80	$0.35	$1.15	$278.85	$281.15	0.41%
$282.50	Jul 10	$0.03	$2.05	$2.08	$280.42	$284.58	0.74%
$277.50	Jul 10	$2.80	$0.20	$3.00	$274.50	$280.50	1.07%
$285.00	Jul 10	$0.53	$4.45	$4.98	$280.02	$289.98	1.77%
$275.00	Jul 10	$5.30	$0.05	$5.35	$269.65	$280.35	1.91%
$272.50	Jul 10	$7.80	$0.20	$8.00	$264.50	$280.50	2.85%
$290.00	Jul 10	$0.20	$9.80	$10.00	$280.00	$300.00	3.56%
$270.00	Jul 10	$10.30	$0.20	$10.50	$259.50	$280.50	3.74%
$280.00	Jul 17	$6.15	$5.50	$11.65	$268.35	$291.65	4.15%
$277.50	Jul 17	$7.45	$4.35	$11.80	$265.70	$289.30	4.20%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 3.31%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$287.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$277.10	$287.90
$287.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$272.10	$287.90
$287.50	$270.00	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$269.60	$287.90
$287.50	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$267.10	$287.90
$290.00	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$277.10	$290.40
$290.00	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$272.10	$290.40
$290.00	$270.00	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$269.60	$290.40
$290.00	$267.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$267.10	$290.40
$292.50	$277.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$277.10	$292.90
$292.50	$272.50	Jul 10	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$272.10	$292.90

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 172 found (best R:R 16.86, avg credit $4.26)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
250/252	255/260	Jul 24	$4.72	$0.28	16.86	$247.78	$259.72
248/250	255/260	Jul 24	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$245.30	$259.70
240/245	250/255	Jul 31	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$240.30	$254.70
240/245	255/260	Jul 31	$4.55	$0.45	10.11	$240.45	$259.55
245/248	260/265	Jul 24	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$243.10	$264.40
250/255	260/265	Jul 31	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$250.60	$264.40
255/260	265/270	Jul 31	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$255.60	$269.40
230/245	250/265	Aug 7	$13.08	$1.92	6.81	$231.92	$263.08
250/255	265/270	Aug 7	$4.35	$0.65	6.69	$250.65	$269.35
280/290	300/310	Aug 21	$8.65	$1.35	6.41	$281.35	$308.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 106 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$9.90	99.00
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Jul 10	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$280.00	$282.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$277.50	$280.00	$282.50	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$280.00	$282.50	$285.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$227.50	$230.00	$232.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$0.08	$2.42	30.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 136 found (best net $-0.30, 117 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$305.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.30	$19.70
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.35	$8.65
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.10	$7.90
$300.00	$310.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.30	$6.70
$250.00	$265.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$10.00	$5.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$310.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$7.85	$12.15
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.46	$9.54
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.85	$9.15
$245.00	$235.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.63	$8.37
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.95	$8.05

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 4.03%, avg 1.28%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	$11.30	0.42	3.3%	4.03%	7.34%	172	411
$285.00	Aug 7	$10.50	0.46	1.5%	3.74%	5.28%	25	430
$285.00	Jul 31	$9.00	0.45	1.5%	3.21%	4.74%	6	23
$290.00	Aug 7	$8.50	0.40	3.3%	3.03%	6.35%	3	6
$300.00	Aug 21	$8.00	0.34	6.9%	2.85%	9.73%	50	643
$282.50	Jul 24	$7.30	0.47	0.6%	2.60%	3.25%	4	20
$290.00	Jul 31	$7.10	0.39	3.3%	2.53%	5.85%	15	153
$295.00	Aug 7	$6.70	0.35	5.1%	2.39%	7.49%	1	1
$285.00	Jul 24	$6.10	0.43	1.5%	2.17%	3.71%	22	66
$310.00	Aug 21	$5.50	0.26	10.4%	1.96%	12.40%	5	79

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,552

Total Puts 3,033

Put/Call Ratio 0.85

Net Difference 519

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

Ratio Trend Rising

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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