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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$292.46 +4.20%

(7/13 12:00) ◀

Monday, July 13, 2026 (1:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/13 1:00pm) 6,626

Calls: 4,084 (62%)

Puts: 2,542 (38%)

Prior (07/10) 4,531

Calls: 2,194 (48%)

Puts: 2,337 (52%)

Current vs Prior +46.24%

Calls: +86.14% (Calls)

Puts: +8.77% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 42,356

Calls: 23,186 (55%)

Puts: 19,170 (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average 6,050

Calls: 3,312 (55%)

Puts: 2,738 (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.51%

Calls: +23.30%

Puts: -7.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/13 1:00pm) $8.02M

Calls: $6.31M (79%)

Puts: $1.71M (21%)

Prior (07/10) $3.46M

Calls: $1.91M (55%)

Puts: $1.55M (45%)

Current vs Prior +132.09%

Calls: +230.58%

Puts: +10.63%

Prior 7-Day Total $34.31M

Calls: $24.16M (70%)

Puts: $10.15M (30%)

Prior 7-Day Average $4.90M

Calls: $3.45M (70%)

Puts: $1.45M (30%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +63.61%

Calls: +82.76%

Puts: +18.02%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/13 1:00pm) 0.62

Prior (07/10) 1.07

Current vs Prior -41.57%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.96%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/13 1:00pm) 99,304

Calls: 54,761 (55%)

Puts: 44,543 (45%)

Prior (07/10) 103,038

Calls: 57,045 (55%)

Puts: 45,993 (45%)

Current vs Prior -3.62%

Prior 7-Day Total 668,362

Calls: 373,445 (56%)

Puts: 294,917 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 95,480

Calls: 53,349 (56%)

Puts: 42,131 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +4.00%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 4.51% | 6.50%4.51% | 13.37%

Prior 4.63% | 6.57%4.63% | 13.34%

Current vs Prior -2.55% | -1.16%-2.55% | +0.20%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.86% | 6.38%6.03% | 13.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.83% | +1.75%-25.17% | -2.31%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.63% | 6.57%4.63% | 13.34%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -2.55% | -1.16%-2.55% | +0.20%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 15.61% | 11.59%

Calls: 12.08% | 11.43%

Puts: 19.13% | 11.76%

Prior 13.72% | 11.30%

Calls: 11.38% | 8.99%

Puts: 16.06% | 13.61%

Current vs Prior +13.78% | +2.57%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.82% | 12.57%

Calls: 30.42% | 11.68%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -49.35% | -7.83%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 79% of dollar volume in calls ($6.31M) vs puts ($1.71M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 132% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (64% higher). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.62.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	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 68 of results (avg 7.2%, best 2.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	13.30	13.90	$13.60	4.4%	22	0.45	667
$290.00	Aug 21	17.70	18.50	$18.10	4.4%	40	0.54	409
$235.00	Jul 31	57.30	60.00	$58.65	4.6%	--	0.93	12
$290.00	Aug 7	14.80	15.50	$15.15	4.6%	19	0.55	6
$240.00	Jul 17	51.70	54.20	$52.95	4.7%	4	0.99	278

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	27.10	27.70	$27.40	2.2%	--	0.63	10
$300.00	Aug 21	20.60	21.40	$21.00	3.8%	6	0.55	--
$290.00	Aug 21	15.20	15.90	$15.55	4.5%	46	0.46	290
$345.00	Jul 31	51.70	54.50	$53.10	5.3%	4	0.92	--
$290.00	Aug 7	12.20	13.00	$12.60	6.3%	2	0.46	4

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. 75 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	51.70	54.20	$52.95	4.7%	4	0.99	278
$250.00	Jul 17	41.70	44.60	$43.15	6.7%	8	0.99	546
$240.00	Jul 24	52.00	54.90	$53.45	5.4%	--	0.98	44
$257.50	Jul 17	34.30	36.80	$35.55	7.0%	1	0.98	40
$252.50	Jul 17	39.20	42.00	$40.60	6.9%	--	0.98	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$345.00	Jul 31	51.70	54.50	$53.10	5.3%	4	0.92	--
$335.00	Jul 31	42.20	45.10	$43.65	6.6%	2	0.88	7
$310.00	Aug 21	27.10	27.70	$27.40	2.2%	--	0.63	10
$295.00	Jul 17	6.50	7.50	$7.00	14.3%	1	0.55	--
$300.00	Aug 21	20.60	21.40	$21.00	3.8%	6	0.55	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 168 active (total vol 5.2K, top 709)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Aug 7	8.40	9.20	$8.80	9.1%	709	0.38	175
$295.00	Jul 17	4.50	5.00	$4.75	10.5%	543	0.45	560
$285.00	Aug 7	17.40	18.60	$18.00	6.7%	402	0.60	410
$290.00	Jul 24	9.90	11.10	$10.50	11.4%	132	0.57	222
$290.00	Jul 17	7.00	7.90	$7.45	12.1%	130	0.59	690

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	10.60	11.40	$11.00	7.3%	485	0.36	155
$255.00	Jul 17	0.05	0.40	$0.23	152.2%	172	0.03	145
$252.50	Jul 17	0.05	0.35	$0.20	150.0%	158	0.02	248
$285.00	Jul 17	2.35	3.10	$2.73	27.5%	146	0.29	13
$295.00	Jul 24	9.40	10.20	$9.80	8.2%	76	0.53	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 46 strikes (avg 27.9%, max 104.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	90.6%	51.8%	74.7%	--	39
$350.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	78.1%	45.2%	72.7%	4	98
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	80.1%	46.5%	72.3%	8	316
$340.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	77.2%	45.7%	68.7%	8	120
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	68.0%	45.3%	50.1%	10	657

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$235.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	106.8%	52.3%	104.1%	2	199
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	90.6%	49.9%	81.4%	1	463
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	80.1%	46.5%	72.3%	34	1.2K
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	68.0%	45.3%	50.1%	28	703
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	62.7%	43.7%	43.4%	72	530

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 121 found (best R:R 24.00, avg 4.74)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$310.00	$312.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$310.10
$325.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.75	$14.25	$0.75	19.00	$325.75
$340.00	$345.00	Jul 17	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$340.27
$315.00	$317.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$315.15
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.35	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$345.35

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$252.50	$250.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$252.40
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$249.75
$245.00	$240.00	Jul 31	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$244.75
$260.00	$257.50	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$259.87
$267.50	$265.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$267.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 160 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$240.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$9.85	$9.85	$0.15	65.67	$249.85
$240.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$244.90
$255.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$259.85
$242.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$244.90
$272.50	$275.00	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$274.90

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$345.00	$335.00	Jul 31	$9.45	$9.45	$0.55	17.18	$335.55
$335.00	$295.00	Jul 31	$30.35	$30.35	$9.65	3.15	$304.65
$310.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$6.40	$6.40	$3.60	1.78	$303.60
$277.50	$275.00	Jul 31	$1.55	$1.55	$0.95	1.63	$275.95
$295.00	$292.50	Jul 31	$1.45	$1.45	$1.05	1.38	$293.55

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 47 found (avg debit $1.82, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$345.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.42	66.2%	54.1%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.45	68.0%	58.0%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.50	80.1%	54.8%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.65	68.6%	46.4%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.75	62.7%	48.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	80.1%	54.8%
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	90.6%	58.5%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	68.6%	46.4%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.55	62.7%	48.1%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.60	68.0%	58.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 65 found (cheapest 4.02% of stock, avg 10.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$295.00	Jul 17	$4.75	$7.00	$11.75	$283.25	$306.75	4.02%
$292.50	Jul 17	$6.15	$5.75	$11.90	$280.60	$304.40	4.07%
$290.00	Jul 17	$7.45	$4.55	$12.00	$278.00	$302.00	4.10%
$287.50	Jul 17	$8.85	$3.50	$12.35	$275.15	$299.85	4.22%
$285.00	Jul 17	$10.60	$2.73	$13.33	$271.67	$298.33	4.56%
$282.50	Jul 17	$12.50	$2.05	$14.55	$267.95	$297.05	4.98%
$280.00	Jul 17	$14.90	$1.50	$16.40	$263.60	$296.40	5.61%
$292.50	Jul 24	$9.10	$8.50	$17.60	$274.90	$310.10	6.02%
$277.50	Jul 17	$16.55	$1.20	$17.75	$259.75	$295.25	6.07%
$290.00	Jul 24	$10.50	$7.25	$17.75	$272.25	$307.75	6.07%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.33% of stock, avg 4.88%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$305.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$1.83	$2.05	$3.88	$278.62	$308.88
$302.50	$282.50	Jul 17	$2.35	$2.05	$4.40	$278.10	$306.90
$305.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.83	$2.73	$4.56	$280.44	$309.56
$300.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$3.05	$2.05	$5.10	$277.40	$305.10
$302.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.35	$2.73	$5.08	$279.92	$307.58
$305.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$1.83	$3.50	$5.33	$282.17	$310.33
$300.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.05	$2.73	$5.78	$279.22	$305.78
$302.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.35	$3.50	$5.85	$281.65	$308.35
$297.50	$282.50	Jul 17	$3.95	$2.05	$6.00	$276.50	$303.50
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.83	$4.55	$6.38	$283.62	$311.38

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 155 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $4.34)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
245/250	260/265	Jul 24	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$245.10	$264.90
258/260	265/270	Jul 17	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$255.12	$269.88
250/252	265/270	Jul 17	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$247.65	$269.85
245/250	255/260	Jul 31	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$245.17	$259.83
240/245	265/270	Jul 24	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$240.18	$269.82
245/250	265/270	Jul 24	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$245.20	$269.80
240/245	255/260	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$240.20	$259.80
245/250	270/275	Aug 7	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$245.25	$274.75
250/255	260/265	Aug 7	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$250.25	$264.75
270/272	275/278	Jul 24	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$270.13	$277.37

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 97 found (best R:R 49.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$290.00	$292.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$290.00	$292.50	$295.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$285.00	$287.50	$290.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$287.50	$290.00	$292.50	Jul 31	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 94 found (best net $-11.00, 83 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$265.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$11.00	$14.00
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.27	$9.73
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.36	$9.64
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.91	$9.09
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.20	$8.80

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.73	$9.27
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.46	$8.54
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.15	$7.85
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.90	$6.10
$290.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$4.00	$6.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 47 found (best yield 4.55%, avg 1.74%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	$13.30	0.45	2.6%	4.55%	7.13%	22	667
$295.00	Aug 14	$13.00	0.49	0.9%	4.45%	5.31%	4	2
$295.00	Aug 7	$12.30	0.49	0.9%	4.21%	5.07%	3	2
$292.50	Jul 31	$10.80	0.52	0.0%	3.69%	3.71%	11	--
$295.00	Jul 31	$10.70	0.49	0.9%	3.66%	4.53%	12	59
$300.00	Aug 14	$10.40	0.44	2.6%	3.56%	6.13%	10	--
$300.00	Aug 7	$10.30	0.43	2.6%	3.52%	6.10%	2	8
$310.00	Aug 21	$9.70	0.36	6.0%	3.32%	9.31%	30	79
$292.50	Jul 24	$8.60	0.52	0.0%	2.94%	2.95%	12	4
$300.00	Jul 31	$8.50	0.42	2.6%	2.91%	5.48%	7	32

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 4,084

Total Puts 2,542

Put/Call Ratio 0.62

Net Difference 1,542

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,194

Total Puts 2,337

Put/Call Ratio 1.07

Net Difference -143

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 23,186

Total Puts 19,170

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.91

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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