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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$294.90 +5.06%

(7/13 13:00) ◀

Monday, July 13, 2026 (2:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/13 2:00pm) 7,581

Calls: 4,731 (62%)

Puts: 2,850 (38%)

Prior (07/10) 4,904

Calls: 2,489 (51%)

Puts: 2,415 (49%)

Current vs Prior +54.59%

Calls: +90.08% (Calls)

Puts: +18.01% (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 +25.29%

Calls: +42.83%

Puts: +4.07%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/13 2:00pm) $9.42M

Calls: $7.67M (81%)

Puts: $1.75M (19%)

Prior (07/10) $3.91M

Calls: $2.45M (63%)

Puts: $1.46M (37%)

Current vs Prior +140.80%

Calls: +213.40%

Puts: +19.34%

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 +92.14%

Calls: +122.28%

Puts: +20.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/13 2:00pm) 0.60

Prior (07/10) 0.97

Current vs Prior -37.91%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -34.15%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/13 2:00pm) 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 4.61% | 6.51%4.61% | 13.43%

Prior 4.63% | 6.57%4.63% | 13.34%

Current vs Prior -0.43% | -0.95%-0.43% | +0.65%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +19.38% | +1.97%-23.54% | -1.87%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.43% | -0.95%-0.43% | +0.65%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 11.48% | 11.60%

Calls: 14.97% | 9.71%

Puts: 8.00% | 13.48%

Prior 13.72% | 11.30%

Calls: 11.38% | 8.99%

Puts: 16.06% | 13.61%

Current vs Prior -16.33% | +2.65%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.82% | 12.57%

Calls: 30.42% | 11.68%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -62.75% | -7.75%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in calls ($7.67M) vs puts ($1.75M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 141% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (92% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 55% vs prior.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

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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

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
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 59 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	19.20	20.00	$19.60	4.1%	60	0.56	409
$240.00	Jul 17	53.70	56.10	$54.90	4.4%	7	1.00	278
$242.50	Jul 17	51.20	53.60	$52.40	4.6%	4	1.00	77
$290.00	Aug 7	16.10	16.90	$16.50	4.8%	22	0.57	6
$250.00	Aug 21	46.00	48.50	$47.25	5.3%	3	0.88	111

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	25.60	26.50	$26.05	3.5%	--	0.61	10
$290.00	Aug 21	14.30	15.00	$14.65	4.8%	46	0.43	290
$300.00	Aug 21	19.50	20.50	$20.00	5.0%	6	0.52	--
$290.00	Aug 7	11.40	12.20	$11.80	6.8%	2	0.43	4
$280.00	Aug 21	9.90	10.60	$10.25	6.8%	496	0.34	155

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.75, cheapest $0.75)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Jul 17	0.70	0.80	$0.75	13.3%	67	0.10	314

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 77 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	53.70	56.10	$54.90	4.4%	7	1.00	278
$242.50	Jul 17	51.20	53.60	$52.40	4.6%	4	1.00	77
$245.00	Jul 17	48.20	51.00	$49.60	5.6%	--	1.00	10
$250.00	Jul 17	43.60	46.10	$44.85	5.6%	20	1.00	546
$252.50	Jul 17	40.80	43.30	$42.05	5.9%	--	1.00	15

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$345.00	Jul 31	49.50	53.10	$51.30	7.0%	4	0.92	--
$335.00	Jul 31	40.20	43.80	$42.00	8.6%	2	0.87	7
$310.00	Aug 21	25.60	26.50	$26.05	3.5%	--	0.61	10
$300.00	Aug 21	19.50	20.50	$20.00	5.0%	6	0.52	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 175 active (total vol 5.9K, top 711)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Aug 7	9.30	10.10	$9.70	8.2%	711	0.40	175
$295.00	Jul 17	5.90	6.60	$6.25	11.2%	554	0.51	560
$285.00	Aug 7	18.70	19.90	$19.30	6.2%	402	0.63	410
$300.00	Jul 17	3.60	4.20	$3.90	15.4%	167	0.38	1.9K
$290.00	Jul 17	8.40	9.30	$8.85	10.2%	145	0.64	690

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	9.90	10.60	$10.25	6.8%	496	0.34	155
$255.00	Jul 17	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	172	0.01	145
$252.50	Jul 17	0.05	0.35	$0.20	150.0%	158	0.02	248
$285.00	Jul 17	2.00	2.55	$2.28	24.1%	147	0.25	13
$295.00	Jul 24	8.30	9.50	$8.90	13.5%	81	0.49	--

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 28.7%, max 95.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	91.1%	46.5%	95.8%	12	316
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	94.0%	52.9%	77.7%	--	39
$350.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	80.5%	45.6%	76.6%	5	98
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	75.2%	45.1%	66.7%	23	657
$330.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	67.5%	45.6%	48.0%	9	329

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	91.1%	46.5%	95.8%	47	1.2K
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	94.0%	51.3%	83.0%	1	463
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	75.2%	45.1%	66.7%	44	703
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	59.6%	44.3%	34.5%	86	530
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	63.5%	50.0%	27.0%	174	201

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 121 found (best R:R 26.03, avg 5.20)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.37	$9.63	$0.37	26.03	$330.37
$325.00	$335.00	Jul 24	$0.42	$9.58	$0.42	22.81	$325.42
$320.00	$322.50	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$320.13
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.35	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$345.35
$320.00	$325.00	Jul 24	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$320.40

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$257.50	$255.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$257.40
$245.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$244.80
$250.00	$245.00	Aug 7	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$249.80
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$249.78
$275.00	$272.50	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$274.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 159 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 2.66)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$249.90
$260.00	$265.00	Jul 24	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$264.85
$240.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$244.85
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$269.80
$270.00	$272.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$272.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$345.00	$335.00	Jul 31	$9.30	$9.30	$0.70	13.29	$335.70
$335.00	$295.00	Jul 31	$29.80	$29.80	$10.20	2.92	$305.20
$292.50	$290.00	Jul 31	$1.70	$1.70	$0.80	2.12	$290.80
$287.50	$285.00	Jul 31	$1.55	$1.55	$0.95	1.63	$285.95
$310.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$6.05	$6.05	$3.95	1.53	$303.95

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 47 found (avg debit $1.71, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.05	66.3%	42.1%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	75.2%	60.0%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	91.1%	56.5%
$345.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.42	64.0%	52.4%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.75	63.5%	46.4%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.23	63.5%	46.4%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.55	75.2%	60.0%
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.60	66.5%	52.8%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.65	59.6%	49.8%
$265.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.85	55.6%	47.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 65 found (cheapest 4.12% of stock, avg 11.09%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$292.50	Jul 17	$7.35	$4.80	$12.15	$280.35	$304.65	4.12%
$295.00	Jul 17	$6.25	$6.25	$12.50	$282.50	$307.50	4.24%
$290.00	Jul 17	$8.85	$3.85	$12.70	$277.30	$302.70	4.31%
$287.50	Jul 17	$10.45	$2.95	$13.40	$274.10	$300.90	4.54%
$285.00	Jul 17	$12.15	$2.28	$14.43	$270.57	$299.43	4.89%
$282.50	Jul 17	$13.70	$1.65	$15.35	$267.15	$297.85	5.21%
$280.00	Jul 17	$15.80	$1.30	$17.10	$262.90	$297.10	5.80%
$295.00	Jul 24	$8.95	$8.90	$17.85	$277.15	$312.85	6.05%
$292.50	Jul 24	$10.30	$7.75	$18.05	$274.45	$310.55	6.12%
$290.00	Jul 24	$11.80	$6.55	$18.35	$271.65	$308.35	6.22%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 140 found (cheapest 1.43% of stock, avg 4.79%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$307.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.95	$2.28	$4.23	$280.77	$311.73
$305.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.50	$2.28	$4.78	$280.22	$309.78
$307.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$1.95	$2.95	$4.90	$282.60	$312.40
$305.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.50	$2.95	$5.45	$282.05	$310.45
$302.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.23	$2.28	$5.51	$279.49	$308.01
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.95	$3.85	$5.80	$284.20	$313.30
$340.00	$265.00	Aug 7	$2.53	$3.35	$5.88	$259.12	$345.88
$300.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.90	$2.28	$6.18	$278.82	$306.18
$302.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$3.23	$2.95	$6.18	$281.32	$308.68
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.50	$3.85	$6.35	$283.65	$311.35

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 153 found (best R:R 40.67, avg credit $4.12)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
250/255	270/275	Jul 31	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$250.12	$274.88
255/260	270/275	Jul 31	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$255.12	$274.88
268/270	272/275	Jul 24	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$267.60	$274.90
245/250	265/270	Jul 24	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$245.23	$269.77
255/258	278/280	Jul 24	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$255.13	$279.87
260/265	270/275	Jul 31	$4.74	$0.26	18.23	$260.26	$274.74
240/245	265/270	Jul 24	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$240.35	$269.65
270/280	285/295	Aug 14	$9.30	$0.70	13.29	$270.70	$294.30
270/272	278/280	Jul 24	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$270.20	$279.80
245/250	270/275	Jul 31	$4.57	$0.43	10.63	$245.43	$274.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$280.00	$290.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$9.90	99.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$310.00	$312.50	$315.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Aug 21	$0.33	$9.67	29.30
$270.00	$272.50	$275.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$282.50	$285.00	$287.50	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$265.00	$267.50	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$2.44	40.67
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.12	$4.88	40.67
$267.50	$270.00	$272.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Aug 7	$0.14	$4.86	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. 92 found (best net $-12.35, 83 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$265.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$12.35	$12.65
$325.00	$335.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.36	$9.64
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.45	$9.55
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.51	$8.49
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.50	$7.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.68	$9.32
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.86	$9.14
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.11	$8.89
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.95	$8.05
$270.00	$260.00	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. 47 found (best yield 4.88%, avg 1.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	$14.40	0.47	1.7%	4.88%	6.61%	34	667
$295.00	Aug 7	$13.50	0.51	0.0%	4.58%	4.61%	4	2
$295.00	Aug 14	$13.40	0.51	0.0%	4.54%	4.58%	4	2
$300.00	Aug 14	$12.00	0.46	1.7%	4.07%	5.80%	10	--
$295.00	Jul 31	$11.80	0.51	0.0%	4.00%	4.04%	23	59
$300.00	Aug 7	$11.30	0.46	1.7%	3.83%	5.56%	2	8
$310.00	Aug 21	$10.70	0.39	5.1%	3.63%	8.75%	38	79
$305.00	Aug 14	$10.10	0.41	3.4%	3.42%	6.85%	1	203
$300.00	Jul 31	$9.50	0.45	1.7%	3.22%	4.95%	9	32
$305.00	Aug 7	$9.30	0.40	3.4%	3.15%	6.58%	711	175

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 4,731

Total Puts 2,850

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 1,881

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,489

Total Puts 2,415

Put/Call Ratio 0.97

Net Difference 74

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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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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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