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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$295.79 +5.38%

(7/13 15:01) ◀

Monday, July 13, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/13 4:00pm) 10,872

Calls: 6,686 (61%)

Puts: 4,186 (39%)

Prior (07/10) 6,585

Calls: 3,552 (54%)

Puts: 3,033 (46%)

Current vs Prior +65.10%

Calls: +88.23% (Calls)

Puts: +38.02% (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 +79.68%

Calls: +101.85%

Puts: +52.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/13 4:00pm) $13.72M

Calls: $11.15M (81%)

Puts: $2.57M (19%)

Prior (07/10) $4.83M

Calls: $3.46M (72%)

Puts: $1.38M (28%)

Current vs Prior +183.81%

Calls: +222.37%

Puts: +86.87%

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 +179.92%

Calls: +223.07%

Puts: +77.25%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/13 4:00pm) 0.63

Prior (07/10) 0.85

Current vs Prior -26.68%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/13 4:00pm) 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 4.56% | 6.58%4.56% | 13.57%

Prior 4.63% | 6.57%4.63% | 13.34%

Current vs Prior -1.46% | +0.04%-1.46% | +1.74%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +18.14% | +2.99%-24.33% | -0.81%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -1.46% | +0.04%-1.46% | +1.74%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 11.84% | 9.75%

Calls: 8.96% | 11.17%

Puts: 14.71% | 8.33%

Prior 13.72% | 11.30%

Calls: 11.38% | 8.99%

Puts: 16.06% | 13.61%

Current vs Prior -13.70% | -13.72%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.82% | 12.57%

Calls: 30.42% | 11.68%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -61.59% | -22.46%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in calls ($11.15M) vs puts ($2.57M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 184% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (180% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 65% 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
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 73 of results (avg 6.7%, best 3.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	20.10	20.80	$20.45	3.4%	66	0.57	409
$280.00	Aug 21	25.70	26.70	$26.20	3.8%	26	0.67	226
$240.00	Aug 21	57.10	59.60	$58.35	4.3%	6	0.92	38
$240.00	Jul 24	55.90	58.40	$57.15	4.4%	--	0.97	44
$240.00	Jul 17	55.40	58.00	$56.70	4.6%	8	0.98	278

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	19.30	20.10	$19.70	4.1%	6	0.51	--
$310.00	Aug 21	25.00	26.20	$25.60	4.7%	--	0.60	10
$290.00	Aug 21	14.10	14.80	$14.45	4.8%	48	0.42	290
$295.00	Aug 7	13.60	14.50	$14.05	6.4%	1	0.48	--
$295.00	Jul 31	11.40	12.20	$11.80	6.8%	67	0.47	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.65, cheapest $0.65)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Jul 17	0.60	0.70	$0.65	15.4%	103	0.09	314

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 85 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 0.98)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	55.40	58.00	$56.70	4.6%	8	0.98	278
$252.50	Jul 17	43.00	45.50	$44.25	5.6%	--	0.98	15
$250.00	Jul 17	45.50	48.00	$46.75	5.3%	22	0.98	546
$265.00	Jul 17	30.50	33.20	$31.85	8.5%	9	0.97	303
$242.50	Jul 17	52.80	55.50	$54.15	5.0%	5	0.97	77

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$345.00	Jul 31	48.50	52.20	$50.35	7.3%	4	0.92	--
$317.50	Jul 17	20.30	23.20	$21.75	13.3%	10	0.88	--
$335.00	Jul 31	39.90	43.00	$41.45	7.5%	2	0.87	7
$302.50	Jul 17	9.30	10.40	$9.85	11.2%	10	0.65	--
$310.00	Aug 21	25.00	26.20	$25.60	4.7%	--	0.60	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 199 active (total vol 7.9K, top 729)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Aug 7	10.10	10.80	$10.45	6.7%	729	0.42	175
$295.00	Jul 17	6.40	7.00	$6.70	9.0%	642	0.54	560
$285.00	Aug 7	19.70	20.70	$20.20	5.0%	403	0.64	410
$300.00	Jul 17	4.20	4.80	$4.50	13.3%	244	0.41	1.9K
$290.00	Jul 24	12.00	13.00	$12.50	8.0%	227	0.63	222

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 21	9.80	10.50	$10.15	6.9%	501	0.33	155
$255.00	Jul 17	0.05	0.75	$0.40	175.0%	278	0.04	145
$252.50	Jul 17	0.05	0.40	$0.23	152.2%	162	0.02	248
$285.00	Jul 17	1.55	2.75	$2.15	55.8%	162	0.23	13
$240.00	Jul 17	0.05	0.50	$0.28	160.7%	134	0.02	580

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 51 strikes (avg 30.2%, max 116.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	102.6%	47.5%	116.1%	14	316
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.0%	45.9%	82.9%	26	657
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	99.1%	56.0%	77.1%	--	39
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	75.1%	44.7%	68.2%	19	2.4K
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	82.3%	49.6%	66.0%	--	52

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	102.6%	47.5%	116.1%	178	1.2K
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	99.1%	52.2%	89.8%	1	463
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.0%	45.9%	82.9%	51	703
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	75.1%	44.7%	68.2%	98	530
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	82.3%	49.5%	66.3%	280	201

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 125 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.89)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$345.10
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.42	$9.58	$0.42	22.81	$330.42
$312.50	$315.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$312.70
$335.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$335.40
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.47	$4.53	$0.47	9.64	$345.47

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$249.85
$255.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$254.85
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$249.83
$250.00	$245.00	Aug 7	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$249.78
$265.00	$260.00	Aug 7	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$264.77

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 173 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 3.02)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$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
$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$254.85
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$269.80
$285.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$287.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$345.00	$335.00	Jul 31	$8.90	$8.90	$1.10	8.09	$336.10
$317.50	$302.50	Jul 17	$11.90	$11.90	$3.10	3.84	$305.60
$335.00	$300.00	Jul 31	$27.10	$27.10	$7.90	3.43	$307.90
$295.00	$292.50	Jul 31	$1.65	$1.65	$0.85	1.94	$293.35
$302.50	$300.00	Jul 17	$1.60	$1.60	$0.90	1.78	$300.90

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 51 found (avg debit $1.59, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	60.2%	44.0%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.15	84.0%	60.6%
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.25	78.4%	59.1%
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	57.9%	44.8%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.45	102.6%	67.5%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	99.1%	62.5%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	102.6%	67.5%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.20	75.1%	49.1%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.40	84.0%	60.6%
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.40	78.8%	54.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 73 found (cheapest 4.12% of stock, avg 11.03%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$295.00	Jul 17	$6.70	$5.50	$12.20	$282.80	$307.20	4.12%
$297.50	Jul 17	$5.50	$6.80	$12.30	$285.20	$309.80	4.16%
$292.50	Jul 17	$8.10	$4.40	$12.50	$280.00	$305.00	4.23%
$300.00	Jul 17	$4.50	$8.25	$12.75	$287.25	$312.75	4.31%
$290.00	Jul 17	$9.65	$3.50	$13.15	$276.85	$303.15	4.45%
$302.50	Jul 17	$3.60	$9.85	$13.45	$289.05	$315.95	4.55%
$287.50	Jul 17	$11.30	$2.63	$13.93	$273.57	$301.43	4.71%
$285.00	Jul 17	$13.70	$2.15	$15.85	$269.15	$300.85	5.36%
$282.50	Jul 17	$15.90	$1.50	$17.40	$265.10	$299.90	5.88%
$295.00	Jul 24	$9.85	$8.35	$18.20	$276.80	$313.20	6.15%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 1.49% of stock, avg 4.96%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$307.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.25	$2.15	$4.40	$280.60	$311.90
$307.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.25	$2.63	$4.88	$282.62	$312.38
$305.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.85	$2.15	$5.00	$280.00	$310.00
$305.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.85	$2.63	$5.48	$282.02	$310.48
$302.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.60	$2.15	$5.75	$279.25	$308.25
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.25	$3.50	$5.75	$284.25	$313.25
$302.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$3.60	$2.63	$6.23	$281.27	$308.73
$350.00	$260.00	Aug 14	$2.75	$3.53	$6.28	$253.72	$356.28
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.85	$3.50	$6.35	$283.65	$311.35
$300.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$4.50	$2.15	$6.65	$278.35	$306.65

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 142 found (best R:R 21.73, avg credit $4.25)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
250/255	260/265	Aug 7	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$250.22	$264.78
245/250	265/270	Jul 24	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$245.23	$269.77
245/250	255/260	Jul 31	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$245.30	$259.70
240/250	260/270	Aug 21	$9.32	$0.68	13.71	$240.68	$269.32
255/260	270/275	Jul 31	$4.63	$0.37	12.51	$255.37	$274.63
250/255	275/280	Aug 7	$4.63	$0.37	12.51	$250.37	$279.63
255/260	275/280	Aug 7	$4.62	$0.38	12.16	$255.38	$279.62
285/290	295/300	Aug 14	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$285.40	$299.60
250/255	265/270	Aug 7	$4.58	$0.42	10.90	$250.42	$269.58
255/260	265/270	Aug 7	$4.57	$0.43	10.63	$255.43	$269.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 96 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$9.80	49.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$300.00	$305.00	$310.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Aug 7	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$282.50	$285.00	$287.50	Jul 24	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.14	$4.86	34.71
$265.00	$267.50	$270.00	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. 95 found (best net $-0.76, 86 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.05	$7.95
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.90	$7.10
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$4.10	$5.90
$340.00	$345.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.18	$4.82
$325.00	$330.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.60	$4.40

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.76	$9.24
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.25	$8.75
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.70	$8.30
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.85	$8.15
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$2.16	$7.84

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 5.17%, avg 1.70%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	$15.30	0.48	1.4%	5.17%	6.60%	57	667
$300.00	Aug 14	$13.10	0.48	1.4%	4.43%	5.85%	14	--
$300.00	Aug 7	$11.90	0.47	1.4%	4.02%	5.45%	2	8
$297.50	Jul 31	$11.40	0.50	0.6%	3.85%	4.43%	1	--
$310.00	Aug 21	$11.40	0.40	4.8%	3.85%	8.66%	46	79
$305.00	Aug 14	$10.80	0.44	3.1%	3.65%	6.76%	1	203
$300.00	Jul 31	$10.20	0.47	1.4%	3.45%	4.87%	13	32
$305.00	Aug 7	$10.10	0.42	3.1%	3.41%	6.53%	729	175
$310.00	Aug 14	$9.00	0.39	4.8%	3.04%	7.85%	--	24
$310.00	Aug 7	$8.40	0.37	4.8%	2.84%	7.64%	14	3

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,686

Total Puts 4,186

Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Net Difference 2,500

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,552

Total Puts 3,033

Put/Call Ratio 0.85

Net Difference 519

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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