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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$296.74 +0.32%

(7/13 18:04) ◀

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (10:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 10:00am) 999

Calls: 469 (47%)

Puts: 530 (53%)

Prior (07/13) 3,431

Calls: 2,335 (68%)

Puts: 1,096 (32%)

Current vs Prior -70.88%

Calls: -79.91% (Calls)

Puts: -51.64% (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 -83.49%

Calls: -85.84%

Puts: -80.65%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 10:00am) $984.9K

Calls: $682.7K (69%)

Puts: $302.1K (31%)

Prior (07/13) $3.81M

Calls: $2.67M (70%)

Puts: $1.15M (30%)

Current vs Prior -74.18%

Calls: -74.39%

Puts: -73.69%

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 -79.91%

Calls: -80.22%

Puts: -79.17%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/14 10:00am) 1.13

Prior (07/13) 0.47

Current vs Prior +140.76%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.91

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +23.54%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/14 10:00am) 103,608

Calls: 56,883 (55%)

Puts: 46,725 (45%)

Prior (07/13) 99,304

Calls: 54,761 (55%)

Puts: 44,543 (45%)

Current vs Prior +4.33%

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 +8.51%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 4.08% | 6.07%4.08% | 13.02%

Prior 4.63% | 6.57%4.63% | 13.34%

Current vs Prior -11.96% | -7.72%-11.96% | -2.38%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.86% | 6.38%5.41% | 13.60%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.55% | -5.00%-24.63% | -4.20%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.63% | 6.57%4.56% | 13.57%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -11.96% | -7.72%-10.66% | -4.04%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 23.63% | 21.33%

Calls: 18.18% | 18.56%

Puts: 29.09% | 24.10%

Prior 13.72% | 11.30%

Calls: 11.38% | 8.99%

Puts: 16.06% | 13.61%

Current vs Prior +72.23% | +88.76%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.82% | 12.57%

Calls: 30.42% | 11.68%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.33% | +69.63%

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Moderately bullish flow with 69% call dollar volume ($682.7K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 74% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 71% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.13.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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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 NEUTRAL

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	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 34 of results (avg 7.3%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Jul 24	56.40	59.00	$57.70	4.5%	--	0.96	44
$240.00	Aug 21	57.70	60.50	$59.10	4.7%	--	0.92	39
$240.00	Aug 7	56.90	59.90	$58.40	5.1%	2	0.93	--
$240.00	Jul 31	56.60	59.80	$58.20	5.5%	--	0.94	13
$242.50	Jul 17	53.50	56.70	$55.10	5.8%	--	0.97	76

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	23.20	25.60	$24.40	9.8%	--	0.59	10

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. 77 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$252.50	Jul 17	43.60	46.70	$45.15	6.9%	--	0.99	15
$250.00	Jul 17	46.30	49.30	$47.80	6.3%	1	0.98	531
$245.00	Jul 17	51.00	54.20	$52.60	6.1%	--	0.98	10
$240.00	Jul 17	55.90	59.40	$57.65	6.1%	5	0.97	274
$242.50	Jul 17	53.50	56.70	$55.10	5.8%	--	0.97	76

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$317.50	Jul 17	19.10	22.40	$20.75	15.9%	--	0.92	10
$307.50	Jul 17	10.80	13.40	$12.10	21.5%	9	0.77	--
$302.50	Jul 17	7.60	9.40	$8.50	21.2%	--	0.65	10
$310.00	Aug 21	23.20	25.60	$24.40	9.8%	--	0.59	10
$300.00	Jul 24	8.40	10.70	$9.55	24.1%	59	0.54	19

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 87 active (total vol 886, top 168)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$350.00	Jul 24	0.05	0.70	$0.38	171.1%	95	0.04	359
$305.00	Jul 31	8.00	10.80	$9.40	29.8%	36	0.43	46
$300.00	Jul 17	3.90	4.80	$4.35	20.7%	33	0.43	2.0K
$302.50	Jul 17	3.00	3.80	$3.40	23.5%	30	0.37	41
$310.00	Jul 17	1.35	1.85	$1.60	31.2%	16	0.20	122

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Jul 24	2.90	4.20	$3.55	36.6%	168	0.27	22
$300.00	Jul 31	12.00	14.80	$13.40	20.9%	60	0.52	2
$300.00	Jul 24	8.40	10.70	$9.55	24.1%	59	0.54	19
$275.00	Jul 17	0.45	0.60	$0.53	28.3%	36	0.07	336
$270.00	Jul 31	2.50	3.90	$3.20	43.7%	31	0.17	75

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 44 strikes (avg 47.3%, max 167.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	123.2%	46.0%	167.9%	5	313
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	96.6%	44.7%	116.0%	1	645
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	82.4%	44.3%	86.2%	4	2.4K
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	109.1%	61.5%	77.2%	--	39
$265.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	76.3%	44.2%	72.7%	--	304

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	123.2%	46.0%	167.9%	5	1.3K
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	109.1%	44.4%	145.8%	2	457
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	96.6%	46.5%	107.8%	--	580
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	93.3%	45.1%	106.9%	3	394
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	82.4%	44.3%	86.2%	1	539

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 99 found (best R:R 20.74, avg 4.21)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$325.00	$330.00	Jul 24	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$325.23
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.48	$9.52	$0.48	19.83	$330.48
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.74	$9.26	$0.74	12.51	$330.74
$320.00	$325.00	Jul 24	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$320.40
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$345.40

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$282.50	$280.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$282.38
$255.00	$250.00	Aug 7	$0.29	$4.71	$0.29	16.24	$254.71
$270.00	$267.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$269.85
$265.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$0.33	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$264.67
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.35	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$249.65

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 136 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 3.04)

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	$250.00	Jul 24	$9.65	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$249.65
$240.00	$250.00	Aug 7	$9.65	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$249.65
$245.00	$247.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$247.40
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$269.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$317.50	$307.50	Jul 17	$8.65	$8.65	$1.35	6.41	$308.85
$307.50	$302.50	Jul 17	$3.60	$3.60	$1.40	2.57	$303.90
$310.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$6.05	$6.05	$3.95	1.53	$303.95
$302.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$4.25	$4.25	$3.25	1.31	$298.25
$300.00	$297.50	Jul 31	$1.40	$1.40	$1.10	1.27	$298.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 45 found (avg debit $1.60, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.05	123.2%	74.9%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.25	96.6%	64.0%
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	65.3%	53.0%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.45	82.4%	53.7%
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.48	59.4%	48.3%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.20	123.2%	74.9%
$265.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.27	76.3%	47.7%
$267.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.28	72.1%	45.0%
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	109.1%	69.4%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	93.3%	59.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 61 found (cheapest 3.66% of stock, avg 11.30%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$295.00	Jul 17	$6.60	$4.25	$10.85	$284.15	$305.85	3.66%
$292.50	Jul 17	$8.05	$3.30	$11.35	$281.15	$303.85	3.82%
$302.50	Jul 17	$3.40	$8.50	$11.90	$290.60	$314.40	4.01%
$290.00	Jul 17	$9.60	$2.53	$12.13	$277.87	$302.13	4.09%
$307.50	Jul 17	$2.05	$12.10	$14.15	$293.35	$321.65	4.77%
$285.00	Jul 17	$14.20	$1.38	$15.58	$269.42	$300.58	5.25%
$297.50	Jul 24	$8.45	$8.30	$16.75	$280.75	$314.25	5.64%
$295.00	Jul 24	$9.70	$7.15	$16.85	$278.15	$311.85	5.68%
$300.00	Jul 24	$7.40	$9.55	$16.95	$283.05	$316.95	5.71%
$282.50	Jul 17	$16.30	$1.02	$17.32	$265.18	$299.82	5.84%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 124 found (cheapest 1.00% of stock, avg 4.16%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$310.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.60	$1.38	$2.98	$282.02	$312.98
$307.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.05	$1.38	$3.43	$281.57	$310.93
$310.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$1.60	$2.00	$3.60	$283.90	$313.60
$305.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.65	$1.38	$4.03	$280.97	$309.03
$307.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.05	$2.00	$4.05	$283.45	$311.55
$310.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.60	$2.53	$4.13	$285.87	$314.13
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.05	$2.53	$4.58	$285.42	$312.08
$305.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.65	$2.00	$4.65	$282.85	$309.65
$302.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.40	$1.38	$4.78	$280.22	$307.28
$310.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$1.60	$3.30	$4.90	$287.60	$314.90

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 84 found (best R:R 40.67, avg credit $5.08)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
255/260	270/275	Aug 7	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$255.12	$274.88
268/270	275/278	Jul 24	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$267.60	$277.40
270/272	280/282	Jul 24	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$270.13	$282.37
268/270	280/282	Jul 24	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$267.65	$282.35
270/272	278/280	Jul 24	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$270.18	$279.82
268/270	278/280	Jul 24	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$267.70	$279.80
245/250	260/265	Jul 31	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$245.40	$264.60
272/275	280/282	Jul 24	$2.28	$0.22	10.36	$272.72	$282.28
265/270	275/280	Jul 31	$4.52	$0.48	9.42	$265.48	$279.52
272/275	278/280	Jul 24	$2.23	$0.27	8.26	$272.77	$279.73

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 80 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$260.00	$270.00	$280.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$9.70	32.33
$320.00	$325.00	$330.00	Jul 24	$0.17	$4.83	28.41
$242.50	$245.00	$247.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$295.00	$297.50	$300.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$242.50	$245.00	$247.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$295.00	$297.50	$300.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$0.25	$4.75	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 93 found (best net $-0.10, 88 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.10	$14.90
$265.00	$285.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$7.90	$12.10
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$9.99
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.91	$8.09
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.85	$7.15

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.47	$9.53
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.76	$9.24
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.65	$8.35
$302.50	$295.00	1:2	Jul 17	$0.00	$7.50
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.15	$6.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 43 found (best yield 5.36%, avg 1.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$300.00	Aug 28	$15.90	0.50	1.1%	5.36%	6.46%	--	62
$300.00	Aug 21	$15.00	0.50	1.1%	5.05%	6.15%	4	681
$300.00	Aug 14	$13.10	0.49	1.1%	4.41%	5.51%	1	13
$300.00	Aug 7	$11.70	0.49	1.1%	3.94%	5.04%	2	9
$310.00	Aug 21	$11.20	0.41	4.5%	3.77%	8.24%	--	108
$297.50	Jul 31	$10.90	0.52	0.3%	3.67%	3.93%	6	1
$305.00	Aug 14	$10.90	0.44	2.8%	3.67%	6.46%	--	204
$310.00	Aug 14	$10.00	0.40	4.5%	3.37%	7.84%	--	24
$300.00	Jul 31	$9.80	0.49	1.1%	3.30%	4.40%	10	40
$305.00	Aug 7	$9.70	0.43	2.8%	3.27%	6.05%	--	790

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 469

Total Puts 530

Put/Call Ratio 1.13

Net Difference -61

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,335

Total Puts 1,096

Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Net Difference 1,239

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 23,186

Total Puts 19,170

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.91

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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