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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$295.99 +0.07%

(7/14 10:00) ◀

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (11:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 11:00am) 2,235

Calls: 1,348 (60%)

Puts: 887 (40%)

Prior (07/13) 4,858

Calls: 3,042 (63%)

Puts: 1,816 (37%)

Current vs Prior -53.99%

Calls: -55.69% (Calls)

Puts: -51.16% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 48,274

Calls: 27,270 (56%)

Puts: 21,004 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 6,896

Calls: 3,895 (56%)

Puts: 3,000 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -67.59%

Calls: -65.40%

Puts: -70.44%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 11:00am) $2.27M

Calls: $1.84M (81%)

Puts: $424.4K (19%)

Prior (07/13) $5.74M

Calls: $4.25M (74%)

Puts: $1.49M (26%)

Current vs Prior -60.45%

Calls: -56.59%

Puts: -71.47%

Prior 7-Day Total $43.48M

Calls: $32.59M (75%)

Puts: $10.88M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $6.21M

Calls: $4.66M (75%)

Puts: $1.55M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.48%

Calls: -60.39%

Puts: -72.71%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/14 11:00am) 0.66

Prior (07/13) 0.60

Current vs Prior +10.22%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.88

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/14 11:00am) 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 674,962

Calls: 375,870 (56%)

Puts: 299,092 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 96,423

Calls: 53,695 (56%)

Puts: 42,727 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 4.00% | 5.96%4.00% | 13.02%

Prior 4.56% | 6.58%4.56% | 13.57%

Current vs Prior -12.28% | -9.32%-12.28% | -4.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.04% | 6.50%5.74% | 13.66%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -0.99% | -8.32%-30.23% | -4.67%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.56% | 6.58%4.56% | 13.57%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.28% | -9.32%-12.28% | -4.05%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 17.73% | 17.54%

Calls: 18.80% | 14.86%

Puts: 16.67% | 20.22%

Prior 11.84% | 9.75%

Calls: 8.96% | 11.17%

Puts: 14.71% | 8.33%

Current vs Prior +49.75% | +79.90%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.53% | 12.53%

Calls: 29.85% | 11.69%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.36%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -41.93% | +40.00%

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Strong bullish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in calls ($1.84M) vs puts ($424.4K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 60% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 54% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.66.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
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 42 of results (avg 7.4%, best 4.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	19.10	20.00	$19.55	4.6%	17	0.57	412
$240.00	Aug 21	56.00	58.70	$57.35	4.7%	1	0.93	39
$300.00	Aug 21	14.50	15.20	$14.85	4.7%	7	0.48	681
$240.00	Aug 7	55.20	58.20	$56.70	5.3%	2	0.92	--
$240.00	Jul 31	55.40	58.50	$56.95	5.4%	--	0.93	13

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	13.30	14.10	$13.70	5.8%	5	0.42	296
$310.00	Aug 21	24.30	26.00	$25.15	6.8%	--	0.61	10
$300.00	Aug 21	18.30	19.70	$19.00	7.4%	4	0.52	6
$295.00	Aug 7	12.70	13.70	$13.20	7.6%	2	0.47	1
$280.00	Aug 21	9.10	9.90	$9.50	8.4%	11	0.33	612

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. 78 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 0.98)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Jul 17	34.40	37.60	$36.00	8.9%	4	0.98	2.2K
$240.00	Jul 17	54.30	57.50	$55.90	5.7%	5	0.97	274
$250.00	Jul 17	44.60	47.40	$46.00	6.1%	1	0.97	531
$242.50	Jul 17	51.90	55.00	$53.45	5.8%	--	0.97	76
$245.00	Jul 17	49.30	52.60	$50.95	6.5%	--	0.97	10

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$317.50	Jul 17	20.70	23.90	$22.30	14.3%	--	0.90	10
$307.50	Jul 17	11.90	14.80	$13.35	21.7%	9	0.79	--
$305.00	Jul 17	9.70	12.90	$11.30	28.3%	2	0.74	--
$302.50	Jul 17	8.60	9.80	$9.20	13.0%	2	0.68	10
$310.00	Aug 21	24.30	26.00	$25.15	6.8%	--	0.61	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 139 active (total vol 1.9K, top 286)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 7	7.40	8.80	$8.10	17.3%	286	0.36	16
$310.00	Jul 31	5.60	6.70	$6.15	17.9%	97	0.34	30
$350.00	Jul 24	0.05	0.70	$0.38	171.1%	95	0.04	359
$300.00	Jul 17	3.10	4.10	$3.60	27.8%	75	0.39	2.0K
$305.00	Jul 31	7.10	9.30	$8.20	26.8%	36	0.40	46

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Jul 24	3.10	3.90	$3.50	22.9%	170	0.28	22
$300.00	Jul 31	12.50	15.60	$14.05	22.1%	60	0.54	2
$300.00	Jul 24	9.50	11.20	$10.35	16.4%	59	0.56	19
$275.00	Jul 17	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	53	0.07	336
$265.00	Jul 24	0.45	1.25	$0.85	94.1%	40	0.08	46

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 45 strikes (avg 41.8%, max 159.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	117.6%	45.3%	159.5%	6	313
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	95.2%	44.3%	114.8%	1	645
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	110.5%	60.2%	83.5%	--	39
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	90.6%	54.5%	66.4%	10	52
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	68.9%	43.6%	58.1%	6	2.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	117.6%	45.3%	159.5%	18	1.3K
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	110.5%	43.4%	154.3%	6	457
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	90.6%	42.6%	112.9%	3	394
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	95.2%	45.7%	108.4%	9	580
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	87.8%	54.9%	59.8%	--	36

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 114 found (best R:R 36.04, avg 4.92)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.27	$9.73	$0.27	36.04	$330.27
$320.00	$325.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$320.20
$327.50	$330.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$327.60
$315.00	$317.50	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$315.12
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$345.27

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$265.00	$260.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$264.85
$255.00	$250.00	Aug 28	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$254.82
$277.50	$275.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$277.40
$280.00	$275.00	Jul 24	$0.32	$4.68	$0.32	14.62	$279.68
$267.50	$265.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$267.32

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 152 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.38)

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
$270.00	$275.00	Jul 17	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$274.90
$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$254.90
$255.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$259.85
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$269.80

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$317.50	$307.50	Jul 17	$8.95	$8.95	$1.05	8.52	$308.55
$305.00	$302.50	Jul 17	$2.10	$2.10	$0.40	5.25	$302.90
$307.50	$305.00	Jul 17	$2.05	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$305.45
$302.50	$297.50	Jul 17	$3.20	$3.20	$1.80	1.78	$299.30
$300.00	$297.50	Jul 31	$1.60	$1.60	$0.90	1.78	$298.40

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 46 found (avg debit $1.53, cheapest $0.22)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	67.3%	54.5%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.50	117.6%	73.0%
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.50	56.7%	49.9%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.55	95.2%	62.1%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.65	68.9%	52.3%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.22	110.5%	67.6%
$240.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.25	117.6%	73.0%
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	87.8%	54.9%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	95.2%	62.1%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	90.6%	58.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 67 found (cheapest 3.58% of stock, avg 10.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$295.00	Jul 17	$5.85	$4.75	$10.60	$284.40	$305.60	3.58%
$297.50	Jul 17	$4.65	$6.00	$10.65	$286.85	$308.15	3.60%
$292.50	Jul 17	$7.30	$3.70	$11.00	$281.50	$303.50	3.72%
$290.00	Jul 17	$8.90	$2.83	$11.73	$278.27	$301.73	3.96%
$302.50	Jul 17	$2.75	$9.20	$11.95	$290.55	$314.45	4.04%
$287.50	Jul 17	$10.55	$2.10	$12.65	$274.85	$300.15	4.27%
$305.00	Jul 17	$2.08	$11.30	$13.38	$291.62	$318.38	4.52%
$285.00	Jul 17	$12.60	$1.48	$14.08	$270.92	$299.08	4.76%
$307.50	Jul 17	$1.58	$13.35	$14.93	$292.57	$322.43	5.04%
$282.50	Jul 17	$14.50	$1.10	$15.60	$266.90	$298.10	5.27%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 149 found (cheapest 1.03% of stock, avg 4.48%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$307.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$1.58	$1.48	$3.06	$281.94	$310.56
$305.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.08	$1.48	$3.56	$281.44	$308.56
$307.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$1.58	$2.10	$3.68	$283.82	$311.18
$305.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.08	$2.10	$4.18	$283.32	$309.18
$302.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$2.75	$1.48	$4.23	$280.77	$306.73
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.58	$2.83	$4.41	$285.59	$311.91
$302.50	$287.50	Jul 17	$2.75	$2.10	$4.85	$282.65	$307.35
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.08	$2.83	$4.91	$285.09	$309.91
$300.00	$285.00	Jul 17	$3.60	$1.48	$5.08	$279.92	$305.08
$307.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$1.58	$3.70	$5.28	$287.22	$312.78

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 106 found (best R:R 19.83, avg credit $5.24)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
265/268	278/280	Jul 24	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$265.12	$279.88
270/275	280/285	Jul 31	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$270.33	$284.67
250/255	270/275	Jul 31	$4.58	$0.42	10.90	$250.42	$274.58
265/270	275/280	Aug 7	$4.57	$0.43	10.63	$265.43	$279.57
265/268	280/282	Jul 24	$2.28	$0.22	10.36	$265.22	$282.28
255/260	270/275	Aug 7	$4.50	$0.50	9.00	$255.50	$274.50
240/250	260/270	Aug 21	$8.94	$1.06	8.43	$241.06	$268.94
260/265	270/275	Aug 7	$4.45	$0.55	8.09	$260.55	$274.45
285/290	295/300	Aug 14	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$285.60	$299.40
260/265	270/275	Jul 31	$4.35	$0.65	6.69	$260.65	$274.35

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 90 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$287.50	$290.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Jul 17	$0.27	$9.73	36.04
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$325.00	$327.50	$330.00	Jul 24	$0.08	$2.42	30.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Jul 31	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$280.00	$282.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$0.08	$2.42	30.25
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Aug 7	$0.17	$4.83	28.41

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 104 found (best net $-0.70, 99 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$310.00	$325.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.85	$14.15
$265.00	$285.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$6.80	$13.20
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.70	$9.30
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.89	$8.11

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$295.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.70	$14.30
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.44	$9.56
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.84	$9.16
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$1.65	$8.35
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.70	$8.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 46 found (best yield 5.07%, avg 1.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$300.00	Aug 28	$15.00	0.49	1.4%	5.07%	6.42%	--	62
$300.00	Aug 21	$14.50	0.48	1.4%	4.90%	6.25%	7	681
$300.00	Aug 14	$11.60	0.47	1.4%	3.92%	5.27%	1	13
$300.00	Aug 7	$11.10	0.47	1.4%	3.75%	5.10%	6	9
$310.00	Aug 21	$10.40	0.39	4.7%	3.51%	8.25%	--	108
$305.00	Aug 14	$9.90	0.42	3.0%	3.34%	6.39%	--	204
$297.50	Jul 31	$9.40	0.49	0.5%	3.18%	3.69%	6	1
$300.00	Jul 31	$9.10	0.46	1.4%	3.07%	4.43%	12	40
$305.00	Aug 7	$9.10	0.41	3.0%	3.07%	6.12%	11	790
$310.00	Aug 14	$8.00	0.37	4.7%	2.70%	7.44%	1	24

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,348

Total Puts 887

Put/Call Ratio 0.66

Net Difference 461

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,042

Total Puts 1,816

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 1,226

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 27,270

Total Puts 21,004

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.88

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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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