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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$301.43 +1.91%

$299.83 (-0.53%)🌙

as of 07/14 04:01 PM

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 4:00pm) 17,420

Calls: 14,573 (84%)

Puts: 2,847 (16%)

Prior (07/13) 10,872

Calls: 6,686 (61%)

Puts: 4,186 (39%)

Current vs Prior +60.23%

Calls: +117.96% (Calls)

Puts: -31.99% (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 +152.60%

Calls: +274.08%

Puts: -5.12%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/14 4:00pm) $26.30M

Calls: $25.16M (96%)

Puts: $1.14M (4%)

Prior (07/13) $13.72M

Calls: $11.15M (81%)

Puts: $2.57M (19%)

Current vs Prior +91.69%

Calls: +125.67%

Puts: -55.65%

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 +323.50%

Calls: +440.46%

Puts: -26.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/14 4:00pm) 0.20

Prior (07/13) 0.63

Current vs Prior -68.80%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.88

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -77.67%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/14 4:00pm) 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 3.90% | 6.10%3.90% | 13.24%

Prior 4.56% | 6.58%4.56% | 13.57%

Current vs Prior -14.59% | -7.17%-14.59% | -2.48%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.59% | -6.15%-32.06% | -3.12%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -14.59% | -7.17%-14.59% | -2.48%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 29.54% | 18.26%

Calls: 23.01% | 10.06%

Puts: 36.07% | 26.46%

Prior 11.84% | 9.75%

Calls: 8.96% | 11.17%

Puts: 14.71% | 8.33%

Current vs Prior +149.49% | +87.28%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.53% | 12.53%

Calls: 29.85% | 11.69%

Puts: 31.22% | 13.36%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.25% | +45.75%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 96% of dollar volume in calls ($25.16M) vs puts ($1.14M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 92% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (324% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 60% vs prior.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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

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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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 39 of results (avg 7.4%, best 4.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	22.10	23.20	$22.65	4.9%	25	0.62	412
$242.50	Jul 17	56.60	59.60	$58.10	5.2%	--	1.00	76
$300.00	Aug 21	16.80	17.70	$17.25	5.2%	34	0.53	681
$245.00	Jul 17	54.10	57.30	$55.70	5.7%	1	1.00	10
$250.00	Jul 17	49.20	52.20	$50.70	5.9%	7	1.00	531

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$360.00	Jul 17	58.10	61.10	$59.60	5.0%	1	0.99	--
$360.00	Aug 21	60.30	63.70	$62.00	5.5%	--	0.88	30
$290.00	Aug 21	11.50	12.30	$11.90	6.7%	20	0.38	296
$297.50	Jul 24	6.50	7.10	$6.80	8.8%	11	0.43	--
$260.00	Aug 21	3.20	3.50	$3.35	9.0%	19	0.14	156

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.32, cheapest $0.32)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Jul 17	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	86	0.05	336

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 86 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Jul 17	56.60	59.60	$58.10	5.2%	--	1.00	76
$245.00	Jul 17	54.10	57.30	$55.70	5.7%	1	1.00	10
$247.50	Jul 17	51.60	54.80	$53.20	6.0%	--	1.00	45
$250.00	Jul 17	49.20	52.20	$50.70	5.9%	7	1.00	531
$252.50	Jul 17	46.60	49.80	$48.20	6.6%	--	1.00	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$360.00	Jul 17	58.10	61.10	$59.60	5.0%	1	0.99	--
$317.50	Jul 17	16.20	18.70	$17.45	14.3%	--	0.88	10
$360.00	Aug 21	60.30	63.70	$62.00	5.5%	--	0.88	30
$307.50	Jul 17	8.60	10.80	$9.70	22.7%	9	0.69	--
$305.00	Jul 17	6.90	8.80	$7.85	24.2%	3	0.63	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 190 active (total vol 9.3K, top 5.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$320.00	Aug 21	9.20	10.00	$9.60	8.3%	5.0K	0.35	245
$315.00	Aug 7	6.50	9.60	$8.05	38.5%	344	0.36	2
$310.00	Aug 7	8.50	11.50	$10.00	30.0%	287	0.41	16
$300.00	Jul 24	8.50	9.40	$8.95	10.1%	265	0.52	108
$300.00	Jul 17	5.00	6.30	$5.65	23.0%	139	0.53	2.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Jul 24	2.20	2.85	$2.53	25.7%	191	0.21	22
$295.00	Jul 17	2.35	3.50	$2.93	39.2%	153	0.33	95
$300.00	Jul 17	4.30	5.30	$4.80	20.8%	104	0.48	3
$290.00	Jul 31	6.50	7.50	$7.00	14.3%	102	0.35	187
$275.00	Jul 17	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	86	0.05	336

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 53 strikes (avg 39.7%, max 165.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	119.7%	57.6%	107.6%	1	39
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	93.2%	45.0%	107.0%	8	645
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	99.5%	49.1%	102.6%	10	52
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.4%	44.4%	90.1%	14	2.4K
$360.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	74.6%	44.5%	67.5%	1	85

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	119.7%	45.1%	165.4%	6	457
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	99.5%	43.8%	127.3%	4	394
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	93.2%	45.2%	106.4%	19	580
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.4%	44.4%	90.1%	43	539
$360.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	74.6%	44.5%	67.5%	1	30

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 130 found (best R:R 40.67, avg 5.42)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.35	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$330.35
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.40	$9.60	$0.40	24.00	$330.40
$312.50	$315.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$312.63
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.32	$4.68	$0.32	14.63	$345.32
$317.50	$320.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$317.70

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$255.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$254.88
$260.00	$255.00	Aug 7	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$259.82
$247.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$247.40
$250.00	$245.00	Aug 7	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$249.77
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$249.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 174 found (best R:R 120.43, avg 3.03)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$242.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$244.90
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$269.80
$260.00	$265.00	Jul 24	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$264.75
$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$249.75
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 31	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$269.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$360.00	$317.50	Jul 17	$42.15	$42.15	$0.35	120.43	$317.85
$360.00	$310.00	Aug 21	$39.35	$39.35	$10.65	3.69	$320.65
$297.50	$295.00	Jul 31	$1.95	$1.95	$0.55	3.55	$295.55
$317.50	$307.50	Jul 17	$7.75	$7.75	$2.25	3.44	$309.75
$307.50	$305.00	Jul 17	$1.85	$1.85	$0.65	2.85	$305.65

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $1.71, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	64.1%	50.8%
$330.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.43	65.6%	41.7%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.45	84.4%	51.2%
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.48	57.8%	45.8%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.50	93.2%	66.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.18	84.4%	51.2%
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.27	95.8%	58.8%
$262.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.27	78.2%	50.0%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	99.5%	62.7%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.45	93.2%	66.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 77 found (cheapest 3.33% of stock, avg 10.79%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$302.50	Jul 17	$3.93	$6.10	$10.03	$292.47	$312.53	3.33%
$297.50	Jul 17	$6.50	$3.78	$10.28	$287.22	$307.78	3.41%
$300.00	Jul 17	$5.65	$4.80	$10.45	$289.55	$310.45	3.47%
$305.00	Jul 17	$3.40	$7.85	$11.25	$293.75	$316.25	3.73%
$295.00	Jul 17	$8.70	$2.93	$11.63	$283.37	$306.63	3.86%
$307.50	Jul 17	$2.50	$9.70	$12.20	$295.30	$319.70	4.05%
$292.50	Jul 17	$10.10	$2.30	$12.40	$280.10	$304.90	4.11%
$290.00	Jul 17	$12.25	$1.35	$13.60	$276.40	$303.60	4.51%
$287.50	Jul 17	$14.20	$1.20	$15.40	$272.10	$302.90	5.11%
$297.50	Jul 24	$10.15	$6.80	$16.95	$280.55	$314.45	5.62%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.86% of stock, avg 4.56%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$312.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.23	$1.35	$2.58	$287.42	$315.08
$310.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.00	$1.35	$3.35	$286.65	$313.35
$312.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$1.23	$2.30	$3.53	$288.97	$316.03
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$2.50	$1.35	$3.85	$286.15	$311.35
$312.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$1.23	$2.93	$4.16	$290.84	$316.66
$310.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$2.00	$2.30	$4.30	$288.20	$314.30
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$3.40	$1.35	$4.75	$285.25	$309.75
$307.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$2.50	$2.30	$4.80	$287.70	$312.30
$310.00	$295.00	Jul 17	$2.00	$2.93	$4.93	$290.07	$314.93
$312.50	$297.50	Jul 17	$1.23	$3.78	$5.01	$292.49	$317.51

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 169 found (best R:R 37.46, avg credit $4.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
250/255	260/265	Jul 24	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$250.13	$264.87
245/248	255/258	Jul 17	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$245.10	$257.40
245/250	260/265	Aug 7	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$245.27	$264.73
250/252	265/270	Jul 17	$4.72	$0.28	16.86	$247.78	$269.72
265/270	280/285	Jul 31	$4.68	$0.32	14.62	$265.32	$284.68
265/270	275/280	Aug 7	$4.68	$0.32	14.62	$265.32	$279.68
245/250	275/280	Jul 31	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$245.33	$279.67
260/265	275/280	Jul 31	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$260.33	$279.67
265/268	275/278	Jul 24	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$265.18	$277.32
255/260	275/280	Jul 31	$4.63	$0.37	12.51	$255.37	$279.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 95 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$9.75	39.00
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$9.75	39.00
$315.00	$320.00	$325.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$320.00	$325.00	$330.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Aug 7	$0.12	$4.88	40.67
$280.00	$282.50	$285.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$282.50	$285.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Aug 7	$0.14	$4.86	34.71
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Jul 24	$0.09	$2.41	26.78

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 110 found (best net $-2.35, 105 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$300.00	$320.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$2.35	$17.65
$265.00	$285.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$8.70	$11.30
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$9.99
$350.00	$360.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.18	$9.82

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.25	$14.75
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.65	$9.35
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.30	$8.70
$317.50	$307.50	1:2	Jul 17	-$1.95	$8.05
$285.00	$275.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$2.25	$7.75

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 47 found (best yield 4.15%, avg 1.43%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	$12.50	0.44	2.8%	4.15%	6.99%	9	108
$305.00	Aug 14	$11.40	0.47	1.2%	3.78%	4.97%	1	204
$305.00	Aug 7	$11.30	0.47	1.2%	3.75%	4.93%	14	790
$310.00	Aug 14	$9.50	0.42	2.8%	3.15%	5.99%	2	24
$320.00	Aug 21	$9.20	0.35	6.2%	3.05%	9.21%	5.0K	245
$320.00	Aug 28	$9.00	0.36	6.2%	2.99%	9.15%	1	4
$310.00	Aug 7	$8.50	0.41	2.8%	2.82%	5.66%	287	16
$305.00	Jul 31	$8.40	0.45	1.2%	2.79%	3.97%	40	46
$315.00	Aug 14	$7.80	0.37	4.5%	2.59%	7.09%	2	16
$310.00	Jul 31	$7.40	0.39	2.8%	2.45%	5.30%	98	30

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,573

Total Puts 2,847

Put/Call Ratio 0.20

Net Difference 11,726

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,686

Total Puts 4,186

Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Net Difference 2,500

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 27,270

Total Puts 21,004

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.88

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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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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