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VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$300.60 +2.71%

(7/16 12:00) ◀

Thursday, July 16, 2026 (1:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) 14,433

Calls: 2,934 (20%)

Puts: 11,499 (80%)

Prior (07/15) 5,838

Calls: 4,432 (76%)

Puts: 1,406 (24%)

Current vs Prior +147.23%

Calls: -33.80% (Calls)

Puts: +717.85% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 73,383

Calls: 51,616 (70%)

Puts: 21,767 (30%)

Prior 7-Day Average 10,483

Calls: 7,373 (70%)

Puts: 3,109 (30%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +37.68%

Calls: -60.21%

Puts: +269.79%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/16 1:00pm) $17.21M

Calls: $3.59M (21%)

Puts: $13.62M (79%)

Prior (07/15) $5.43M

Calls: $4.19M (77%)

Puts: $1.24M (23%)

Current vs Prior +216.98%

Calls: -14.29%

Puts: +998.81%

Prior 7-Day Total $85.29M

Calls: $68.54M (80%)

Puts: $16.75M (20%)

Prior 7-Day Average $12.18M

Calls: $9.79M (80%)

Puts: $2.39M (20%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +41.22%

Calls: -63.33%

Puts: +469.00%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/16 1:00pm) 3.92

Prior (07/15) 0.32

Current vs Prior +1135.42%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.66

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +493.66%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) 119,717

Calls: 70,100 (59%)

Puts: 49,617 (41%)

Prior (07/15) 116,763

Calls: 68,648 (59%)

Puts: 48,115 (41%)

Current vs Prior +2.53%

Prior 7-Day Total 704,975

Calls: 394,308 (56%)

Puts: 310,667 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 100,710

Calls: 56,329 (56%)

Puts: 44,381 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +18.87%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.88% | 5.37%2.88% | 13.16%

Prior 3.37% | 5.64%3.37% | 13.26%

Current vs Prior -14.50% | -4.71%-14.50% | -0.76%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.05% | 6.34%5.14% | 13.54%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.89% | -15.27%-43.97% | -2.86%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.37% | 5.64%3.37% | 13.26%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -14.50% | -4.71%-14.50% | -0.76%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 30.57% | 11.75%

Calls: 14.08% | 11.61%

Puts: 47.06% | 11.90%

Prior 27.44% | 13.37%

Calls: 27.96% | 14.01%

Puts: 26.92% | 12.72%

Current vs Prior +11.41% | -12.12%

Prior 7-Day Avg 19.94% | 12.30%

Calls: 17.26% | 11.27%

Puts: 22.62% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +53.31% | -4.49%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bearish conviction with 79% of dollar volume in puts ($13.62M) vs calls ($3.59M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 217% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 147% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 3.92 - heavy put buying.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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
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11:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 53 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	21.80	22.90	$22.35	4.9%	14	0.62	524
$320.00	Aug 21	9.30	9.80	$9.55	5.2%	268	0.35	2.5K
$300.00	Aug 21	16.70	17.60	$17.15	5.2%	47	0.52	687
$242.50	Jul 17	56.30	59.40	$57.85	5.4%	--	1.00	78
$245.00	Jul 17	53.80	56.80	$55.30	5.4%	1	1.00	10

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	22.00	22.80	$22.40	3.6%	5	0.56	11
$300.00	Aug 21	16.40	17.20	$16.80	4.8%	13	0.48	15
$360.00	Aug 21	60.80	63.90	$62.35	5.0%	--	0.88	30
$300.00	Aug 14	14.80	15.70	$15.25	5.9%	1	0.48	--
$305.00	Aug 14	17.50	18.60	$18.05	6.1%	1	0.53	--

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. 89 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Jul 17	56.30	59.40	$57.85	5.4%	--	1.00	78
$245.00	Jul 17	53.80	56.80	$55.30	5.4%	1	1.00	10
$247.50	Jul 17	51.20	54.30	$52.75	5.9%	--	1.00	45
$250.00	Jul 17	48.80	51.80	$50.30	6.0%	13	1.00	520
$252.50	Jul 17	46.40	49.40	$47.90	6.3%	--	1.00	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$315.00	Jul 17	13.50	16.20	$14.85	18.2%	4	0.91	--
$360.00	Aug 21	60.80	63.90	$62.35	5.0%	--	0.88	30
$310.00	Jul 17	8.70	11.70	$10.20	29.4%	2	0.85	--
$305.00	Jul 17	5.50	7.20	$6.35	26.8%	4	0.69	3
$302.50	Jul 17	3.90	6.30	$5.10	47.1%	4	0.60	3

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 166 active (total vol 3.2K, top 283)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Jul 24	7.30	8.20	$7.75	11.6%	283	0.52	1.6K
$350.00	Aug 21	3.30	3.80	$3.55	14.1%	269	0.16	118
$320.00	Aug 21	9.30	9.80	$9.55	5.2%	268	0.35	2.5K
$305.00	Jul 24	5.20	5.90	$5.55	12.6%	183	0.42	32
$295.00	Jul 17	6.40	8.30	$7.35	25.9%	175	0.74	614

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$297.50	Jul 17	1.60	2.50	$2.05	43.9%	104	0.36	61
$300.00	Jul 24	6.70	7.50	$7.10	11.3%	48	0.48	77
$302.50	Jul 24	7.90	8.90	$8.40	11.9%	36	0.53	3
$267.50	Jul 17	0.00	0.35	$0.18	194.4%	27	0.03	444
$305.00	Jul 24	9.30	10.30	$9.80	10.2%	26	0.58	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 54 strikes (avg 83.1%, max 277.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	144.6%	45.8%	215.7%	9	27
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	147.3%	47.2%	212.0%	15	633
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	174.7%	56.7%	208.2%	1	39
$360.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	121.3%	46.8%	159.5%	2	38
$265.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	105.6%	42.9%	146.0%	1	297

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	174.7%	46.3%	277.5%	3	460
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	147.3%	44.5%	230.8%	--	587
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	144.6%	45.8%	215.7%	--	397
$265.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	105.6%	42.9%	146.0%	31	279
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	137.2%	56.9%	141.1%	--	36

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 126 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 4.70)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$9.85	$0.15	65.67	$330.15
$330.00	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.57	$9.43	$0.57	16.54	$330.57
$350.00	$360.00	Aug 28	$0.67	$9.33	$0.67	13.93	$350.67
$310.00	$312.50	Jul 17	$0.18	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$310.18
$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
$280.00	$277.50	Jul 24	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$279.90
$255.00	$250.00	Aug 7	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$254.78
$260.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$259.75
$250.00	$245.00	Aug 7	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$249.75
$262.50	$260.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$262.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 166 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 3.12)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$255.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$259.90
$250.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$254.90
$250.00	$252.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$252.40
$280.00	$282.50	Jul 17	$2.40	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$282.40
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$269.80

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$315.00	$310.00	Jul 17	$4.65	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$310.35
$360.00	$310.00	Aug 21	$39.95	$39.95	$10.05	3.98	$320.05
$310.00	$305.00	Jul 17	$3.85	$3.85	$1.15	3.35	$306.15
$302.50	$300.00	Jul 17	$1.90	$1.90	$0.60	3.17	$300.60
$302.50	$300.00	Jul 31	$1.55	$1.55	$0.95	1.63	$300.95

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 54 found (avg debit $1.88, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$340.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.25	86.8%	45.0%
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.27	104.4%	54.3%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	147.3%	64.1%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	144.6%	59.1%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	109.0%	53.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	174.7%	71.1%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	144.6%	59.1%
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.15	137.2%	56.9%
$262.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	122.4%	51.7%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.18	147.3%	64.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 81 found (cheapest 2.25% of stock, avg 10.27%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$300.00	Jul 17	$3.55	$3.20	$6.75	$293.25	$306.75	2.25%
$297.50	Jul 17	$5.25	$2.05	$7.30	$290.20	$304.80	2.43%
$302.50	Jul 17	$2.38	$5.10	$7.48	$295.02	$309.98	2.49%
$305.00	Jul 17	$1.73	$6.35	$8.08	$296.92	$313.08	2.69%
$295.00	Jul 17	$7.35	$1.48	$8.83	$286.17	$303.83	2.94%
$292.50	Jul 17	$8.65	$0.85	$9.50	$283.00	$302.00	3.16%
$310.00	Jul 17	$0.68	$10.20	$10.88	$299.12	$320.88	3.62%
$290.00	Jul 17	$11.00	$0.55	$11.55	$278.45	$301.55	3.84%
$287.50	Jul 17	$13.70	$0.35	$14.05	$273.45	$301.55	4.67%
$297.50	Jul 24	$8.90	$5.95	$14.85	$282.65	$312.35	4.94%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.35% of stock, avg 4.44%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$312.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.50	$0.55	$1.05	$288.95	$313.55
$310.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.68	$0.55	$1.23	$288.77	$311.23
$312.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.50	$0.85	$1.35	$291.15	$313.85
$310.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.68	$0.85	$1.53	$290.97	$311.53
$307.50	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.27	$0.55	$1.82	$288.18	$309.32
$312.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$0.50	$1.48	$1.98	$293.02	$314.48
$307.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$1.27	$0.85	$2.12	$290.38	$309.62
$310.00	$295.00	Jul 17	$0.68	$1.48	$2.16	$292.84	$312.16
$305.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$1.73	$0.55	$2.28	$287.72	$307.28
$312.50	$297.50	Jul 17	$0.50	$2.05	$2.55	$294.95	$315.05

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 161 found (best R:R 40.67, avg credit $4.77)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
260/262	270/275	Jul 17	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$257.62	$274.88
245/250	260/265	Aug 7	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$245.20	$264.80
285/290	310/315	Aug 14	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$285.20	$314.80
250/255	260/265	Aug 7	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$250.23	$264.77
272/275	280/282	Jul 24	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$272.62	$282.38
275/278	280/282	Jul 24	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$275.13	$282.37
260/265	270/275	Aug 7	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$260.30	$274.70
270/275	285/290	Aug 14	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$270.30	$289.70
260/265	270/275	Jul 31	$4.68	$0.32	14.62	$260.32	$274.68
255/260	265/270	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$255.35	$269.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 97 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$320.00	$325.00	$330.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$9.85	65.67
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Jul 31	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Jul 31	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Aug 7	$0.17	$4.83	28.41
$272.50	$275.00	$277.50	Jul 17	$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. 109 found (best net $-3.85, 100 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$255.00	$285.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$3.85	$26.15
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$350.00	$360.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$320.00	$330.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$1.24	$8.76
$350.00	$360.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.29	$8.71

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.00	$14.00
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.01	$8.99
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.45	$8.55
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.65	$7.35
$290.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$4.40	$5.60

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 4.26%, avg 1.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$305.00	Aug 14	$12.80	0.47	1.5%	4.26%	5.72%	4	204
$310.00	Aug 21	$12.50	0.43	3.1%	4.16%	7.29%	46	445
$310.00	Aug 28	$12.50	0.44	3.1%	4.16%	7.29%	2	7
$315.00	Aug 28	$11.70	0.40	4.8%	3.89%	8.68%	1	--
$305.00	Aug 7	$11.20	0.46	1.5%	3.73%	5.19%	3	789
$310.00	Aug 14	$10.80	0.42	3.1%	3.59%	6.72%	2	30
$320.00	Aug 28	$10.10	0.36	6.5%	3.36%	9.81%	7	6
$302.50	Jul 31	$9.90	0.49	0.6%	3.29%	3.93%	17	--
$320.00	Aug 21	$9.30	0.35	6.5%	3.09%	9.55%	268	2.5K
$305.00	Jul 31	$8.80	0.45	1.5%	2.93%	4.39%	--	54

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,934

Total Puts 11,499

Put/Call Ratio 3.92

Net Difference -8,565

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,432

Total Puts 1,406

Put/Call Ratio 0.32

Net Difference 3,026

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 51,616

Total Puts 21,767

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.66

Ratio Trend Rising

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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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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