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VLO

VALERO ENERGY CORP N

$306.30 +2.01%

(7/17 13:00) ◀

Friday, July 17, 2026 (2:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17 2:00pm) 5,552

Calls: 3,768 (68%)

Puts: 1,784 (32%)

Prior (07/16) 15,183

Calls: 3,303 (22%)

Puts: 11,880 (78%)

Current vs Prior -63.43%

Calls: +14.08% (Calls)

Puts: -84.98% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 87,660

Calls: 55,275 (63%)

Puts: 32,385 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 12,522

Calls: 7,896 (63%)

Puts: 4,626 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.67%

Calls: -52.28%

Puts: -61.44%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17 2:00pm) $9.26M

Calls: $7.84M (85%)

Puts: $1.42M (15%)

Prior (07/16) $17.63M

Calls: $4.03M (23%)

Puts: $13.61M (77%)

Current vs Prior -47.48%

Calls: +94.74%

Puts: -89.57%

Prior 7-Day Total $103.47M

Calls: $74.16M (72%)

Puts: $29.30M (28%)

Prior 7-Day Average $14.78M

Calls: $10.59M (72%)

Puts: $4.19M (28%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.34%

Calls: -25.97%

Puts: -66.10%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/17 2:00pm) 0.47

Prior (07/16) 3.60

Current vs Prior -86.84%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.82

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/17 2:00pm) 132,837

Calls: 71,406 (54%)

Puts: 61,431 (46%)

Prior (07/16) 119,717

Calls: 70,100 (59%)

Puts: 49,617 (41%)

Current vs Prior +10.96%

Prior 7-Day Total 732,938

Calls: 413,102 (56%)

Puts: 319,836 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 104,705

Calls: 59,014 (56%)

Puts: 45,690 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +26.87%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.27% | 5.00%1.27% | 12.80%

Prior 2.50% | 5.28%2.50% | 13.07%

Current vs Prior -49.03% | -5.37%-49.02% | -2.10%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.78% | 6.11%4.51% | 13.48%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -66.34% | -18.27%-71.77% | -5.06%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.50% | 5.28%2.50% | 13.07%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -49.03% | -5.37%-49.02% | -2.10%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 69.73% | 9.16%

Calls: 71.02% | 8.92%

Puts: 68.44% | 9.40%

Prior 35.58% | 9.46%

Calls: 41.27% | 9.27%

Puts: 29.89% | 9.64%

Current vs Prior +95.98% | -3.17%

Prior 7-Day Avg 23.20% | 12.02%

Calls: 21.39% | 11.37%

Puts: 25.02% | 12.65%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +200.54% | -23.77%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in calls ($7.84M) vs puts ($1.42M). Below-average activity with volume down 63% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.47 - heavy call buying (3,768 calls vs 1,784 puts). P/C ratio dropping 87% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

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
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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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 86 of results (avg 6.6%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$247.50	Jul 17	58.20	59.80	$59.00	2.7%	--	0.93	45
$262.50	Jul 17	43.30	44.50	$43.90	2.7%	1	0.92	1
$270.00	Aug 21	39.60	40.80	$40.20	3.0%	5	0.83	288
$255.00	Jul 17	50.70	52.30	$51.50	3.1%	1	1.00	26
$257.50	Jul 17	48.20	49.80	$49.00	3.3%	--	0.92	39

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	18.70	19.30	$19.00	3.2%	60	0.51	20
$360.00	Aug 21	55.50	57.60	$56.55	3.7%	--	0.85	30
$345.00	Jul 31	39.50	41.50	$40.50	4.9%	1	0.90	2
$300.00	Aug 21	13.40	14.10	$13.75	5.1%	2	0.42	53
$335.00	Aug 14	33.50	35.50	$34.50	5.8%	4	0.76	--

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. 87 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Jul 17	55.70	57.70	$56.70	3.5%	41	1.00	508
$255.00	Jul 17	50.70	52.30	$51.50	3.1%	1	1.00	26
$260.00	Jul 17	45.70	47.70	$46.70	4.3%	2	1.00	2.1K
$265.00	Jul 17	40.70	42.70	$41.70	4.8%	210	1.00	284
$275.00	Jul 17	30.70	32.40	$31.55	5.4%	33	1.00	569

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$345.00	Jul 31	39.50	41.50	$40.50	4.9%	1	0.90	2
$310.00	Jul 17	2.90	4.90	$3.90	51.3%	7	0.89	--
$360.00	Aug 21	55.50	57.60	$56.55	3.7%	--	0.85	30
$335.00	Aug 14	33.50	35.50	$34.50	5.8%	4	0.76	--
$307.50	Jul 17	0.75	3.20	$1.98	123.7%	4	0.69	9

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 173 active (total vol 4.3K, top 401)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Jul 17	1.30	2.55	$1.92	65.1%	401	0.63	105
$270.00	Jul 17	35.90	37.30	$36.60	3.8%	341	0.94	1.1K
$265.00	Jul 17	40.70	42.70	$41.70	4.8%	210	1.00	284
$300.00	Jul 17	5.70	7.10	$6.40	21.9%	201	0.97	2.0K
$320.00	Aug 21	11.00	11.90	$11.45	7.9%	150	0.40	2.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Aug 21	9.20	10.10	$9.65	9.3%	362	0.33	372
$305.00	Jul 24	5.90	6.50	$6.20	9.7%	321	0.46	23
$300.00	Jul 31	7.90	9.30	$8.60	16.3%	98	0.40	66
$300.00	Jul 17	0.00	0.25	$0.13	192.3%	95	0.07	129
$310.00	Aug 21	18.70	19.30	$19.00	3.2%	60	0.51	20

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 536.8%, max 1162.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$277.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	481.6%	40.9%	1077.9%	6	79
$270.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	470.6%	45.1%	942.4%	346	1.4K
$280.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	448.6%	44.3%	912.7%	72	935
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	475.9%	47.6%	900.0%	41	622
$260.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	446.1%	45.8%	874.5%	2	2.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$267.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	612.4%	48.5%	1162.0%	3	459
$257.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	743.2%	62.1%	1097.3%	1	70
$262.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	677.7%	57.2%	1084.0%	4	54
$247.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	875.6%	74.1%	1081.7%	--	215
$277.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	481.6%	40.9%	1077.9%	4	88

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 123 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 5.67)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$345.00	$350.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$345.10
$340.00	$345.00	Jul 24	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$340.12
$317.50	$320.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$317.62
$330.00	$332.50	Jul 24	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$330.12
$332.50	$340.00	Jul 24	$0.43	$7.07	$0.43	16.44	$332.93

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$255.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$254.83
$260.00	$255.00	Aug 7	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$259.78
$297.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$297.38
$302.50	$300.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$302.38
$280.00	$277.50	Jul 24	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$279.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 160 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 2.42)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$255.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$259.85
$275.00	$280.00	Aug 7	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$279.80
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 24	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$269.75
$250.00	$270.00	Aug 7	$18.95	$18.95	$1.05	18.05	$268.95
$265.00	$267.50	Jul 17	$2.35	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$267.35

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$310.00	$307.50	Jul 17	$1.92	$1.92	$0.58	3.31	$308.08
$360.00	$310.00	Aug 21	$37.55	$37.55	$12.45	3.02	$322.45
$345.00	$305.00	Jul 31	$29.65	$29.65	$10.35	2.86	$315.35
$335.00	$305.00	Aug 14	$19.75	$19.75	$10.25	1.93	$315.25
$315.00	$305.00	Jul 24	$5.70	$5.70	$4.30	1.33	$309.30

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 44 found (avg debit $2.35, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$350.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.20	323.6%	49.2%
$345.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.23	347.8%	47.8%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.25	475.9%	71.1%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	446.1%	59.1%
$265.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	441.1%	56.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	492.4%	65.1%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	446.1%	59.1%
$265.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	441.1%	56.1%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	475.9%	71.1%
$275.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.30	268.4%	45.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 77 found (cheapest 0.83% of stock, avg 10.59%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$307.50	Jul 17	$0.55	$1.98	$2.53	$304.97	$310.03	0.83%
$305.00	Jul 17	$1.92	$0.98	$2.90	$302.10	$307.90	0.95%
$310.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$3.90	$4.08	$305.92	$314.08	1.33%
$302.50	Jul 17	$4.00	$0.25	$4.25	$298.25	$306.75	1.39%
$300.00	Jul 17	$6.40	$0.13	$6.53	$293.47	$306.53	2.13%
$297.50	Jul 17	$8.85	$0.15	$9.00	$288.50	$306.50	2.94%
$295.00	Jul 17	$11.45	$0.03	$11.48	$283.52	$306.48	3.75%
$305.00	Jul 24	$7.85	$6.20	$14.05	$290.95	$319.05	4.59%
$302.50	Jul 24	$9.25	$5.05	$14.30	$288.20	$316.80	4.67%
$292.50	Jul 17	$13.90	$0.45	$14.35	$278.15	$306.85	4.68%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 154 found (cheapest 0.13% of stock, avg 4.10%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$312.50	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.25	$0.40	$302.10	$312.90
$315.00	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.25	$0.40	$302.10	$315.40
$310.00	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.18	$0.25	$0.43	$302.07	$310.43
$312.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.45	$0.60	$291.90	$313.10
$315.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.45	$0.60	$291.90	$315.60
$310.00	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.18	$0.45	$0.63	$291.87	$310.63
$307.50	$302.50	Jul 17	$0.55	$0.25	$0.80	$301.70	$308.30
$307.50	$292.50	Jul 17	$0.55	$0.45	$1.00	$291.50	$308.50
$312.50	$305.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.98	$1.13	$303.87	$313.63
$315.00	$305.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.98	$1.13	$303.87	$316.13

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 165 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $4.50)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
270/272	280/282	Jul 24	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$270.10	$282.40
280/282	285/290	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$277.70	$289.80
260/265	270/275	Jul 31	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$260.25	$274.75
295/300	315/320	Aug 14	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$295.30	$319.70
250/255	265/270	Jul 31	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$250.33	$269.67
250/255	270/275	Jul 31	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$250.33	$274.67
265/268	270/275	Jul 31	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$262.85	$274.65
295/300	305/310	Aug 14	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$295.35	$309.65
260/265	275/280	Jul 31	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$260.40	$279.60
260/265	285/290	Jul 31	$4.55	$0.45	10.11	$260.45	$289.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 97 found (best R:R 49.00, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$285.00	$290.00	$295.00	Aug 14	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Aug 14	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$260.00	$270.00	$280.00	Aug 7	$0.22	$9.78	44.45
$285.00	$290.00	$295.00	Jul 31	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$287.50	$290.00	$292.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Aug 14	$0.15	$4.85	32.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 122 found (best net $-2.85, 99 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$300.00	$320.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$2.85	$17.15
$330.00	$345.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.80	$14.20
$350.00	$360.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$340.00	$350.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.06	$9.94
$330.00	$340.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.45	$9.55

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.15	$14.85
$265.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.08	$9.92
$315.00	$305.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.50	$9.50
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.72	$9.28
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.96	$9.04

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 41 found (best yield 4.86%, avg 1.64%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$310.00	Aug 21	$14.90	0.48	1.2%	4.86%	6.07%	108	461
$310.00	Aug 14	$12.20	0.47	1.2%	3.98%	5.19%	3	32
$315.00	Aug 14	$11.00	0.43	2.8%	3.59%	6.43%	3	17
$320.00	Aug 21	$11.00	0.40	4.5%	3.59%	8.06%	150	2.5K
$320.00	Aug 28	$10.90	0.40	4.5%	3.56%	8.03%	--	12
$307.50	Jul 31	$10.30	0.49	0.4%	3.36%	3.75%	2	3
$310.00	Aug 7	$9.80	0.47	1.2%	3.20%	4.41%	5	304
$310.00	Jul 31	$9.50	0.46	1.2%	3.10%	4.31%	36	181
$315.00	Aug 7	$9.10	0.41	2.8%	2.97%	5.81%	5	408
$330.00	Aug 21	$8.00	0.32	7.7%	2.61%	10.35%	24	321

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,768

Total Puts 1,784

Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Net Difference 1,984

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,303

Total Puts 11,880

Put/Call Ratio 3.60

Net Difference -8,577

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 55,275

Total Puts 32,385

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.82

Ratio Trend Falling

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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