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VALERO ENERGY CORP N
$311.71 +3.45%
$312.02 (+0.10%)🌙
as of 07/30 06:06 PM
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Thursday, July 30, 2026 (6:06pm)
January 2026
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/30) 35,433
Calls: 12,328 (35%)
Puts: 23,105 (65%)
Prior (07/29) 10,778
Calls: 7,949 (74%)
Puts: 2,829 (26%)
Current vs Prior +228.75%
Calls: +55.09% (Calls)
Puts: +716.72% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 52,162
Calls: 30,160 (58%)
Puts: 22,002 (42%)
Prior 7-Day Average 7,451
Calls: 4,308 (58%)
Puts: 3,143 (42%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +375.50%
Calls: +186.13%
Puts: +635.09%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/30) $100.99M
Calls: $74.19M (73%)
Puts: $26.79M (27%)
Prior (07/29) $8.54M
Calls: $6.79M (80%)
Puts: $1.75M (20%)
Current vs Prior +1082.38%
Calls: +992.19%
Puts: +1432.84%
Prior 7-Day Total $71.02M
Calls: $47.61M (67%)
Puts: $23.41M (33%)
Prior 7-Day Average $10.15M
Calls: $6.80M (67%)
Puts: $3.34M (33%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +895.40%
Calls: +990.94%
Puts: +701.13%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/30) 1.87
Prior (07/29) 0.36
Current vs Prior +426.61%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.75
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +148.96%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/30) 131,431
Calls: 68,441 (52%)
Puts: 62,990 (48%)
Prior (07/29) 129,272
Calls: 67,400 (52%)
Puts: 61,872 (48%)
Current vs Prior +1.67%
Prior 7-Day Total 654,205
Calls: 360,419 (55%)
Puts: 293,786 (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average 93,457
Calls: 51,488 (55%)
Puts: 41,969 (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +40.63%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.77% | 6.08%9.46% | 14.61%
Prior 4.86% | 7.28%10.04% | 15.07%
Current vs Prior -42.92% | -16.55%-5.73% | -3.01%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.53% | 7.38%10.58% | 15.67%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -38.70% | -17.60%-10.57% | -6.77%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.86% | 7.28%10.04% | 15.07%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -42.92% | -16.55%-5.73% | -3.01%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 42.64% | 17.51%
Calls: 38.10% | 19.78%
Puts: 47.19% | 15.23%
Prior 29.23% | 20.54%
Calls: 33.11% | 19.47%
Puts: 25.35% | 21.60%
Current vs Prior +45.88% | -14.75%
Prior 7-Day Avg 32.90% | 14.18%
Calls: 29.82% | 15.21%
Puts: 35.99% | 13.16%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +29.59% | +23.45%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bullish flow with 73% call dollar volume ($74.19M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 1082% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (895% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 229% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 27 of results (avg 7.1%, best 5.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Jul 3160.6063.70$62.155.0%2901.0038
$250.00Aug 2160.7063.90$62.305.1%--0.94112
$255.00Aug 2156.1059.20$57.655.4%10.941
$255.00Jul 3155.5058.70$57.105.6%1451.0016
$250.00Aug 760.3063.80$62.055.6%1701.0027
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$360.00Aug 747.4050.70$49.056.7%10.96--
$360.00Aug 2148.5051.90$50.206.8%--0.8830

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. 91 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Jul 3160.6063.70$62.155.0%2901.0038
$255.00Jul 3155.5058.70$57.105.6%1451.0016
$260.00Jul 3150.5053.70$52.106.1%4301.0084
$265.00Jul 3145.5048.70$47.106.8%4171.0051
$270.00Jul 3140.5043.70$42.107.6%3721.00100
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$337.50Jul 3124.9028.30$26.6012.8%10.96--
$360.00Aug 747.4050.70$49.056.7%10.96--
$325.00Jul 3112.7015.90$14.3022.4%10.912
$360.00Aug 2148.5051.90$50.206.8%--0.8830
$320.00Jul 318.3011.00$9.6528.0%10.821

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 206 active (total vol 9.2K, top 815)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$290.00Jul 3120.6023.70$22.1514.0%8151.00111
$275.00Jul 3135.6038.70$37.158.3%7401.00200
$310.00Aug 78.2010.00$9.1019.8%4550.531.3K
$280.00Jul 3130.4033.80$32.1010.6%4401.0058
$260.00Jul 3150.5053.70$52.106.1%4301.0084
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Jul 310.050.20$0.13115.4%7130.02941
$300.00Jul 310.400.90$0.6576.9%1490.13269
$265.00Jul 310.000.05$0.03166.7%1080.0058
$310.00Jul 312.203.80$3.0053.3%1030.4525
$297.50Jul 310.100.65$0.38144.7%930.0862

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 62 strikes (avg 92.1%, max 322.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$250.00Jul 31Aug 21204.6%52.8%287.3%290150
$255.00Jul 31Aug 21188.3%49.6%279.9%14617
$260.00Jul 31Aug 21172.2%50.2%242.9%431256
$270.00Jul 31Aug 28140.5%46.6%201.2%375104
$355.00Jul 31Aug 21130.7%46.1%183.4%519
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$250.00Jul 31Sep 4204.6%48.4%322.4%--100
$255.00Jul 31Aug 28188.3%48.9%285.2%--32
$260.00Jul 31Aug 28172.2%49.8%246.0%2300
$270.00Jul 31Aug 28140.5%46.6%201.2%16119
$265.00Jul 31Sep 11121.9%44.9%171.2%11158

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 152 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 5.22)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$345.00$350.00Aug 7$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$345.15
$350.00$360.00Aug 7$0.38$9.62$0.3825.32$350.38
$332.50$335.00Jul 31$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$332.60
$365.00$370.00Sep 4$0.25$4.75$0.2519.00$365.25
$355.00$360.00Aug 21$0.27$4.73$0.2717.52$355.27
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$260.00$250.00Aug 14$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$259.85
$270.00$265.00Aug 7$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$269.80
$265.00$260.00Aug 28$0.22$4.78$0.2221.73$264.78
$270.00$260.00Aug 14$0.50$9.50$0.5019.00$269.50
$255.00$250.00Aug 28$0.27$4.73$0.2717.52$254.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 185 found (best R:R 61.50, avg 2.13)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$270.00$275.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$274.90
$255.00$260.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$259.75
$300.00$302.50Jul 31$2.35$2.35$0.1515.67$302.35
$250.00$255.00Aug 21$4.65$4.65$0.3513.29$254.65
$280.00$285.00Aug 7$4.60$4.60$0.4011.50$284.60
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$337.50$325.00Jul 31$12.30$12.30$0.2061.50$325.20
$325.00$320.00Jul 31$4.65$4.65$0.3513.29$320.35
$360.00$325.00Aug 7$31.40$31.40$3.608.72$328.60
$360.00$325.00Aug 21$28.35$28.35$6.654.26$331.65
$320.00$315.00Jul 31$3.60$3.60$1.402.57$316.40

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 56 found (avg debit $2.73, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$275.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.05124.8%47.4%
$285.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.4088.2%48.4%
$360.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5355.6%48.0%
$350.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.60119.0%53.9%
$370.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.8047.0%46.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$250.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.07204.6%73.6%
$255.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.10188.3%68.9%
$260.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.15172.2%64.9%
$262.50Jul 31Aug 7$0.15164.2%62.0%
$275.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.15124.8%47.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 2.31% of stock, avg 10.04%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$310.00Jul 31$4.20$3.00$7.20$302.80$317.202.31%
$312.50Jul 31$2.85$4.45$7.30$305.20$319.802.34%
$307.50Jul 31$5.60$2.05$7.65$299.85$315.152.45%
$315.00Jul 31$1.90$6.05$7.95$307.05$322.952.55%
$305.00Jul 31$7.30$1.30$8.60$296.40$313.602.76%
$320.00Jul 31$0.90$9.65$10.55$309.45$330.553.38%
$302.50Jul 31$9.85$0.90$10.75$291.75$313.253.45%
$300.00Jul 31$12.20$0.65$12.85$287.15$312.854.12%
$325.00Jul 31$0.43$14.30$14.73$310.27$339.734.73%
$297.50Jul 31$14.60$0.38$14.98$282.52$312.484.81%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 143 found (cheapest 0.42% of stock, avg 4.68%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$322.50$300.00Jul 31$0.65$0.65$1.30$298.70$323.80
$320.00$300.00Jul 31$0.90$0.65$1.55$298.45$321.55
$322.50$302.50Jul 31$0.65$0.90$1.55$300.95$324.05
$320.00$302.50Jul 31$0.90$0.90$1.80$300.70$321.80
$317.50$300.00Jul 31$1.27$0.65$1.92$298.08$319.42
$322.50$305.00Jul 31$0.65$1.30$1.95$303.05$324.45
$317.50$302.50Jul 31$1.27$0.90$2.17$300.33$319.67
$320.00$305.00Jul 31$0.90$1.30$2.20$302.80$322.20
$315.00$300.00Jul 31$1.90$0.65$2.55$297.45$317.55
$317.50$305.00Jul 31$1.27$1.30$2.57$302.43$320.07

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 188 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $3.77)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
275/278280/285Aug 7$4.90$0.1049.00$272.60$284.90
290/295300/305Aug 28$4.90$0.1049.00$290.10$304.90
265/270280/285Aug 7$4.80$0.2024.00$265.20$284.80
275/280285/290Aug 14$4.71$0.2916.24$275.29$289.71
275/278285/290Aug 7$4.70$0.3015.67$272.80$289.70
275/278292/295Aug 7$2.35$0.1515.67$275.15$294.85
250/255265/270Aug 28$4.67$0.3314.15$250.33$269.67
250/260265/278Aug 14$11.65$0.8513.71$248.35$276.65
288/290295/298Aug 14$2.33$0.1713.71$287.67$297.33
290/295310/315Aug 28$4.65$0.3513.29$290.35$314.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$250.00$255.00$260.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$297.50$300.00$302.50Jul 31$0.05$2.4549.00
$302.50$305.00$307.50Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
$302.50$305.00$307.50Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
$307.50$310.00$312.50Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$287.50$290.00$292.50Jul 31$0.05$2.4549.00
$260.00$265.00$270.00Aug 21$0.15$4.8532.33
$265.00$270.00$275.00Aug 28$0.15$4.8532.33
$250.00$260.00$270.00Aug 14$0.35$9.6527.57
$270.00$275.00$280.00Aug 21$0.18$4.8226.78

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 120 found (best net $-0.50, 108 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$350.00$360.001:2Aug 7-$0.02$9.98
$340.00$350.001:2Aug 14-$0.27$9.73
$310.00$325.001:2Sep 4-$5.85$9.15
$340.00$350.001:2Aug 28-$2.25$7.75
$350.00$360.001:2Sep 11-$2.70$7.30
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$280.00$265.001:2Sep 11-$0.50$14.50
$337.50$325.001:2Jul 31-$2.00$10.50
$270.00$260.001:2Aug 14-$0.05$9.95
$260.00$250.001:2Aug 14-$0.25$9.75
$290.00$280.001:2Aug 28-$2.70$7.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 58 found (best yield 4.49%, avg 1.52%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$320.00Sep 11$14.000.462.7%4.49%7.15%1--
$315.00Aug 28$13.200.491.1%4.23%5.29%27
$312.50Aug 21$13.000.510.2%4.17%4.42%545
$315.00Aug 21$11.800.481.1%3.79%4.84%1165
$317.50Aug 21$10.800.461.9%3.46%5.32%--274
$325.00Sep 4$10.600.414.3%3.40%7.66%33
$320.00Aug 28$10.500.442.7%3.37%6.03%--28
$312.50Aug 14$10.300.500.2%3.30%3.56%1--
$315.00Aug 14$9.500.471.1%3.05%4.10%428
$320.00Aug 21$9.300.422.7%2.98%5.64%362.4K

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 12,328
Total Puts 23,105
Put/Call Ratio 1.87
Net Difference -10,777

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 7,949
Total Puts 2,829
Put/Call Ratio 0.36
Net Difference 5,120

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 30,160
Total Puts 22,002
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.75
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date Calls Puts Ratio Net Diff
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