Tour v490
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VALERO ENERGY CORP N
$310.46 +0.95%
(8/4 10:01) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 1,112
Calls: 703 (63%)
Puts: 409 (37%)
Prior (08/03) 1,128
Calls: 565 (50%)
Puts: 563 (50%)
Current vs Prior -1.42%
Calls: +24.42% (Calls)
Puts: -27.35% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 76,325
Calls: 35,434 (46%)
Puts: 40,891 (54%)
Prior 7-Day Average 10,903
Calls: 5,062 (46%)
Puts: 5,841 (54%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -89.80%
Calls: -86.11%
Puts: -93.00%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) $1.12M
Calls: $959.1K (86%)
Puts: $158.3K (14%)
Prior (08/03) $1.29M
Calls: $948.3K (73%)
Puts: $342.3K (27%)
Current vs Prior -13.43%
Calls: +1.13%
Puts: -53.77%
Prior 7-Day Total $151.55M
Calls: $106.01M (70%)
Puts: $45.54M (30%)
Prior 7-Day Average $21.65M
Calls: $15.14M (70%)
Puts: $6.51M (30%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -94.84%
Calls: -93.67%
Puts: -97.57%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 0.58
Prior (08/03) 1.00
Current vs Prior -41.61%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.00
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -41.79%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 127,652
Calls: 64,905 (51%)
Puts: 62,747 (49%)
Prior (08/03) 124,715
Calls: 63,791 (51%)
Puts: 60,924 (49%)
Current vs Prior +2.35%
Prior 7-Day Total 895,384
Calls: 464,705 (52%)
Puts: 430,679 (48%)
Prior 7-Day Average 127,912
Calls: 66,386 (52%)
Puts: 61,525 (48%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.20%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 4.48% | 6.97%8.25% | 14.27%
Prior 4.80% | 7.01%8.54% | 14.16%
Current vs Prior -6.65% | -0.48%-3.39% | +0.76%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.39% | 7.13%9.75% | 14.97%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +2.06% | -2.20%-15.43% | -4.70%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.80% | 7.01%8.54% | 14.16%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.65% | -0.48%-3.39% | +0.76%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 24.21% | 17.95%
Calls: 19.85% | 13.08%
Puts: 28.57% | 22.83%
Prior 12.91% | 10.71%
Calls: 13.33% | 11.65%
Puts: 12.50% | 9.78%
Current vs Prior +87.53% | +67.60%
Prior 7-Day Avg 30.19% | 14.16%
Calls: 28.30% | 14.41%
Puts: 32.09% | 13.91%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -19.80% | +26.73%
Liquidity Expensive
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Strong bullish conviction with 86% of dollar volume in calls ($959.1K) vs puts ($158.3K). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.58. P/C ratio dropping 42% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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 NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
11:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 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 34 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$310.00Sep 1820.0020.80$20.403.9%60.54644
$250.00Sep 1862.3065.70$64.005.3%10.921.0K
$250.00Aug 2159.9063.20$61.555.4%--1.0079
$300.00Sep 1825.0026.40$25.705.4%130.622.0K
$320.00Sep 1815.6016.50$16.055.6%140.462.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$310.00Sep 1818.0018.70$18.353.8%20.46149
$320.00Sep 1823.4024.40$23.904.2%--0.5472
$365.00Aug 752.7056.20$54.456.4%10.98--
$340.00Sep 1835.8038.40$37.107.0%--0.6960
$360.00Aug 2148.4052.00$50.207.2%--0.9230

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. 67 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$255.00Aug 754.2057.50$55.855.9%11.00--
$250.00Aug 2159.9063.20$61.555.4%--1.0079
$280.00Aug 729.4032.80$31.1010.9%--0.9519
$265.00Aug 1444.7048.00$46.357.1%--0.9411
$260.00Aug 2150.2053.50$51.856.4%--0.94153
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$365.00Aug 752.7056.20$54.456.4%10.98--
$357.50Aug 745.2048.60$46.907.2%10.97--
$360.00Aug 2148.4052.00$50.207.2%--0.9230
$325.00Aug 714.3017.70$16.0021.2%--0.82146
$330.00Aug 1420.5023.90$22.2015.3%--0.7743

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 120 active (total vol 888, top 237)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$315.00Aug 73.305.10$4.2042.9%2370.39463
$310.00Aug 75.907.20$6.5519.8%640.521.2K
$315.00Aug 219.8011.40$10.6015.1%400.4667
$307.50Aug 76.609.30$7.9534.0%300.5929
$310.00Aug 1410.0011.40$10.7013.1%180.5375
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$300.00Aug 71.952.50$2.2324.7%300.24363
$280.00Aug 212.053.00$2.5337.5%250.15846
$270.00Aug 211.001.45$1.2336.6%180.08952
$250.00Sep 181.652.50$2.0840.9%140.08526
$300.00Aug 217.108.20$7.6514.4%130.35152

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 51 strikes (avg 30.0%, max 130.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$360.00Aug 7Sep 1873.1%44.2%65.2%51.1K
$350.00Aug 7Sep 1868.3%44.2%54.4%11.3K
$280.00Aug 7Sep 1867.3%43.6%54.1%31.3K
$340.00Aug 7Sep 1859.8%44.2%35.3%21.2K
$285.00Aug 7Aug 2860.7%45.4%33.7%1459
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$250.00Aug 7Sep 18108.9%47.3%130.2%14584
$260.00Aug 7Sep 1887.2%46.0%89.3%--317
$255.00Aug 7Aug 2889.2%48.2%85.1%--102
$265.00Aug 7Aug 2884.8%46.0%84.4%130
$270.00Aug 7Sep 1876.1%45.0%69.3%--473

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 141 found (best R:R 82.33, avg 5.77)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$350.00$360.00Aug 7$0.12$9.88$0.1282.33$350.12
$360.00$365.00Aug 21$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$360.12
$340.00$345.00Aug 7$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$340.17
$365.00$370.00Aug 21$0.23$4.77$0.2320.74$365.23
$340.00$360.00Aug 14$1.00$19.00$1.0019.00$341.00
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$255.00$250.00Aug 28$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$254.87
$270.00$265.00Aug 14$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$269.83
$260.00$255.00Aug 28$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$259.81
$270.00$265.00Aug 21$0.21$4.79$0.2122.81$269.79
$260.00$255.00Aug 21$0.22$4.78$0.2221.73$259.78

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 171 found (best R:R 99.00, avg 2.45)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$255.00$280.00Aug 7$24.75$24.75$0.2599.00$279.75
$280.00$285.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$284.85
$250.00$260.00Aug 21$9.70$9.70$0.3032.33$259.70
$265.00$272.50Aug 14$7.20$7.20$0.3024.00$272.20
$260.00$270.00Aug 21$9.35$9.35$0.6514.38$269.35
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$357.50$325.00Aug 7$30.90$30.90$1.6019.31$326.60
$360.00$325.00Aug 21$29.35$29.35$5.655.19$330.65
$325.00$315.00Aug 7$7.30$7.30$2.702.70$317.70
$340.00$330.00Sep 18$6.70$6.70$3.302.03$333.30
$325.00$320.00Aug 21$3.30$3.30$1.701.94$321.70

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $2.68, cheapest $0.22)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$360.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4073.1%51.8%
$370.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.7347.9%47.1%
$340.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1359.8%46.5%
$350.00Aug 7Aug 21$1.5868.3%46.1%
$285.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.6560.7%48.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$260.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2287.2%57.7%
$265.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2384.8%54.3%
$250.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.32108.9%55.7%
$255.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.3589.2%51.9%
$270.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4076.1%52.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 58 found (cheapest 4.04% of stock, avg 10.41%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$307.50Aug 7$7.95$4.60$12.55$294.95$320.054.04%
$310.00Aug 7$6.55$6.05$12.60$297.40$322.604.06%
$312.50Aug 7$5.25$7.35$12.60$299.90$325.104.06%
$315.00Aug 7$4.20$8.70$12.90$302.10$327.904.16%
$305.00Aug 7$9.50$3.90$13.40$291.60$318.404.32%
$302.50Aug 7$11.15$3.00$14.15$288.35$316.654.56%
$300.00Aug 7$12.85$2.23$15.08$284.92$315.084.86%
$325.00Aug 7$1.50$16.00$17.50$307.50$342.505.64%
$295.00Aug 7$17.20$1.27$18.47$276.53$313.475.95%
$292.50Aug 7$19.20$1.02$20.22$272.28$312.726.51%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 134 found (cheapest 1.34% of stock, avg 4.88%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$322.50$300.00Aug 7$1.93$2.23$4.16$295.84$326.66
$320.00$300.00Aug 7$2.70$2.23$4.93$295.07$324.93
$322.50$302.50Aug 7$1.93$3.00$4.93$297.57$327.43
$317.50$300.00Aug 7$3.33$2.23$5.56$294.44$323.06
$320.00$302.50Aug 7$2.70$3.00$5.70$296.80$325.70
$322.50$305.00Aug 7$1.93$3.90$5.83$299.17$328.33
$317.50$302.50Aug 7$3.33$3.00$6.33$296.17$323.83
$315.00$300.00Aug 7$4.20$2.23$6.43$293.57$321.43
$322.50$307.50Aug 7$1.93$4.60$6.53$300.97$329.03
$320.00$305.00Aug 7$2.70$3.90$6.60$298.40$326.60

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 297 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $3.93)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
285/290295/300Aug 7$4.80$0.2024.00$285.20$299.80
290/295300/305Aug 21$4.80$0.2024.00$290.20$304.80
270/275280/285Aug 28$4.73$0.2717.52$270.27$284.73
278/280285/290Aug 7$4.72$0.2816.86$275.28$289.72
260/265270/280Aug 21$9.32$0.6813.71$255.68$279.32
300/302305/308Aug 7$2.32$0.1812.89$300.18$307.32
255/260270/280Aug 21$9.27$0.7312.70$250.73$279.27
250/260270/280Sep 18$9.27$0.7312.70$250.73$279.27
302/305308/310Aug 7$2.30$0.2011.50$302.70$309.80
310/320330/340Sep 18$9.20$0.8011.50$310.80$339.20

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 91 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$300.00$302.50$305.00Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
$315.00$317.50$320.00Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
$260.00$270.00$280.00Sep 18$0.25$9.7539.00
$332.50$335.00$337.50Aug 7$0.07$2.4334.71
$260.00$270.00$280.00Aug 21$0.30$9.7032.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$255.00$260.00$265.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$295.00$300.00$305.00Sep 11$0.05$4.9599.00
$265.00$270.00$275.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$250.00$255.00$260.00Aug 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$260.00$265.00$270.00Aug 14$0.09$4.9154.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 99 found (best net $-1.30, 89 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$305.00$325.001:2Sep 4-$1.30$18.70
$255.00$280.001:2Aug 7-$6.35$18.65
$335.00$350.001:2Aug 28-$0.80$14.20
$350.00$360.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$9.99
$325.00$335.001:2Aug 14-$0.15$9.85
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$260.00$250.001:2Sep 18-$1.01$8.99
$325.00$315.001:2Aug 7-$1.40$8.60
$270.00$260.001:2Sep 18-$1.60$8.40
$295.00$285.001:2Sep 11-$2.60$7.40
$280.00$270.001:2Sep 18-$2.70$7.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 47 found (best yield 5.02%, avg 1.44%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$320.00Sep 18$15.600.463.1%5.02%8.10%142.3K
$330.00Sep 18$12.000.396.3%3.87%10.16%131.6K
$312.50Aug 21$10.200.490.7%3.29%3.94%--63
$315.00Aug 21$9.800.461.5%3.16%4.62%4067
$317.50Aug 21$9.200.432.3%2.96%5.23%2276
$325.00Sep 4$9.100.394.7%2.93%7.61%45
$320.00Aug 28$8.900.423.1%2.87%5.94%--30
$312.50Aug 14$8.500.490.7%2.74%3.39%117
$340.00Sep 18$7.800.319.5%2.51%12.03%21.1K
$320.00Aug 21$7.600.403.1%2.45%5.52%32.4K

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 703
Total Puts 409
Put/Call Ratio 0.58
Net Difference 294

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 565
Total Puts 563
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference 2

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 35,434
Total Puts 40,891
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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