Tour v492
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VALERO ENERGY CORP N
$310.00 +0.41%
(8/4 18:18) ◀
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (10:00am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05 10:00am) 333
Calls: 213 (64%)
Puts: 120 (36%)
Prior (08/04) 398
Calls: 262 (66%)
Puts: 136 (34%)
Current vs Prior -16.33%
Calls: -18.70% (Calls)
Puts: -11.76% (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 -96.95%
Calls: -95.79%
Puts: -97.95%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05 10:00am) $469.6K
Calls: $418.2K (89%)
Puts: $51.4K (11%)
Prior (08/04) $478.0K
Calls: $399.5K (84%)
Puts: $78.4K (16%)
Current vs Prior -1.76%
Calls: +4.67%
Puts: -34.54%
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 -97.83%
Calls: -97.24%
Puts: -99.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05 10:00am) 0.56
Prior (08/04) 0.52
Current vs Prior +8.53%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.00
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.63%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05 10:00am) 131,376
Calls: 68,217 (52%)
Puts: 63,159 (48%)
Prior (08/04) 127,652
Calls: 64,905 (51%)
Puts: 62,747 (49%)
Current vs Prior +2.92%
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 +2.71%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.37% | 6.18%7.94% | 12.35%
Prior 4.80% | 7.01%8.54% | 14.16%
Current vs Prior -29.71% | -11.84%-7.03% | -12.75%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.39% | 7.13%9.75% | 14.97%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.15% | -13.36%-18.61% | -17.49%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.80% | 7.01%8.42% | 14.20%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -29.71% | -11.84%-5.77% | -13.01%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 40.70% | 28.73%
Calls: 33.01% | 27.08%
Puts: 48.39% | 30.37%
Prior 12.91% | 10.71%
Calls: 13.33% | 11.65%
Puts: 12.50% | 9.78%
Current vs Prior +215.26% | +168.25%
Prior 7-Day Avg 30.19% | 14.16%
Calls: 28.30% | 14.41%
Puts: 32.09% | 13.91%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +34.82% | +102.83%
Liquidity Expensive
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Strong bullish conviction with 89% of dollar volume in calls ($418.2K) vs puts ($51.4K). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.56.

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 NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
16:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
15:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
14:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
13:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
12:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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 17 of results (avg 7.1%, best 4.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Sep 1861.9064.80$63.354.6%--0.911.0K
$250.00Aug 2159.8063.00$61.405.2%--1.0079
$260.00Sep 1853.1056.20$54.655.7%--0.881.3K
$260.00Aug 2150.2053.30$51.756.0%10.95153
$270.00Sep 1844.7047.50$46.106.1%--0.83944
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$360.00Aug 2148.6051.90$50.256.6%--0.9230
$365.00Aug 2853.8057.60$55.706.8%10.90--
$362.50Aug 750.2054.00$52.107.3%10.98--
$340.00Sep 1835.9039.30$37.609.0%--0.6960

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. 58 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Aug 2159.8063.00$61.405.2%--1.0079
$280.00Aug 729.3031.90$30.608.5%--0.9544
$260.00Aug 2150.2053.30$51.756.0%10.95153
$265.00Aug 1444.7047.90$46.306.9%--0.9411
$285.00Aug 724.4027.30$25.8511.2%--0.94387
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$362.50Aug 750.2054.00$52.107.3%10.98--
$360.00Aug 2148.6051.90$50.256.6%--0.9230
$365.00Aug 2853.8057.60$55.706.8%10.90--
$325.00Aug 713.9017.40$15.6522.4%--0.85146
$330.00Aug 1420.9024.20$22.5514.6%--0.7843

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 49 active (total vol 245, top 32)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$315.00Aug 72.954.40$3.6839.4%320.37567
$322.50Aug 70.602.10$1.35111.1%210.18150
$280.00Sep 1836.9039.80$38.357.6%150.771.3K
$355.00Aug 70.000.45$0.23195.7%110.031
$312.50Aug 147.209.80$8.5030.6%100.4717
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Sep 181.252.55$1.9068.4%200.08524
$250.00Aug 210.200.85$0.53122.6%100.03556
$285.00Aug 212.404.10$3.2552.3%100.1968
$300.00Aug 71.202.40$1.8066.7%90.23396
$305.00Aug 72.554.70$3.6359.2%90.36162

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 55 strikes (avg 46.8%, max 184.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$360.00Aug 7Sep 1894.6%45.6%107.3%--1.1K
$355.00Aug 7Aug 2888.9%47.3%87.9%121
$350.00Aug 7Sep 1882.6%45.4%82.2%--1.3K
$280.00Aug 7Sep 1876.9%43.8%75.7%151.3K
$340.00Aug 7Sep 1875.2%45.7%64.7%--1.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$250.00Aug 7Sep 18131.5%46.2%184.9%20582
$260.00Aug 7Sep 18110.4%44.5%148.2%--341
$255.00Aug 7Aug 28120.9%51.0%137.0%--101
$265.00Aug 7Aug 28102.0%47.9%113.1%--30
$270.00Aug 7Sep 1891.6%44.0%107.9%4472

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 131 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 5.54)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$365.00$370.00Aug 21$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$365.13
$345.00$360.00Aug 14$0.42$14.58$0.4234.71$345.42
$332.50$335.00Aug 7$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$332.60
$360.00$365.00Aug 21$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$360.20
$355.00$360.00Aug 21$0.32$4.68$0.3214.63$355.32
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$265.00$260.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$264.90
$265.00$260.00Aug 21$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$264.89
$255.00$250.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$254.85
$290.00$285.00Aug 7$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$289.80
$260.00$255.00Aug 28$0.25$4.75$0.2519.00$259.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 159 found (best R:R 34.71, avg 1.85)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$250.00$260.00Aug 21$9.65$9.65$0.3527.57$259.65
$280.00$285.00Aug 7$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$284.75
$265.00$285.00Aug 14$18.70$18.70$1.3014.38$283.70
$260.00$270.00Aug 21$9.35$9.35$0.6514.38$269.35
$270.00$280.00Aug 21$9.25$9.25$0.7512.33$279.25
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$362.50$325.00Aug 7$36.45$36.45$1.0534.71$326.05
$365.00$330.00Aug 28$29.50$29.50$5.505.36$335.50
$360.00$325.00Aug 21$29.15$29.15$5.854.98$330.85
$325.00$315.00Aug 7$7.40$7.40$2.602.85$317.60
$340.00$330.00Sep 18$7.20$7.20$2.802.57$332.80

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 55 found (avg debit $2.58, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$360.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4394.6%57.2%
$370.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.5851.2%47.9%
$342.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.7377.0%48.3%
$365.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.7749.7%47.6%
$340.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9275.2%48.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$255.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.18120.9%66.2%
$260.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.23110.4%62.0%
$265.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.30102.0%58.7%
$270.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3091.6%52.9%
$250.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.33131.5%57.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 53 found (cheapest 3.37% of stock, avg 10.20%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$310.00Aug 7$5.15$5.30$10.45$299.55$320.453.37%
$312.50Aug 7$4.45$7.00$11.45$301.05$323.953.69%
$307.50Aug 7$7.15$4.50$11.65$295.85$319.153.76%
$315.00Aug 7$3.68$8.25$11.93$303.07$326.933.85%
$305.00Aug 7$8.70$3.63$12.33$292.67$317.333.98%
$302.50Aug 7$10.45$2.90$13.35$289.15$315.854.31%
$300.00Aug 7$12.30$1.80$14.10$285.90$314.104.55%
$325.00Aug 7$1.05$15.65$16.70$308.30$341.705.39%
$295.00Aug 7$16.70$1.25$17.95$277.05$312.955.79%
$310.00Aug 14$9.60$9.55$19.15$290.85$329.156.18%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 131 found (cheapest 1.02% of stock, avg 4.56%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$322.50$300.00Aug 7$1.35$1.80$3.15$296.85$325.65
$320.00$300.00Aug 7$2.10$1.80$3.90$296.10$323.90
$322.50$302.50Aug 7$1.35$2.90$4.25$298.25$326.75
$317.50$300.00Aug 7$2.73$1.80$4.53$295.47$322.03
$320.00$302.50Aug 7$2.10$2.90$5.00$297.50$325.00
$322.50$305.00Aug 7$1.35$3.63$4.98$300.02$327.48
$315.00$300.00Aug 7$3.68$1.80$5.48$294.52$320.48
$317.50$302.50Aug 7$2.73$2.90$5.63$296.87$323.13
$320.00$305.00Aug 7$2.10$3.63$5.73$299.27$325.73
$322.50$307.50Aug 7$1.35$4.50$5.85$301.65$328.35

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 270 found (best R:R 28.41, avg credit $3.62)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
265/270280/285Aug 28$4.83$0.1728.41$265.17$284.83
295/298300/302Aug 7$2.38$0.1219.83$295.12$302.38
295/298300/302Aug 14$2.38$0.1219.83$295.12$302.38
298/300305/308Aug 14$2.37$0.1318.23$297.63$307.37
260/265270/280Aug 21$9.36$0.6414.62$255.64$279.36
295/298308/310Aug 14$2.33$0.1713.71$295.17$309.83
290/292295/300Aug 7$4.65$0.3513.29$287.85$299.65
290/295305/310Aug 28$4.65$0.3513.29$290.35$309.65
292/295308/310Aug 7$2.32$0.1812.89$292.68$309.82
270/275280/285Aug 28$4.62$0.3812.16$270.38$284.62

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 90 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$260.00$270.00$280.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$360.00$365.00$370.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$355.00$360.00$365.00Aug 28$0.07$4.9370.43
$250.00$260.00$270.00Sep 18$0.15$9.8565.67
$335.00$340.00$345.00Aug 21$0.09$4.9154.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$255.00$260.00$265.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$270.00$275.00$280.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$250.00$255.00$260.00Aug 28$0.10$4.9049.00
$280.00$282.50$285.00Aug 7$0.07$2.4334.71
$290.00$292.50$295.00Aug 7$0.07$2.4334.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 104 found (best net $-0.21, 95 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$345.00$360.001:2Aug 14-$0.21$14.79
$335.00$350.001:2Aug 28-$0.30$14.70
$265.00$285.001:2Aug 14-$8.90$11.10
$360.00$370.001:2Sep 18-$2.21$7.79
$350.00$360.001:2Sep 18-$3.20$6.80
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$325.00$315.001:2Aug 7-$0.85$9.15
$260.00$250.001:2Sep 18-$0.95$9.05
$270.00$260.001:2Sep 18-$1.20$8.80
$280.00$270.001:2Sep 18-$2.15$7.85
$290.00$280.001:2Sep 18-$3.80$6.20

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 5.94%, avg 1.45%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$310.00Sep 18$18.400.530.0%5.94%5.94%1643
$315.00Sep 11$14.400.491.6%4.65%6.26%12
$320.00Sep 18$14.000.453.2%4.52%7.74%--2.3K
$310.00Aug 28$13.400.530.0%4.32%4.32%1109
$310.00Aug 21$11.100.510.0%3.58%3.58%2734
$330.00Sep 18$10.500.376.5%3.39%9.84%--1.6K
$312.50Aug 21$10.000.480.8%3.23%4.03%--49
$320.00Aug 28$9.100.423.2%2.94%6.16%--30
$315.00Aug 21$8.900.451.6%2.87%4.48%--113
$310.00Aug 14$8.300.510.0%2.68%2.68%--79

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 213
Total Puts 120
Put/Call Ratio 0.56
Net Difference 93

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 262
Total Puts 136
Put/Call Ratio 0.52
Net Difference 126

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

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

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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