Valaris Ltd (VAL) Open Interest

Valaris Ltd (VAL) has 29,678 call contracts and 10,559 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.36. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where VAL positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$75.21
52-week range
$44.25 – $125.74
ATM IV (30d)
38.8%
IV rank
50 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$4.04 (±5.4%)
Put/call OI
0.36
Call-heavy
Max pain
$65
↓ 13.6% below close
Next earnings
Aug 2, 2026

VAL Open Interest by Strike

01.4K2.8K4.1KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall3062.507077.508592.50

VAL open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest29,678
Total put open interest10,559
Put/call OI ratio0.36
Open interest rank (31 day)55 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$120
Put wall (largest put OI)$30
Top volume strike$30
Volume / OI ratio0.00

VAL Open Interest Trend

6.8K14.5K22.1K29.8K37.4KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

VAL total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.320.420.520.630.73Feb '26May '26Jul '26

VAL put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.36 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 29,678 call contracts and 10,559 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.56 in Feb '26 to 0.36 today.

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VAL Options FAQ

What is VAL's put/call ratio?

VAL's put/call open interest ratio is 0.36 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 10,559 put contracts and 29,678 call contracts outstanding.

Which VAL strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $120 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $30 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is VAL open interest unusually high right now?

VAL's total open interest ranks 55 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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